Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites explained

Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. sing Great Country Favorites
Type:Studio album
Artist:Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr.
Cover:Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites.jpg
Released:November 1964
Recorded:May 11 – 13, 1964
Genre:Country
Length:29:53
Label:MGM
E-4251 (mono)/SE-4251 (stereo)
Producer:Danny Davis, Jim Vienneau
Chronology:Connie Francis
Prev Title:Looking for Love
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:A New Kind of Connie
Next Year:1964

Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. sing Great Country Favorites is a studio album of country duets recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis and musician Hank Williams Jr.

The album was recorded May 11–13, 1964 at Owen Bradley's studio Bradley Film & Recording in Nashville. Arrangements were provided by Bill McElhiney who also conducted the sessions. Background vocals came from Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires.[1]

Track listing

Side A

TitleSongwriterLength
1. "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" 2:36
2. "Wolverton Mountain" 3:01
3. "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" Don Robertson, Hal Blair 2:37
4. "Singing the Blues" Melvin Endsley 2:10
5. Kendall Hayes, Gary Walker 2:14
6. Lefty Frizzell, Jim Beck 2:28

Side B

TitleSongwriterLength
1. "Mule Skinner Blues" Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn 2:57
2. "Making Believe" 2:20
3. 1:58
4. "No Letter Today" 2:40
5. 2:29
6. "Wabash Cannonball" 2:23

Not included songs from the sessions

TitleSongwriterLengthRemark
1. "Mule Skinner Blues" Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn 2:51 alternate version with different vocal arrangement
unreleased until 1993
2. "No Letter Today" 2:41 alternate version with different vocal arrangement
unreleased until 1993

References

  1. William Ruhlmann: Connie Francis & Hank Williams Jr. – May 1964, Liner notes to CD re-release of the album, Bear Family Records BCD 16 737 AH, Hambergen (Germany) 1997