Pat Boone (album)

Pat Boone
Studio album by Pat Boone
Released	1956
Genre	Pop
Label	Dot
Pat Boone chronology
Pat Boone (1956) Howdy! (1956)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	positive ("Spotlight" pick) [2]

Pat Boone is the debut album by Pat Boone. ^[1] Released by Dot Records in 1956, it compiled his recent hits such as "Ain't That a Shame", "At My Front Door", "Tutti Frutti", "Gee Whittakers", "I'll Be Home", with the addition of some newly recorded material. ^{[2] [3]}

Chart performance

The album eventually peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Best Selling Pop LP's. ^{[4] [5]}

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ain't That a Shame"
2.	"Rich in Love"
3.	"Two Hearts"
4.	"No Other Arms"
5.	"Now I Know"
6.	"Gee Whittakers"

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"At My Front Door"
2.	"Take the Time"
3.	"Tutti Frutti"
4.	"Tra La La"
5.	"Tennessee Saturday Night"
6.	"I'll Be Home"

Charts

Chart (1957)	Peak position
US Billboard Best Selling Pop LP's [4]	20

References

1. Pat Boone - Pat Boone [1956]. AllMusic . Retrieved December 28, 2022.
2. Reviews and Rating of New Popular Albums. Billboard. May 19, 1956. p. 16.
3. "Pat Boone - Pat's Great Hits". Discogs. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
4. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 21. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
5. Billboard magazine, October 14, 1957, page 26