Howdy! (Pat Boone album)
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| Released | September 1956 | |||
| Label | Dot[1] | |||
| Producer | Randy Wood[2] | |||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [1] |
Howdy! is a studio album by Pat Boone, released in 1956.[4] It followed a self-titled compilation album of previously released singles, making Howdy! Boone's studio album debut.[3]
Billboard listed Howdy! as the 19th best selling pop album of 1956, and as the 17th most played by radio.[5]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote: "Boone's musical instincts are keenly evident to the senses: never too much when exercising his strong young voice on 'Lucky Old Sun', never too little with the sweet subtlety of 'Would You Like to Take a Walk?'."[3]
Track listing
- A1 "Begin The Beguine" (Cole Porter)
- A2 "Hummin' the Blues" (Beasley Smith, Billy Vaughn)
- A3 "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" (Billy Rose, Harry Warren, Mort Dixon)
- A4 "All I Do Is Dream Of You" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown)
- A5 "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie)
- A6 "Beg Your Pardon" (Beasley Smith, Francis Craig)
- B1 "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy" (Harry Stone, Jack Stapp)
- B2 "With You" (Irving Berlin)
- B3 "Every Little Thing" (Beasley Smith)
- B4 "Forgive Me" (Jack Yellen, Milton Ager)
- B5 "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Jule Styne, Ned Miller)
- B6 "Harbor Lights" (Jimmy Kennedy, P.K. DeGooreynd)
References
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. pp. 756–757.
- ^ "Randy Wood dies at 94; music industry innovator founded Dot Records". Los Angeles Times. April 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Howdy! - Pat Boone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Pat Boone". www.cbsnews.com.
- ^ "1956's Top Popular Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 26, 1957 – via Google Books.
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