Tawny (album)

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Tawny
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Studio album by
Released1954
Genre Mood music
Label Capitol
Jackie Gleason chronology
Music to Make You Misty
(1954)
Tawny
(1954)
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(1954)

Tawny, also known as Jackie Gleason Presents Tawny, is a studio album by television personality, Jackie Gleason. Gleason conducted an orchestra performing songs in music from Gleason's musical and dance production of "Tawny". It was released in 1954 on Capitol Records (catalog no. H-471). [1] [2]

Tawny reached No. 1 on Billboard magazine's pop album chart in March 1954. [3]

Original track listing

Side A

  1. "The Girl"
  2. "The Boy"
  3. "The Dance"
  4. "The Affair"

Side B

  1. "Little Girl"
  2. "I Cover the Waterfront"
  3. "Some Day"
  4. "If I Had You"

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References

  1. "Jackie Gleason - Tawny". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. "Tawny". AllMusic . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. "Best Selling Popular Albums". The Billboard. March 6, 1954. p. 90.