The Explosive Freddy Cannon

Last updated
The Explosive Freddy Cannon
The Explosive Freddy Cannon.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1960 (1960-02-26)
Recorded1959
Genre Pop
Length27:02
Label Swan [1]
Top Rank [2]
Producer Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr. [3]
Freddy Cannon chronology
The Explosive Freddy Cannon
(1960)
Freddy Cannon Sings Happy Shades of Blue
(1962)
Singles from The Explosive Freddy Cannon
  1. "Tallahassee Lassie"
    Released: May 1959
  2. "Okefenokee"
    Released: August 1959
  3. "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"
    Released: October 1959
  4. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
    Released: January 1960
  5. "California Here I Come"
    Released: February 1960 (UK only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Explosive Freddy Cannon is the debut album of Freddy Cannon. Released in 1960, it spent one week at number one in the United Kingdom; it was Cannon's only number one album. It was also the first rock 'n' roll album to reach No. 1 on the UK albums chart, in part due to its cheaper price. [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Boston (My Home Town)" (Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.) – 2:02
  2. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) – 2:14
  3. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 2:16
  4. "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 2:29
  5. "St Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 2:38
  6. "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) – 1:46
  7. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" (Harry Stone, Jack Stapp) – 2:17
  8. "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (Don Swander, June Hershey) – 1:42
  9. "California Here I Come" (Al Jolson, B. G. De Sylva, Joseph Meyer) – 2:04
  10. "Okefenokee" (Crewe, Slay, Jr.) – 2:30
  11. "Carolina In The Morning" (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) – 2:30
  12. "Tallahassee Lassie" (Crewe, Slay, Jr., Frederick A. Picariello) – 2:34

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Singles

YearSingle US UK
1959"Tallahassee Lassie"6 [7] 17 [8]
1960"Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"33 [8]
1960"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"34 [7]
1960"California Here I Come"24 [8]

Related Research Articles

Swan Records was a mid-20th century United States-based record label, founded in 1957 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It had a subsidiary label called Lawn Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Freddy Cannon</span> American rock and roll singer (born 1936)

Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr., better known by his stage name Freddy Cannon, is an American rock and roll singer. His biggest international hits included "Tallahassee Lassie", "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans", and "Palisades Park".

"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" is a popular song written by Harry Stone and Jack Stapp and published in 1950. It is the signature song of Red Foley who recorded it in late 1949. The song has been covered by many artists, including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Faron Young who scored a hit with the song in 1959.

Robert Stanley Crewe was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer. Crewe co-wrote and produced a string of Top 10 singles with Bob Gaudio for the Four Seasons.

<i>Right or Wrong</i> (Rosanne Cash album) 1979 studio album by Rosanne Cash

Right or Wrong is the second studio album by American country music singer Rosanne Cash. It was released in September 1979 by Columbia Records.

<i>You</i> (Aretha Franklin album) 1975 studio album by Aretha Franklin

You is the twenty-second studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on October 16, 1975, by Atlantic Records.

<i>Slayed?</i> 1972 studio album by Slade

Slayed? is the third studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released in November 1972 and reached No. 1 in the UK. It remained on the chart for 34 weeks and was certified Silver in early 1973. The album was also the band's most successful of the 1970s in the US, peaking at No. 69 and remaining in the charts for 26 weeks. In Australia, the album reached No. 1 and went Gold, knocking the band's live album Slade Alive! to No. 2. Slayed? was produced by Chas Chandler.

<i>Introducing The Beau Brummels</i> 1965 studio album by the Beau Brummels

Introducing The Beau Brummels is the debut album by American pop rock band the Beau Brummels. It was produced by Sly Stone. Unlike with most other debut albums of the era, ten of the twelve songs on the album are originals. The album peaked at number 24 on the U.S. Top LPs chart in 1965.

<i>Boogie with Canned Heat</i> 1968 studio album by Canned Heat

Boogie with Canned Heat is the second studio album by American blues and rock band Canned Heat. Released in 1968, it contains mostly original material, unlike their debut album. It was the band's most commercially successful album, reaching number 16 in the US and number 5 in the UK.

