Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites

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Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. sing Great Country Favorites
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ReleasedNovember 1964
RecordedMay 11 – 13, 1964
Genre Country
Length29:53
Label MGM
E-4251 (mono)/SE-4251 (stereo)
Producer Danny Davis, Jim Vienneau
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Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. sing Great Country Favorites is a studio album of country duets recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis and musician Hank Williams Jr.

Contents

The album was recorded May 11–13, 1964 at Owen Bradley's studio Bradley Film & Recording in Nashville. Arrangements were provided by Bill McElhiney who also conducted the sessions. Background vocals came from Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires. [1]

Track listing

Side A

#TitleSongwriterLength
1."Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" Hank Locklin 2:36
2."Wolverton Mountain" Merle Kilgore, Claude King 3:01
3."Please Help Me, I'm Falling" Don Robertson, Hal Blair2:37
4."Singing the Blues"Melvin Endsley2:10
5. "Walk on By" Kendall Hayes, Gary Walker2:14
6. "If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)" Lefty Frizzell, Jim Beck2:28

Side B

#TitleSongwriterLength
1."Mule Skinner Blues" Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn2:57
2."Making Believe" Jimmy Work 2:20
3. "Blue, Blue Day" Don Gibson 1:58
4."No Letter Today" Ted Daffan 2:40
5. "Bye Bye Love" Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant 2:29
6."Wabash Cannonball" Traditional, A. P. Carter 2:23

Not included songs from the sessions

#TitleSongwriterLengthRemark
1."Mule Skinner Blues" Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn2:51alternate version with different vocal arrangement
unreleased until 1993
2."No Letter Today" Ted Daffan 2:41alternate version with different vocal arrangement
unreleased until 1993

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References

  1. William Ruhlmann: Connie Francis & Hank Williams Jr. – May 1964, Liner notes to CD re-release of the album, Bear Family Records BCD 16 737 AH, Hambergen (Germany) 1997