Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers

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.

Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
Studio album by
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
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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
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[2]
4b."I Hear You Knockin'"Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King2.20alternate take
on mono pressings only[3]
5."Just a Dream"Jimmy Clanton2.57
6a."Don't Be Cruel"Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley1.45on stereo pressings only[4]
6b."Don't Be Cruel"Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley1.42alternate take
on mono pressings only[5]

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[6]
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[7]
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"
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References

  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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