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Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. sing Great Country Favorites
Studio album by
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.

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

# Title Songwriter Length
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 Blair 2:37
4. " Singing the Blues" Melvin Endsley 2:10
5. "Walk on By" Kendall Hayes, Gary Walker 2:14
6. "If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)" Lefty Frizzell, Jim Beck 2:28

Side B

# Title Songwriter Length
1. " Mule Skinner Blues" Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn 2:57
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

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

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