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==Release and critical reception== |
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==Release and critical reception== |
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''Special Delivery'' was released in August 1961 by the RCA Victor label<ref>{{cite magazine |title=August Album Releases |magazine=] |date=August 19, 1961 |page=32 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1961/CB-1961-08-19-OCR-Page-0032.pdf#search=%22della%20reese%20special%20delivery%22 |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> and was her seventh studio album. It was distributed as a ], offered in both mono and stereo formats. Six selections were featured on each side of the disc.<ref name="Liner Notes"/> A re-issued version of the project was released via ] in February 2017 by the Sepia label and featured ten additional tracks not originally issued on the first album.<ref name="CD Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Reese |first1=Della |title=''Special Delivery'' (Liner Notes) |journal=Sepia Records |date=February 10, 2017 |id=SEPIA-1306 (CD)}}</ref> The album was met with positive reception following its release. '']'' magazine named it one of their "Popular Picks of the Week" in early September 1961, calling it her "best album to date". Furthermore, they concluded, "Exciting LP fare that will stand the songstress in good stead for new fans."<ref name="CB"/> The '']'' wrote that Reese's "big natural voice is powerfully potent" in many of the album's selections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ober |first1=Chuck |title='Lookin' Good' Album Triumph for Joe Gordon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t3xPAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=della+reese+special+delivery&article_id=3948,4803905&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjisoqm0MmKAxXmRjABHbfrMkIQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=della%20reese%20special%20delivery&f=false |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=] |date=February 19, 1962 |page=18}}</ref> Although no written review was provided, ] rated the album two out of five possible stars.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Special Delivery'': Della Reese: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/special-delivery-mw0000872172#userReviews |website=] |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> |
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''Special Delivery'' was released in August 1961 by the RCA Victor label<ref>{{cite magazine |title=August Album Releases |magazine=] |date=August 19, 1961 |page=32 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1961/CB-1961-08-19-OCR-Page-0032.pdf#search=%22della%20reese%20special%20delivery%22 |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> and was her seventh studio album. It was distributed as a ], offered in both mono and stereo formats. Six selections were featured on each side of the disc.<ref name="Liner Notes"/> A re-issued version of the project was released via ] in February 2017 by the Sepia label and featured ten additional tracks not originally issued on the first album.<ref name="CD Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Reese |first1=Della |title=''Special Delivery'' (Liner Notes) |journal=Sepia Records |date=February 10, 2017 |id=SEPIA-1306 (CD)}}</ref> The album was met with positive reception following its release. '']'' magazine named it one of their "Popular Picks of the Week" in early September 1961, calling it her "best album to date". Furthermore, they concluded, "Exciting LP fare that will stand the songstress in good stead for new fans."<ref name="CB"/> The '']'' wrote that Reese's "big natural voice is powerfully potent" in many of the album's selections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ober |first1=Chuck |title='Lookin' Good' Album Triumph for Joe Gordon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t3xPAAAAIBAJ&dq=della+reese+special+delivery&pg=PA18&article_id=3948,4803905 |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=] |date=February 19, 1962 |page=18}}</ref> Although no written review was provided, ] rated the album two out of five possible stars.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Special Delivery'': Della Reese: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/special-delivery-mw0000872172#userReviews |website=] |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> |
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==Chart performance and singles== |
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==Chart performance and singles== |
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''Special Delivery'' was Reese's second album to make the US '']'' ], rising to the number 113 position in 1961. It was one of four LP's by Reese to make the ''Billboard'' 200 list through 1966.<ref name="Billboard 200">{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=The Billboard Albums Includes Every Album that Made the Billboard 200 Chart: 50 Year History of the Rock Era |date=2006 |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |isbn=978-0898201666}}</ref> The album included one single's whose release preceded the album: "Won'cha Come Home, Bill Bailey". The original single was released in March 1961 by RCA Victor and was backed on the ] with "The Touch of Your Lips".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Reese |first1=Della |title="]"/"]" (7" vinyl single) |journal=] |date=March 1961 |id=47-7867}}</ref> The single made the US ] chart, peaking at the number 98 position in 1961, becoming her eighth song to reach the chart.<ref name="Top Pop Singles">{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 |date=2003 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=978-0898201550}}</ref> |
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''Special Delivery'' was Reese's second album to make the US '']'' ], rising to the number 113 position in 1961. It was one of four LP's by Reese to make the ''Billboard'' 200 list through 1966.<ref name="Billboard 200">{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=The Billboard Albums Includes Every Album that Made the Billboard 200 Chart: 50 Year History of the Rock Era |date=2006 |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |isbn=978-0898201666}}</ref> The album included one single's whose release preceded the album: "Won'cha Come Home, Bill Bailey". The original single was released in March 1961 by RCA Victor and was backed on the ] with "The Touch of Your Lips".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Reese |first1=Della |title="Won'cha Come Home, Bill Bailey"/"The Touch of Your Lips" (7" vinyl single) |journal=] |date=March 1961 |id=47-7867}}</ref> The single made the US ] chart, peaking at the number 98 position in 1961, becoming her eighth song to reach the chart.<ref name="Top Pop Singles">{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 |date=2003 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=978-0898201550}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
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==Track listing== |
