Jack Jones Sings

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Jack Jones Sings
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Studio album by
Jack Jones
Released1966
Studio United Recording (LA)
Genre Traditional pop
Label Kapp Records
Jack Jones chronology
For the "In" Crowd
(1966)		Jack Jones Sings
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(1967)
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Jack Jones Sings is an album by pop vocalist Jack Jones. [3] It was arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmichael. Doug Talbert played piano.

Contents

Background

The album was recorded soon after his hit song "A Day in the Life of a Fool", which hit No. 4 on the AC chart and No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album consists of many cover songs.

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 26, 1966, and remained on the chart for 12 weeks, peaking at number 75. [4] [5] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated November 12, 1966, remaining on the chart for 14 weeks and peaking at number 37. [6] On Record World's 100 Top LP's chart the album debuted on the issue dated November 5, 1966. It would peak at No. 26 in early 1967. [7]

Reception

Jason Ankeny on AllMusic reviewed the album, writing "...Jones exhibits a confidence and depth that more conventionally dynamic vocalists can't match". [1]

Record World put in its "Pick Hits" section, writing "The simplicity of the title is indicative of the mood of the album. Jack gives thoughtful, attractive readings of 'A Day in the Life of a Fool,' 'Street of Dreams,' 'I Don't Care Much,' 'Love After Midnight.' Blue ribbon." [8]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "A Day in the Life of a Fool" (Manhã de Carnaval from Black Orpheus ) (Carl Sigman,Luiz Bonfá) (2:20)
  2. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) (3:19)
  3. "Somewhere There's Someone" (Dave Heisler, Charles Nathan) (2:16)
  4. "Watch What Happens" (from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ) (Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel) (2:43)
  5. "People Will Say We're in Love" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) (1:49)
  6. "Love After Midnight" (Bert Kaempfert, Joe Seneca, Herbert Rehbein) (2:40)

Side Two

  1. "Somewhere, My Love" (Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago ) (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster) (2:20)
  2. "The Shining Sea" (from The Russians Are Coming ) (Johnny Mandel, Peggy Lee) (3:16)
  3. "The Face I Love" (Ray Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) (1:49)
  4. "Street of Dreams" (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) (2:31)
  5. "The Snows of Yesteryear" (Fred Talbert, Paul Francis Webster) (2:49)
  6. "I Don't Care Much" (John Kander, Fred Ebb) (2:24)

Charts

Chart (1966-1967)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard) [5] 75
US 100 Top Albums (Cashbox) [6] 37
US 100 Top LP's (Record World) [7] 26

References

  1. 1 2 Jack Jones Sings at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 766. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Top LPs – Curtain Time by Jack Jones". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. November 2, 1968. p. 78. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jack Jones – Charting Albums". tsort.info. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 396. ISBN   0898201179 . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 186. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  7. 1 2 100 Top LP's, Record World, January 28, 1967 page 16, retrieved October 12, 2025 via worldradiodistory.com
  8. ↑ Record World, Album Reviews. October 29, 1966 page 8, retrieved October 12, 2025, via worldradiohistory.com
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