Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
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Released | November 1959 | |||
Recorded | April 15, 1959 September 8 – 9, 1959 September 25, 1959 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 29:15 | |||
Label | MGM E-3794(mono)/SE-3794 (stereo) Contour (Metro Records) 2870 383 (stereo) | |||
Producer | Ray Ellis | |||
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Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers is a studio album recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis. It was issued on the Contour label (2870 383) as Connie Francis Sings the Million Sellers.
The album is a tribute to the then-current rock 'n' roll-stars of the era, such as Elvis Presley and Fats Domino. The album's only original recording was "Lipstick on Your Collar", which became a number 5 hit for Francis on the US pop chart in 1959.
Track listing
[edit]Side A
[edit]# | Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark |
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1. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden, Elvis Presley | 2.05 | - |
2. | "Tweedlee Dee" | Winfield Scott | 2.33 | - |
3. | "I Almost Lost My Mind" | Ivory Joe Hunter | 2.39 | - |
4a. | "I Hear You Knockin'" | Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King | 2.24 | on stereo pressings only[2] |
4b. | "I Hear You Knockin'" | Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King | 2.20 | alternate take on mono pressings only[3] |
5. | "Just a Dream" | Jimmy Clanton | 2.57 | |
6a. | "Don't Be Cruel" | Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley | 1.45 | on stereo pressings only[4] |
6b. | "Don't Be Cruel" | Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley | 1.42 | alternate take on mono pressings only[5] |
Side B
[edit]# | Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark |
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1. | "Lipstick on Your Collar" | George Goehring, Edna Lewis | 2.20 | - |
2. | "Sincerely" | Harvey Fuqua, Alan Freed | 2.54 | - |
3. | "Ain't That a Shame" | Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew | 2.15 | - |
4. | "Silhouettes" | Bob Crewe, Frank Slay | 2.48 | - |
5. | "I'm Walkin'" | Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew | 2.02 | - |
6. | "It's Only Make Believe" | Conway Twitty, Jack Nance | 2.33 | - |
Not included songs from the sessions
[edit]# | Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark |
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1. | "Earth Angel" | Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge | 3.12 | unreleased until 1993[6] |
2. | "Frankie" | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | 2.33 | released on MGM Records Single K 12792 and eventually included on Connie's Greatest Hits |
3. | "Oh, Frankie" | Ginger Lenny | 2.25 | unreleased until 1988[7] |
4. | "Plenty Good Lovin'" | Connie Francis | 2.03 | released on MGM Records Single K 12824 and eventually included on Connie's Greatest Hits |
5. | "You're Gonna Miss Me" | Eddie Curtis | 2.43 | released on MGM Records Single K 12824 and eventually included on Connie's Greatest Hits |
References
[edit]- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Connie Francis - Sings Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers". Allmusic.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
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- ^ William Ruhlmann: Connie Francis 1955–1959, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set White Sox, Pink Lipstick... and Stupid Cupid, Bear Family Records BCD 16 616 EI, Hambergen (Germany) 1993
- ^ as above
External links
[edit]- Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers at Discogs (list of releases)
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