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The US B-side of "If My Pillow Could Talk": "You're the Only One Can Hurt Me", was replaced for the single's UK release by "Lollypop Lips" a Stan Vincent and Hank Hunter composition that has gained an unfortunate significance in the Connie Francis canon by virtue of its appearance during an
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at the end of June 1963 despite an attempt that month by MGM Records to boost interest with a contest in which disc jockeys solicited letters from listeners describing: "If Your Pillow Could Talk
 What Would It Say".
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feel unexpected in a Connie Francis single. Francis has said she "wasn't crazy" about "If My Pillow Could Talk" but felt it had hit potential largely on account of its title being catchy.
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on 28 April, "If My Pillow Could Talk" did not prove to be the vehicle which might restore Francis' fading chart fortunes. The single peaked outside the Top 20 of the
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Francis would never have another Hot 100 peak as high as the #23 peak of "If My Pillow Could Talk". In
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Released in May 1963 after being previewed with a live performance by Francis on
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which motivated Francis to sue the film's producers. Francis then also sued
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Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites
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Connie Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites
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on March 22, 1963 in a session conducted and arranged by
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Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012
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Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits
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When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)
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Index

Single
Connie Francis
A-side
B-side
Genre
Rock and roll
Label
MGM Records
Songwriter(s)
Robert Mosely
Follow the Boys
Drownin' My Sorrows
the Ravens
Bob Mosley
hit single
Connie Francis
New York City
Marty Manning
Tony Bennett
ragtime
oral sex
Jawbreaker
Universal Music Group
The Craft
The Ed Sullivan Show
Billboard Hot 100
Cash Box
Hong Kong
Australia
French

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