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1962 studio album by Ann-Margret
On the Way Up
Studio album by Ann-Margret
Released1962
VenueRCA Studio B, Nashville
Genre
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerDick Peirce, Chet Atkins
Ann-Margret chronology
And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret
(1961) 		On the Way Up
(1962) 		The Vivacious One
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Billboard

On the Way Up is the second album by Swedish-American actress and singer Ann-Margret released by RCA Victor in 1962. The album was partly produced by Chet Atkins and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.

The album contains the single "I Just Don't Understand", an American top 20 hit. The follow-up single, "What Am I Supposed to Do" peaked at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 19 on the Easy Listening chart.

Billboard Magazine rated the album as 4 stars, noting "the bright canary is in sprightly, sexy vocal form on this package...she scores highest with "Oh Lonesome Me", "His Ring", "Slowly" and "My Last Date". Solid teen appeal item." In their review of the album, Cashbox noted that "for her second album for Victor, Ann-Margret gives an excellent demonstration of the original, warm, vibrant style that is quickly taking her to the upper reaches of stardom."

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh, Lonesome Me"Don Gibson2:34
2."Slowly"Otis Blackwell2:05
3."Fever"Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell2:50
4."What Do You Want From Me"Mike Cain2:25
5."Heartbreak Hotel"Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley2:27
6."I Just Don't Understand"Marijohn Wilkin, Kent Westberry2:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."His Ring"Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts2:21
2."Could It Be"Barry De Vorzon, Patti Ferguson2:10
3."What Am I Supposed to Do"Helen Carter2:45
4."Let Me Go, Lover!"Jenny Lou Carson, Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, Ben Weisman2:58
5."Moon River"Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer2:28
6."My Last Date (with You)"Boudleaux Bryant, Floyd Cramer, Skeeter Davis2:36

Personnel

Charts

Title Chart Peak
position
"I Just Don't Understand" U.S Billboard Hot 100 17
"I Just Don't Understand" Cash Box Charts 15
"I Just Don't Understand" Record World Charts 10
"What Am I Supposed to Do" U.S Billboard Hot 100 82
"What Am I Supposed to Do" U.S Billboard Adult Contemporary 19
"What Am I Supposed to Do" Cash Box Charts 89
"What Am I Supposed to Do" Record World Charts 86

References

  1. Ruhlmann, William. Ann-Margret – On the Way Up: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1962/Billboard%201962-03-17.pdf
  3. "Ann-Margret Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. "Reviews of New Albums" (PDF). Billboard Music Week. No. 17 Mar, 1962. p. 29. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  5. "Album Reviews: Popular Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. No. 14 April 1962. p. 30. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  6. https://www.billboard.com/artist/ann-margret/
  7. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1961/CB-1961-09-16.pdf
  8. "Hit Records 1954-1982". Recordresearch. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  9. https://www.billboard.com/artist/ann-margret/
  10. https://www.billboard.com/artist/ann-margret/
  11. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1962/CB-1962-04-14.pdf
  12. "Hit Records 1954-1982". Recordresearch. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

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