Pat Boone (album)

Pat Boone
Studio album by
Pat Boone
ReleasedMay 1956
RecordedFebruary – December 1955
StudioUniversal Recording Corp. (Chicago)
GenrePop
Length29:03
LabelDot
ProducerRandy Wood
Pat Boone chronology
Pat Boone
(1956) 		Howdy!
(1956)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
Billboardpositive ("Spotlight" pick)[2]

Pat Boone is the debut album by Pat Boone.[1] Released by Dot Records in 1956, it compiled his recent hits such as "Ain't That a Shame", "At My Front Door", "Tutti Frutti", "Gee Whittakers", "I'll Be Home", with the addition of some newly recorded material.[2][3]

Chart performance

The album eventually peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Best Selling Pop LP's.[4][5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ain't That a Shame"Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew2:23
2."Rich in Love"Sam M. Lewis, Pete Wendling, George W. Meyer2:34
3."Two Hearts"Otis Williams, Henry Stone2:30
4."No Other Arms"Art Crafer, Jimmy Nebb2:13
5."Now I Know"Billy Vaughn, Beasley Smith2:15
6."Gee Whittakers"Winfield Scott2:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."At My Front Door"John C. Moore, Ewart Abner1:53
2."Take the Time"Joe Beal, Joseph Shank, Teddy Powell2:15
3."Tutti Frutti"Dorothy LaBostrie, Little Richard2:25
4."Tra-La-La"Dave Bartholomew, Tommy Ridgley2:45
5."Tennessee Saturday Night"Bill Hughes2:37
6."I'll Be Home"Fats Washington, Stan Lewis2:50

Charts

Chart (1957) Peak
position
US Billboard Best Selling Pop LP's[4] 20

References

  1. ^ a b Pat Boone - Pat Boone [1956]. AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Reviews and Rating of New Popular Albums. Billboard. May 19, 1956. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Pat Boone - Pat's Great Hits". Discogs. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 21. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Billboard magazine, October 14, 1957, page 26
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Boone_(1956_album)