Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers

Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
Studio album by
Connie Francis
ReleasedNovember 1959
RecordedApril 15, 1959
September 8 – 9, 1959
September 25, 1959
GenrePop
Length29:15
LabelMGM
E-3794(mono)/SE-3794 (stereo) Contour (Metro Records) 2870 383 (stereo)
ProducerRay Ellis
Connie Francis chronology
Connie's Greatest Hits
(1959) 		Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
(1959) 		Country & Western – Golden Hits
(1959)
Singles from Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
  1. "Lipstick on Your Collar"
    Released: May 1959
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

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

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Side A

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# Title Songwriter Length Remark
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

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# Title Songwriter Length Remark
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

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# Title Songwriter Length Remark
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

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Connie Francis - Sings Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers". Allmusic.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
  3. ^ as above
  4. ^ as above
  5. ^ as above
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ as above
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