<i>Hat Trick</i> (America album) 1973 studio album by America

Hat Trick is the third studio album by the American folk rock trio America, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1973. It peaked at number 28 on the Billboard album chart; it failed to go gold, whereas the group's first two releases had platinum sales. The album produced the single, "Muskrat Love", which reached number 67 on the Billboard singles chart and number 11 on the adult contemporary chart. That song would become a much bigger hit for Captain & Tennille three years later.

The Wonder Who? was a nom de disque of The Four Seasons for four single records released from 1965 to 1967. It was one of a handful of "names" used by the group at that time, including Frankie Valli and The Valli Boys. Wonder Who? recordings generally feature the falsetto singing by Valli, but with a softer falsetto than on "typical" Four Seasons recordings.

This is a list of singles and some albums recorded and released by Frankie Valli and/or The Four Seasons in their various guises since 1953. This list includes only commercially released singles on which Valli or some configuration of the group was credited with performing or producing. Promotional-only releases and extended play records (EPs) are omitted from this list.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silhouettes (The Rays song)</span> Original song written and composed by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay; first recorded by The Rays

"Silhouettes" is a song made famous by the doo-wop group the Rays in 1957, peaking at number 3 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100. A competing version by the Diamonds was also successful. In 1965 it was a number 5 hit in the US for Herman's Hermits, and in 1990 it was a number 10 hit in the UK for Cliff Richard.

Billy & Lillie were an American pop vocal duo, composed of Billy Ford and Lillie Bryant.

<i>Groovies Greatest Grooves</i> 1989 compilation album by The Flamin Groovies

Groovies' Greatest Grooves is a 1989 compilation album by U.S. rock band the Flamin' Groovies, released by Sire Records. The tracks were selected by Rolling Stone Senior Writer Michael Goldberg and freelance rock critic Michael Snyder, who also co-wrote the liner notes. Goldberg and Snyder wanted to emphasize the Groovies' original material, and so 18 of the album's 24 songs are Groovies originals.

<i>Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel</i> 1958 studio album by Duane Eddy

Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel is the debut album by the guitarist Duane Eddy. It was released in 1958 on Jamie Records, as JLP-3000. There were five charting singles and a B-side of an additional charting single taken from this album.

Frank Conley Slay Jr. was an American songwriter, A&R director, record producer, and record label owner. He wrote with Bob Crewe in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the partnership's most successful songs including "Silhouettes", a hit for several artists including The Rays and Herman's Hermits, "Daddy Cool", and "Tallahassee Lassie". As a producer, his biggest hit was "Incense and Peppermints" by the Strawberry Alarm Clock.

<i>One Night Stand</i> (Flamin Groovies album) 1987 studio album by The Flamin Groovies

One Night Stand is an album by the Flamin' Groovies. It was released in 1987 and produced by Cyril Jordan, who also provided the cover art. The album was recorded "live in the studio" in a single night in Australia by the then-current version of the Groovies during a "grueling" tour of Australia, Japan and Europe.

"Tallahassee Lassie" is a song written by Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, and Frederick Picariello and performed by Freddy Cannon . The song was featured on his 1960 album The Explosive! Freddy Cannon. The song was produced and arranged by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay.

<i>One Love – One Dream</i> 1988 studio album by Jeffrey Osborne

One Love – One Dream is the fifth studio album by American singer Jeffrey Osborne. It was released by A&M Records on July 15, 1988. The album reached number 12 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

References

  1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 165.
  3. "Discourse". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 11, 1960 via Google Books.
  4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 80.
  5. "Freddy Cannon to headline rock and doo wop showcase at F.M. Kirby Center". Times Leader. April 14, 2017.
  6. McAleer, Dave (March 19, 1995). "The All Music Book of Hit Albums". Hal Leonard Corporation via Google Books.
  7. 1 2 "Billboard Hot 100 - Freddy Cannon" . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Official Charts - Freddy Cannon" . Retrieved April 4, 2018.