* Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites (MGM Records E-3791)
* Christmas in My Heart (MGM Records E-3792)
* Connie's Greatest Hits (MGM Records E-3793)
* Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers (MGM Records E-3794)
* Country & Western - Golden Hits (MGM Records E-3795)
Of these albums was "Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers" the successful, because it is not placed in the charts, while "Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites" stayed 81 weeks in the charts and made it the least up to 4th place , You certainly can catalog managers from Amazon only absolute ignorance of the career of Connie Francis certify when he asserts that their transition from rock 'n' roll to the adult contemporary "without much success" went - because the exact opposite was the case.
Did not make it, even if "Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers" in charts, it is still a very good album. "Lipstick on Your Collar" is the one and only hit from Connie Francis himself (in the summer of 1959 # 7 in the singles charts of the USA). All other songs are a successful tribute to the rock 'n' roll artists of the time such as Fats Domino and Elvis Presley. Connie Francis and her arranger Ray Ellis (who was also responsible for the "Lady in Satin" album of Billie Holiday recorded) has been able to maintain the recognition value of the original artists in the songs and giving them nevertheless the Francis-Touch, which they so successfully made.
What makes this latest CD release of "Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers" so, is the choice of sounds. In previous releases was always resorted to the stereo master tapes - here comes the album using the mono master tapes. Thus, the sound is simply rich and gives the songs the rock 'n' roll-typical rousing resonance. In addition, the mono master tapes include alternative takes of "Do not Be Cruel" and "I Hear You Knockin '", which are very rare and hard to come by. Alone by the Hallmark-release of "Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers" an absolute must for any Connie Francis and Rock 'n' Roll lovers.
