[1] Francis first collaboration at Bradley Film & Recording with Parman, Kirkham, The Jordanaires and Owen Bradley's team of musicians(resulting in her first use of the Nashville Sound) had taken place in January 1961 when recording "Let the rest of the world go by" (which would remain unreleased until 1996) and "Someone Else's Boy".

Francis recorded it in seven other languages, and with the exception of the Dutch version – which remained unreleased until 1988[3] – all foreign-language versions reached at least the Top Twenty in their respective countries, the German version even topping the Munich charts for several weeks, giving Francis her biggest German hit to date.

[4] In the wake of this success, Francis returned to Nashville several times to record further singles and albums with Bradley's highly prolific team of musicians and arrangers until her contract with MGM Records ended in 1969.

[5] "Connie Francis sings Folk Song Favorites was the first of these album projects to be recorded.

Two songs from the album were released in late 1964 and early 1965 as single B-sides.