| The Joey Heatherton Album | |
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| Released | September 1972 [1] |
| Genre | Pop [2] |
| Length | 28:34 |
| Label | MGM |
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| Singles from The Joey Heatherton Album | |
The Joey Heatherton Album is a studio album by American actress, dancer and singer Joey Heatherton, released in September 1972 by MGM Records.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The Joey Heatherton Album was released in September 1972 by MGM Records. [1] Joey Heatherton supported the album with live performances in major cities such as Las Vegas, and New York, where she made headlines in performing at the Waldorf Astoria's nightclub, the Empire Room, which received generous and positive reception. [7] [8] [9] Record World described Heatherton's voice as "versatile" while singing "old fashioned love songs" in her performance at the Empire Room. [8] [9] [10] Similarly, Billboard praised Heatherton for her vocal "range and power, matched by accuracy and command" and her "high voltage energy" and "dancing routines". [11]
MGM Records heavily promoted the album, which included Heatherton visiting radio stations and music publications, and having a front-cover advertisement on Billboard . [12] [1] [10] Despite this, its accompanying singles "Gone" and "I'm Sorry" peaked at Nos. 24 and 87, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, while The Joey Heatherton Album peaked at No. 154 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. [3]
The Joey Heatherton Album received mostly positive reception. Billboard noted Joey Heatherton's commercial success on the singles chart and expected the similar success of the album, while lauding producers Tony Scotti and Tommy Oliver for providing the "strong materials" that suited Heatherton's singing. [13] Cashbox described The Joey Heatherton Album as an album that has "strong oldies that fit her perfectly", such as "Crazy", "Right or Wrong". "The Road I Took to You (Pieces)", remarking that "beauty is as beauty does". [14] In a separate review for Heatherton's single, "Gone", Cashbox asserts that Heatherton was "already breaking on the incoming tide of nostalgia as well as its own merits". [4]
The album was reissued in 2004 by Hip-O Select and Universal Records, including 11 bonus tracks, which contains Heatherton's 1960s recordings for Decca Records and Coral Records. [15] [2] Writing for AllMusic , Lindsay Planer held a favorable attitude toward the album, naming Heatherton's interpretation of "God Only Knows", "Crazy", and "Someone to Watch Over Me" as "impressive" and "irresistable". [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crazy" | Willie Nelson | 3:02 |
| 2. | "God Only Knows" | Brian Wilson, Tony Asher | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Shake-A-Hand" | Carol Carmichael | 2:39 |
| 4. | "It's Not Easy" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Right or Wrong" | Wanda Jackson | 2:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Sorry" | Dub Allbritten, Ronnie Self | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Gone" | Smokey Rogers | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Say Hello" | Paul Williams | 2:43 |
| 4. | "The Road I Took To You (Pieces)" | Barbara Keith | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 3:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crazy" | Nelson | 3:02 |
| 2. | "God Only Knows" | Wilson, Asher | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Shake-A-Hand" | Carmichael | 2:39 |
| 4. | "It's Not Easy" | Mann, Weil | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Right or Wrong" | Jackson | 2:55 |
| 6. | "I'm Sorry" | Allbritten, R. Self | 2:40 |
| 7. | "Gone" | Rogers | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Say Hello" | Williams | 2:43 |
| 9. | "The Road I Took To You (Pieces)" | Keith | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin | 3:04 |
| 11. | "That's How It Goes" | Tony Hatch | 2:29 |
| 12. | "I'll Be Seeing You" | Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal | 2:09 |
| 13. | "The Hullabaloo" | Carl Davis, Major Lance, William Butler | 2:31 |
| 14. | "My Blood Runs Cold" | Herbert Martin, Michael Leonard | 2:44 |
| 15. | "Tomorrow Is Another Day" | Lenore Rosenblatt, Vic Millrose | 2:31 |
| 16. | "But He's Not Mine" | Dick Heatherton | 2:35 |
| 17. | "Live and Learn" | David Tricker, John Madara | 2:08 |
| 18. | "When You Call Me Baby" | Tricker, Madara, Len Barry, Leon Huff | 2:19 |
| 19. | "You're the One for Me" | unknown | 2:09 |
| 20. | "Till There Was You" | Meredith Willson | 2:16 |
| 21. | "Growing Up Is Learning to Say Goodbye" | Martin, Leonard | 3:18 |
Personnel per MGM Records. [16] [15]
| Chart (1972–1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top LPs & Tape ( Billboard ) [3] | 154 |
| US Top 100 Albums ( Cashbox ) [17] [18] | 149 |
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