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Sing Great Country Favorites [Bear Family] by Connie Francis/Hank Williams, Jr. (CD, 1964)
Moonshiner Music (7270)
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Product Identifiers
ProducerDanny Davis; Jim Vienneau; Richard Weize (Reissue)
Record LabelBear Family Records (Germany)
UPC4000127157379
eBay Product ID (ePID)17050127663
Product Key Features
Release Year1964
FormatCD
GenreCountry
Run Time35 Mins 24 Seconds
ArtistConnie Francis/Hank Williams, Jr.
Release TitleSing Great Country Favorites [Bear Family]
Additional Product Features
DistributionNavarre
Country/Region of ManufactureGermany
Number of Discs1
Additional informationFull performer name: Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Personnel: Connie Francis (vocals); Hank Williams, Jr. (vocals). Audio Mixer: Mark Wilder. Liner Note Author: William Ruhlmann. Recording information: Columbia Studio, Nashville, TN (05/11/1964-05/13/1964). Illustrators: Pat Niglio; R.A. Andreas. Photographers: Pat Niglio; R.A. Andreas. Arranger: Bill McElhiney. The pairing of Hank Williams, Jr. and Connie Francis seems like a coming together of equals now that Williams has become a big star, but at the time the duo recorded Sing Great Country Favorites, Williams was a 15-year-old boy at the beginning of his recording career and Francis was a very well-established artist. Francis, ten years Williams' senior, was given the task of gazing adoringly at Williams for the photo session, which must have been an awkward shoot. Thankfully, the age disparity isn't reflected in the music, as Williams' mature-sounding vocals take the lead and Francis sings mostly harmonies. The songs are a collection of country standards and recent hits such as "Wolverton Mountain," "Walk on By," and "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On." A few, including "Bye Bye Love" and "Singing the Blues," are new recordings of songs that Francis had already tackled as a solo vocalist a few years earlier. MGM's goal in pairing the two singers may have been to prop up Francis' career and to boost Williams', but the effort was unsuccessful from a commercial standpoint. In retrospect, the album seems even more unusual than it did at the time, since Williams transformed into the wild Bocephus and Francis is sometimes described as the female Pat Boone. The Bear Family reissue appends two alternate takes, including a more spirited rendition of "Mule Skinner Blues" that rivals the album take. ~ Greg Adams
Number of Audio ChannelsStereo
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