Sing Great Country Favorites

Hank Williams Jr., Connie Francis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000001B1Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #479,572 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bye Bye Love

2. Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On

3. Wolverton Mountain

4. No Letter Today

5. Please Help Me I'm Falling

6. Singing the Blues

7. Walk on By

8. If You've Got the Money

9. Mule Skinner Blues

10. Making Believe

11. Blue Blue Day

12. No Letter Today [Alternate Take]

13. Wabash Cannonball

14. Mule Skinner Blues [Alternate Take]

Editorial Reviews

MGM's biggest pop hitmaker, Connie Francis, traveled to Nashville to make an album of duets with the teenaged son of MGM's biggest country hitmaker. Though the result was not a memorable work by either one, it demonstrated Francis's versatility and Williams's promise. (Reissued by Polydor in 1976 and by the German Bear Family label on CD in 1993.) ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trust Me....You're Really Gonna Like This Album, March 12, 2003

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Gregory E. Foster "operabruin" (Portland, ME, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sing Great Country Favorites (Audio CD)

Run, don't walk, to your nearest computer terminal/music store and order/buy this fabulous album. Bear Family Records really does do things up right, and they score big time, again, with the re-release of this album on cd. If you like Connie, and you like country, and you like Hank Jr, this is one of those rare culminations of unlikely pairings that just dazzles. I wore out 2 copies of this album on vinyl, and snagged this as soon as it came out on disc back in the mid '90's........Truly a MUST-HAVE album.....this issue also contains 2 alternate takes.......trust me, "It's A Keeper"

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An unusual mix of talent, but definately worth a listen., October 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sing Great Country Favorites (Audio CD)

The tracks on this were laid down in 1964, and didnt do well back then, according to its cover. We, (my wife and I} absolutely love it, we play it all the time and because it is an unusual mix of talent that we dont hear very often. Hank Williams Jnr and the great Connie Francis, people who hear it want to hear it again. My personal favorite is Send me the pillow, sung as only Connie Francis can sing it. My wife plays it on the CD player in the car real loud you can always tell when she comes in the driveway. All I can say is if you like Connie or Hank buy it . Regards to all

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good!, January 18, 2002

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Kenneth R. Slavin (San Antonio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sing Great Country Favorites (Audio CD)

This unusual but very enjoyable album was thought up by MGM executives to help boost the mass appeal of Hank Williams, Jr., who was only 15 when he recorded this album with Connie Francis. The year was 1964 and Connie and Hank were decidedly "un-cool" in the American popular music market, which was experiencing the British Invasion at the time. It is interesting to note, however, that MGM believed Connie's clout would help Hank "break out." It didn't happen. The album didn't go anywhere and it is a true rarity to find it today. I think it is a lot of fun to listen to and has very high production values. Both voices are beautiful -- and I think Connie handles country quite well! She had an incredibly pure and fluid style that lends itself well to the traditional country selections featured on the disc. My favorite tracks are "Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On," "Just Walk on By," and "Muleskinner Blues." (Hearing Connie do a respectable yodel was a pleasant shock, er, surprise! You have to hear it to believe it!!) I think this selection proves that Connie Francis was very brave musically and ahead of her time in terms of collaborations and unusual recording projects. Duet albums like this became all the rage in the '70s and '80s (think George Jones and Tammy Wynette or Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton), by which time much of the public had forgotten about Connie. I wonder what Hank Williams, Jr. thinks of the album -- I've never seen it listed in his discographies! This is a must-have for serious collectors and a bunch of fun for the casual listener. I'd love to see a contemporary country music station build a special show around it -- and ask Connie and Hank to do an interview together! Buy it!