Shelley! is the self-titled debut pop album by singer and actress Shelley Fabares released in 1962 on Colpix Records. It was available in both mono and stereo, catalogue numbers CP-426 and SCP-426. The album was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips and recorded at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, California. Shelley! peaked on the Billboard Top LPs chart at No. 106 in July 1962. The album includes the hit single, "Johnny Angel", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1962.[1]
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| Released | June 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1961–1962 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Colpix | |||
| Producer | Stu Phillips | |||
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| Singles from Shelley! | ||||
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Shelley! features a guest appearance by Paul Petersen on the track "Very Unlikely".[2] The backup vocals were performed by the girl group The Blossoms.[3]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
Shelley! was released in June 1962. One month after its release the album charted at No. 106 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[5] The first single from the album was "Johnny Angel", performed by Fabares on The Donna Reed Show during the show's fourth season.[6] The song was released shortly before her Shelley! album and became a #1 US Hot 100 hit for two weeks on the pop chart.[7] "Johnny Angel" sold over a million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[8] "Johnny Angel" also charted at #41 on the UK Singles Chart[9] and peaked at #1 in Canada. Fabares lip-synched her hit single on American Bandstand during a June 19, 1962 television appearance to promote the album.[10]
Track listing
editSide 1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Letters" | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Picnic" | 2:10 |
| 3. | "Johnny Angel" | 2:21 |
| 4. | "True Love" | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Boy of My Own" | 2:07 |
| 6. | "Where's It Gonna Get Me" | 2:11 |
Side 2
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "It's Been A Long, Long Time" | 2:01 |
| 8. | "Funny Face" | 2:13 |
| 9. | "I'm Growing Up" | 2:13 |
| 10. | "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" | 2:17 |
| 11. | "Very Unlikely (with guest Paul Petersen)" | 2:41 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[11] | 106 |
Re-release
editShelley! was released on compact disc in its entirety for the first time as part of a 2 LPs on 1-CD set released by Collectables in September 2000. This included the original liner notes from the 1962 album.
References
edit- ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits: The Inside Story Behind Every Number One Single on Billboard's Hot 100 from 1955 to the Present (5 ed.). Billboard Books. p. 107. ISBN 0-8230-7677-6.
- ^ Adams, Greg (2000-09-12). "Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (6th ed.). New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 212. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
- ^ AMG review
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. pp. 254. ISBN 0-89820-117-9.
- ^ Brooks, Tim (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 275. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 234. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 145. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Shelley Fabares - Johnny Angel". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Shore, Michael (1985). The History of American Bandstand (1st ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 101, 131. ISBN 0-345-31722-X.
- ^ "Shelley Fabares". AllMusic. 1944-01-19. Retrieved 2011-10-13.[failed verification]