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1960 studio album by Freddy Cannon
The Explosive Freddy Cannon
Studio album by Freddy Cannon
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1960 (1960-02-26)
Recorded1959
GenrePop
Length27:02
LabelSwan
Top Rank
ProducerBob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.
Freddy Cannon chronology
The Explosive Freddy Cannon
(1960) 		Freddy Cannon Sings Happy Shades of Blue
(1962)
Singles from The Explosive Freddy Cannon
  1. "Tallahassee Lassie"
    Released: May 1959
  2. "Okefenokee"
    Released: August 1959
  3. "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"
    Released: October 1959
  4. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
    Released: January 1960
  5. "California Here I Come"
    Released: February 1960 (UK only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide

The Explosive Freddy Cannon is the debut album of Freddy Cannon. Released in 1960, it spent one week at number one in the United Kingdom; it was Cannon's only number one album. It was also the first rock 'n' roll album to reach No. 1 on the UK albums chart, in part due to its cheaper price.

Track listing

  1. "Boston (My Home Town)" (Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.) – 2:02
  2. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) – 2:14
  3. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 2:16
  4. "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 2:29
  5. "St Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 2:38
  6. "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) – 1:46
  7. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" (Harry Stone, Jack Stapp) – 2:17
  8. "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (Don Swander, June Hershey) – 1:42
  9. "California Here I Come" (Al Jolson, B. G. De Sylva, Joseph Meyer) – 2:04
  10. "Okefenokee" (Crewe, Slay, Jr.) – 2:30
  11. "Carolina In The Morning" (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) – 2:30
  12. "Tallahassee Lassie" (Crewe, Slay, Jr., Frederick A. Picariello) – 2:34

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Singles

Year Single US UK
1959 "Tallahassee Lassie" 6 17
1960 "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" 3 3
1960 "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" 34
1960 "California Here I Come" 24

References

  1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 165.
  3. "Discourse". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 11, 1960 – via Google Books.
  4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 80.
  5. "Freddy Cannon to headline rock and doo wop showcase at F.M. Kirby Center". Times Leader. April 14, 2017.
  6. McAleer, Dave (March 19, 1995). "The All Music Book of Hit Albums". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Freddy Cannon". Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Charts - Freddy Cannon". Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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