Connie Francis-"Follow The Boys"

the reason the timings are off is because the 45 is pitched
slower than the cd versions....if you pitch down the 2:38
cd version to run 2:42 you'll be able to effectively re-
create the vinyl 45 version...

Wow, that is definitely a different vocal. Hard to believe this has gone
unnoticed.... i believe this song has one of connie's finest performances
and while i feel that the version contained on all cd's is slightly superior,
this "single version" would be the "correct" version......if that is what's
actually on the 45.

Indeed. Unique to the 45 RPM single. And continued to the
MGM Gold label Gold Circle 45 at least (the pressing I
own).

More like Real Gone should do a mono singles comp for Connie! And they could have a run of autographed copies, since she's still with us.

According to the Wikipedia entry for this song, it's not only a different take but a different recording session and different orchestra:

The second recording of the "Follow the Boys" theme song was conducted by LeRoy Holmes, a veteran of the classic MGM musicals who by 1963 had left that studio to compose for United Artists films; however he returned to MGM to work with Francis whose 1958 hit "Stupid Cupid" he'd conducted. The recording took place on September 27, 1962. This version was released on the original MGM Records Single. The third recording was recorded on January 10, 1963. This version used the original September 1962 playback with Francis overdubbing new vocals. This version was released on the album "Follow the Boys" (MGM Records SE-4123), which featured the film's songs on the A-Side and a selection of Italian-flavored songs to fit the movie's setting on the B-Side although they didn't appear in the actual movie.

So I'm presuming the common version (in stereo and mono) is the soundtrack album version.

That makes at least four big Connie Francis hits that have at least partial difference in the vocals on the 45s:

- Second Hand Love (added harmony vocal)
- Together (different spoken take)
- My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own (some pressings have different vocal take)
- Follow the Boys (45 has different vocal take)

I've posted before about "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" but it's not just a different vocal take, my 45 has a key change after the bridge that goes up a half step that's not on the common version, so it's a different arrangement to some extent as well. This was my mother's 45 from back in the day that I grew up hearing so this song has never sounded right to me hearing it on other releases in the reissue era.