The Explosive Freddy Cannon

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The Explosive Freddy Cannon
Studio album by
Freddy Cannon
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1960 (1960-02-26)
Recorded1959
GenrePop
Length27:02
LabelSwan[1]
Top Rank[2]
ProducerBob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.[3]
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[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

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.[5][6]

Track listing[edit]

  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[edit]

Technical[edit]

Charts[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Single US UK
1959 "Tallahassee Lassie" 6[7] 17[8]
1960 "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" 3 3[8]
1960 "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" 34[7]
1960 "California Here I Come" 24[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100 - Freddy Cannon". Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Official Charts - Freddy Cannon". Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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