Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers | |
Type: | Studio |
Artist: | Connie Francis |
Cover: | Rock'n'RollMillionSellers.jpg |
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 |
Prev Title: | Connie's Greatest Hits |
Prev Year: | 1959 |
Next Title: | Country & Western – Golden Hits |
Next Year: | 1959 |
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.
Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark | ||
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1. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | 2.05 | - | ||
2. | "Tweedlee Dee" | 2.33 | - | ||
3. | "I Almost Lost My Mind" | 2.39 | - | ||
4a. | "I Hear You Knockin'" | Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King | 2.24 | on stereo pressings only[1] | |
4b. | "I Hear You Knockin'" | Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King | 2.20 | alternate take on mono pressings only[2] | |
5. | "Just a Dream" | 2.57 | |||
6a. | "Don't Be Cruel" | Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley | 1.45 | on stereo pressings only[3] | |
6b. | "Don't Be Cruel" | Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley | 1.42 | alternate take on mono pressings only[4] |
Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Lipstick on Your Collar" | George Goehring, Edna Lewis | 2.20 | - | |
2. | "Sincerely" | 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 | - |
Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Earth Angel" | Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge | 3.12 | unreleased until 1993[5] | |
2. | "Frankie" | 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[6] | |
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" | 2.43 | released on MGM Records Single K 12824 and eventually included on Connie's Greatest Hits |