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List Price: $22.98 | | Label: Bear Family
Salesrank: 327858
Released: June 28, 1994 |
| Our Price: $17.37 |
| Used Price: $20.00 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Sing Great Country Favorites Track Listing:
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]
Sing Great Country Favorites Reviews:
Interesting Combination 
2006-06-08 - Connie Francis is not a duet singer. Her voice is too powerful and dramatic and stands on it's own merit. She is coupled with a very young Hank Jr. and sings circles around him. At times when allowed, they do make some nice harmonies together, but not that often. This is a Connie Francis recording all the way and it would be interesting to know what Hank thought about pairing with this veteran performer at the time. This is not to say this is a bad CD. The alternate version of "No Letter Today" and "Walk on By" Connie comes on strong and Hank even manages to hold his own against the intimitating Ms. Francis. Of all the C&W duet CDs released, this is one of the most interesting pairings and worth the purchase. It is the only one to have historical merit and the songs are all standards. Enjoy.
The Magic has gone... 
2004-06-29 - I'm a big fan of Connie Francis, but the chemistry between Connie and Hank (who is good performer) is missing. Songs are badly produced and boring.
Trust Me....You're Really Gonna Like This Album 
2003-03-12 - 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"
Worth every penney
2002-09-27 - Just to hear the way Connie handles "No Letter Today & Making Believe" is worth 10 times the price of this cd alone. Back in 1964 when this was recorded, the music was lush with plenty of vocal backing. As a matter of fact the same person who has done some work for KD Lang on her country side arranged this material for Connie. It is top knotch, wonderful and refreshing. I can remember as a kid hearing "If You've Got The Money" from the album playing on the radio. Never could find the album. It was the single release from the album but just didn't make it. In her heyday Connie had it all, voice, delivery, and phrasing to match Frank any day. Give it a listen to and see what the hype is about. Connie one of the most beautiful and overlooked voices in popular music. Beautiful just beautiful.
Surprisingly Good!
2002-01-18 - 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!
