Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
1959 studio album by Connie Francis
Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers | ||||
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Studio album by Connie Francis | ||||
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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Singles from Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers | ||||
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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
Side A
# | 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
# | 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
# | 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
- ^ 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
- Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers at Discogs (list of releases)
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on MGM Records
- Who's Sorry Now?
- The Exciting Connie Francis
- My Thanks to You
- Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites
- Christmas in My Heart
- Connie's Greatest Hits
- Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
- Country & Western – Golden Hits
- Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs for Children
- Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love"
- One for the Boys
- Connie Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites
- Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites
- More Italian Favorites
- Songs to a Swinging Band
- More Greatest Hits
- Connie Francis Sings "Never on Sunday"
- Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites
- Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites
- Do the Twist!/Dance Party
- Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits
- Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits
- Greatest American Waltzes
- In the Summer of His Years
- Connie Francis Sings German Favorites
- Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites
- Movie Greats of the 60s
- Live at The Sahara in Las Vegas
- Connie's Christmas
- Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door
- Love, Italian Style
- Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today
- Grandes Éxitos del Cine de los Años 60
- Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s
- Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David
- Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed
- "Who's Sorry Now?"
- "Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon"
- "Fallin'"/"Happy Days and Lonely Nights"
- "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)"
- "My Happiness"
- "You Always Hurt the One You Love"
- "If I Didn't Care"
- "Lipstick on Your Collar"/"Frankie"
- "Among My Souvenirs"/"God Bless America"
- "Mama"
- "Jealous of You (Tango della Gelosia)"/"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
- "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"/"Malagueña"
- "Many Tears Ago"
- "Where the Boys Are"
- "No One"
- "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart"/"Someone Else's Boy"
- "Together"
- "(He's My) Dreamboat"
- "When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)"
- "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"
- "Vacation"
- "I Was Such a Fool (To Fall in Love with You)"/"He Thinks I Still Care"
- "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter"/"Al di là"
- "If My Pillow Could Talk"
- "Your Other Love"
- "In the Summer of His Years"
- "Blue Winter"
- "Be Anything (but Be Mine)"
- "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?"
- "For Mama"
- "Wishing It Was You"
- "Forget Domani"
- "Roundabout"
- "Jealous Heart"
- "Love Is Me, Love Is You"
- "So Nice (Summer Samba)"
- "Spanish Nights and You"
- "Time Alone Will Tell"
- "My Heart Cries for You"
- "Lonely Again"
- "I Don't Wanna Play House"
- "The Wedding Cake"
- "I love you much too much"
- "Robot Man"
- "Burning Bridges"
- "Lili Marleen"
- "Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel"
- "Ich komm' nie mehr von dir los"
- "Wenn ich träume"
- "Schöner fremder Mann"
- "Einmal komm' ich wieder"
- "Eine Insel für zwei"
- "Jamais"
- "Tu' mir nicht weh"
- "Wenn du gehst"
- "Barcarole in der Nacht"
- "Ho bisogno di vederti"
- "Volare"
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
- "Young at Heart"
- "Mein Herz weiß genau, was es will"
- "Once a Day"
- "The Shadow of Your Smile"
- "Strangers in the Night"
- "Misty Blue"
- "Are You Satisfied?"
- "Games That Lovers Play"
- Where the Boys Are
- Follow the Boys
- Looking for Love
- When the Boys Meet the Girls