Another wild and wooly volume in its Rocks series, this
Connie Francis
set is packed to the gills with hits, B-sides and obscurities with 33 cuts in all! From her stellar reading of
Conway Twitty
's
"It's Only Make Believe,"
the sultry
"Fallin',"
an alternate version of the
country
-
rockabilly
tune
"My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own,"
and the horn-driven
"Plenty Good Lovin'."
As is usual for
Bear Family
, the sound is great, there are terrific liner notes, and what's best of all, it's all on a single disc.
Connie Rocks
offers a view of early
rock & roll
from one of its most seminal, if not always acknowledged, female vocalists and performers. Just snag it. ~ Thom Jurek