Young World (Lawrence Welk album)

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Young World
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Studio album by
Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Released1962
Genre Easy listening
Label Dot

Young World is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1962 on the Dot label (catalog no. DLP-3428). [1] The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on June 9, 1962, reached the No. 6 spot, and remained on that chart for 12 weeks [2]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Young World" (Jerry Fuller) [2:18]
  2. "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) [2:26]
  3. "Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) [2:27]
  4. "She's Got You" (Hank Cochran) [2:38]
  5. "April Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) [2:24]
  6. "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" (Benny Davis, Murray Mencher) [2:25]

Side 2

  1. "Young at Heart" (Carolyn Leigh, Johnny Richards) [2:41]
  2. "Anything That's Part of You" (Wrubel, Dixon) [2:12]
  3. "Young Love" (Carole Joyner, Ric Cartey) [2:25]
  4. "The Wonderful World Of The Young" (Bennett, Tepper) [2:12]
  5. "Good Luck Charm" (Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold) [2:06]
  6. "Too Young" (Lippman, Dee) [2:38]

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References

  1. "Lawrence Welk – Young World". Discogs. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 329. ISBN   0823076318.