Our Song (album)

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Our Song
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Studio album by
Jack Jones
Released1967
Genre Vocal, easy listening
Length32:30
Label Kapp [1]
Jack Jones chronology
We'll Be Together Again
(1966)		Our Song
(1967)		Lady
(1967)
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Our Song is an album by American singer Jack Jones, released in 1967.

Contents

Background

The album was recorded and released after two successful singles, "Now I Know" and the later released "Our Song", which the album was a namesake of. The album includes the McCartney-penned Beatles song, "Michelle," but otherwise avoids cover songs. [3]

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in October 1967, peaking at No. 148 and remaining on the chart for seven weeks. [4] In Cashbox the album would break into the Top 100 Albums, reaching No. 71. [5]

Singles

"Now I Know" was a single by Jack Jones, released in May 1967. [6] His version peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart. [7]

"Our Song" reached No. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 76 on Cashbox's singles chart, and No. 13 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. [8] Both songs were included on the album, along with their B-sides ("More and More" and "Michelle", respectively).

Track listing

Our Song track listing [9]
No.TitleLength
1."Our Song"02:47
2."Michelle"03:46
3."After Today"01:54
4."Don't Give Your Love Away"02:40
5."More and More"02:12
6."When I Look in Your Eyes"02:33
7."Now I Know"02:50
8."Oh How Much I Love You"03:40
9."As Time Goes By"02:25
10."The True Picture"02:54
11."'Cause I Got So Much Lovin' in Me"02:28
12."Along the Way"02:06
Total length:32:30

Charts

Chart (1967)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard) [4] 148
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums [5] 71

References

  1. ↑ "Top LPs – Our Song by Jack Jones". Billboard. 2 November 1968. p. 78. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 766. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Joe Marchese (2013-04-16). "Come Aboard, He's Expecting You: Vintage Jack Jones Albums Arrive From Zone Records". The Second Disc. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  4. 1 2 "Jack Jones – Charting Albums". tsort.info. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  5. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 186. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  6. ↑ "Performance: Now I Know". SecondHandSongs. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  7. ↑ "Jack Jones Songs Chart History". Music VF. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Our Song by Jack Jones". MusicVF.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  9. ↑ "Our Song – Jack Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
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