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) Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers (1959) Country & Western – Golden Hits (1959)
Singles from Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
"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.

Overview

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. It was her sixth studio album, and reached No. 12 in the UK and No. 47 on Cash Box .

Charts

Chart (1959)	Peak position
US Cash Box [2]	47
UK Albums Chart [3]	12

Track listing

Side A

#	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 [4]
4b.	"I Hear You Knockin'"	Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King	2.20	alternate take on mono pressings only [5]
5.	"Just a Dream"	Jimmy Clanton	2.57
6a.	"Don't Be Cruel"	Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley	1.45	on stereo pressings only [6]
6b.	"Don't Be Cruel"	Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley	1.42	alternate take on mono pressings only [7]

Side B

#	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

#	Title	Songwriter	Length	Remark
1.	"Earth Angel"	Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge	3.12	unreleased until 1993 [8]
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 [9]
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

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Connie Francis - Sings Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers". Allmusic.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
2. Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. pp. 131–132. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
3. "CONNIE FRANCIS". Official Charts. April 10, 1958. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
4. Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
5. as above
6. as above
7. as above
8. 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
9. as above

External links

• Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers at Discogs (list of releases)