Allegedly inspired by the success of Arthur Penn's 1967 motion picture Bonnie & Clyde,[1] Connie Francis decided in March 1968 to record an album of songs from the depression era.

[2] The album's title is a word play on the outlaw duo Bonnie and Clyde, two of the most remembered personalities of the era.

Robert Arthur, the musical director of The Ed Sullivan Show, provided the only new song, the opening track Connie & Clyde.

Francis followed this project with enthusiasm, and within an unusual short preparation time of less than two months after the initial idea, the album was recorded on May 6, 7, and 11, 1968.

The first bars of each song feature a nostalgic fake gramophone sound before bursting into glorious 1968 state of the art stereo.