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Songs I Sing on The Jackie Gleason Show

Songs I Sing on The Jackie Gleason Show is the debut album by American comedian Frank Fontaine, released in 1963.

Songs I Sing on The Jackie Gleason Show
Fontaine making a silly face
Studio album by
Frank Fontaine
ReleasedJanuary 7, 1963 (1963-01-07)
Recorded1962
StudioBell Sound Studios, New York City, New York, US
GenreVocal pop
Length32:43
LanguageEnglish
LabelABC-Paramount
ProducerSid Feller
Frank Fontaine chronology
''Songs I Sing on The Jackie Gleason Show
(1963) 		Sings Like Crazy
(1963)

Reception edit

Released in January, this album sold over 300,000 copies in its first month[1] and went gold by May 1968.[2] This was the tenth debut album to top the Billboard 200,[3] and stayed on the top spot from March 16 to April 13. The recording received promotion on The Jackie Gleason Show, leading to international release.[4]

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4.5 out of 5 stars.[5]

Track listing edit

  1. "When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver" (Peter DeRose and Charles Tobias) – 2:27
  2. "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" (Jaan Kenbrovin and John W. Kellette) – 2:40
  3. "That Old Gang of Mine" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson, and Billy Rose) – 2:36
  4. "Daddy's Little Girl" (Bobby Burke) – 2:50
  5. "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" (Nat D. Ayer and Clifford Grey) – 3:15
  6. "Mary's a Grand Old Name" (George M. Cohan) – 2:38
  7. "(The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart" (Ben Ryan) – 2:27
  8. "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" (Frank R. Adams, Joe E. Howard, and Will M. Hough) – 2:32
  9. "Beautiful" (Frank Fontaine, Joe Riccitelli, and Murray Todris) – 3:06
  10. "If I Had My Way" (James Kendis and Lou Klein) – 2:46
  11. "Always" (Irving Berlin) – 2:44
  12. "Easter Parade" (Berlin) – 2:42

Personnel edit

  • Frank Fontaine – vocals
  • ARW Productions – cover design
  • Sid Feller – arrangement on "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", "Daddy's Little Girl", "Mary's a Grand Old Name", "(The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart", "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now", "If I Had My Way", and "Easter Parade"; production
  • Jackie Gleason – liner notes
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Maurice Seymour – cover photography
  • Eddie Smith – engineering
  • Sammy Spear – orchestra conducting
  • Bill Stegmeyer – arrangement on "When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver", "That Old Gang of Mine", "If You Were the Only Girl in the World", "Beautiful", and "Always"

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Gleason Offers TV Spots to Kid Talent". Billboard. Vol. 75, no. 7. February 16, 1962. p. 01. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ "ABC Gets 2 Gold Records in One Week". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 21. May 25, 1968. p. 6. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Green, Paul (March 6, 1982). "Chartbeat: Go-Go's Go All the Way; LRB: 5 Years In Top 10". General News. Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 9. p. 6. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "Australia". International News Reports. Billboard. Vol. 75, no. 35. August 31, 1963. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ "Frank Fontaine – Songs I Song on The Jackie Gleason Show". AllMusic. RhythmOne. n.d. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

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