Calcutta! is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1961 on the Dot label (catalog no. DLP-3359). The album featured Frank Scott at the harpsichord and included Welk's No. 1 hit single, "Calcutta".[1][2]
| Calcutta! | |
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| Studio album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Genre | Easy listening |
| Label | Dot |
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on January 30, 1961, held the No. 1 spot for 11 weeks, and remained on that chart for 50 weeks. It was certified as a gold record by the RIAA.[3]
AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four stars. Reviewer Greg Adams praised its "brisk rhythms, hand claps, wordless chorus, and prominent melody" as "an infectious instrumental."[2]
Track listing edit
Side 1
- "Calcutta" (Heino Gaze) [2:12]
- "Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea)" (Busch, Holt, Scharfenberger) [2:13]
- "Perfidia" (Leeds, Dominguez) [2:00]
- "April in Portugal" (Ferrao, Galhardo, Larue) [2:05]
- "Humoresque Boogie" (Welk, Cates) [2:08]
- "Corrine Corrina" (Williams, Chatman Parish) [2:17]
Side 2
- "Bombay" [2:08]
- "Mam'selle" [1:55]
- "Mountain King" [2:32]
- "Blue Tango" [2:10]
- "Ruby" [2:30]
- "Save the Last Dance for Me" [2:33]
References edit
- ^ "Lawrence Welk – Calcutta!". Discogs. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "'Round the World with Les Baxter". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 329. ISBN 0823076318.