Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers

Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
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
Connie Francis chronology
Connie's Greatest Hits
(1959)Connie's Greatest Hits1959		 Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
(1959)		 Country & Western – Golden Hits
(1959)Country & Western – Golden Hits1959
Singles from Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
  1. "Lipstick on Your Collar"
    Released: May 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 7 hit for Francis on the US pop chart in 1959.

Track listing

Side A

# Title Songwriter Length Remark
1."Heartbreak Hotel"Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden, Elvis Presley2.05-
2."Tweedlee Dee"Winfield Scott2.33-
3."I Almost Lost My Mind"Ivory Joe Hunter2.39-
4a."I Hear You Knockin'"Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King2.24on stereo pressings only[1]
4b."I Hear You Knockin'"Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King2.20alternate take
on mono pressings only[2]
5."Just a Dream"Jimmy Clanton2.57
6a."Don't Be Cruel"Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley1.45on stereo pressings only[3]
6b."Don't Be Cruel"Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley1.42alternate take
on mono pressings only[4]

Side B

# Title Songwriter Length Remark
1."Lipstick on Your Collar"George Goehring, Edna Lewis2.20-
2."Sincerely"Harvey Fuqua, Alan Freed2.54-
3."Ain't That a Shame"Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew2.15-
4."Silhouettes"Bob Crewe, Frank Slay2.48-
5."I'm Walkin'"Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew2.02-
6."It's Only Make Believe"Conway Twitty, Jack Nance2.33-

Not included songs from the sessions

# Title Songwriter Length Remark
1."Earth Angel"Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge3.12unreleased until 1993[5]
2."Frankie"Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield2.33released on MGM Records Single K 12792 and eventually included on "Connie's Greatest Hits"
3."Oh, Frankie"Ginger Lenny2.25unreleased until 1988[6]
4."Plenty Good Lovin'"Connie Francis2.03released on MGM Records Single K 12824 and eventually included on "Connie's Greatest Hits"
5."You're Gonna Miss Me"Eddie Curtis2.43released on MGM Records Single K 12824 and eventually included on "Connie's Greatest Hits"

References

  1. ↑ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
  2. ↑ as above
  3. ↑ as above
  4. ↑ as above
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ as above
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