"Navy Blue" is the only studio album by American performer Diane Renay,[1] released in 1964.[2] It included two Top 40 hits, "Navy Blue" and "Kiss Me Sailor."[2][3]

Navy Blue
Studio album by
Released1964
GenrePop
Length37:19
LabelCollectables
ProducerBob Crewe
Singles from Navy Blue
  1. "Navy Blue"
    Released: 1964
  2. "Kiss Me Sailor"
    Released: 1964

Release

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The album was released in 1964 following the worldwide success of "Navy Blue."[4] It reached number 54 on the Billboard Top LPs chart (now called The Billboard Hot 200), spending 11 weeks on the chart.[3]

Both of the album's singles were featured on the girl-group anthology "Growin' Up Too Fast."[5]

Critical reception

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The album is retrospectively regarded as a girl-pop classic.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kiss Me Sailor"Eddie Rambeau2:48
2."Soft-Spoken Guy"
2:48
3."Please Forget Me"Bob Crewe3:15
4."Hello Heartaches"
2:51
5."Man of Mystery"2:29
6."Navy Blue"
2:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bell Bottom Trousers"Moe Jaffe2:56
2."Soldier Boy"2:51
3."A Present from Eddie"
  • Eddie Rambeau
  • Bob Crewe
2:59
4."Sooner or Later"Bob Crewe2:01
5."He Promised Me Forevermore"2:23
6."Unbelievable Guy"2:45
Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Top LPs[3] 54

References

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  1. ^ "Diane Renay Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Unterburger, Richie. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Diane Renay Chart History". Billboard.biz. Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ^ James, Gary. "Gary James' Interview With Diane Renay". Classic Bands. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  5. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Growin' Up Too Fast". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2016.