Jack Jones Sings

Jack Jones Sings
Studio album by
Jack Jones
Released1966
StudioUnited Recording (LA)
GenreTraditional pop
LabelKapp Records
Jack Jones chronology
For the "In" Crowd
(1966) 		Jack Jones Sings
(1966) 		Lady
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Jack Jones Sings is an album by pop vocalist Jack Jones.[3] It was arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmichael. Doug Talbert played piano.

Background

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The album was recorded soon after his hit song "A Day in the Life of a Fool", which hit #4 on the AC chart and #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album consists of many cover songs.

Charts

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The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 26, 1966, and remained on the chart for 12 weeks, peaking at number 75.[4][5] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated November 12, 1966, remaining on the chart for 14 weeks and peaking at number 37.[6]

Track listing

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  1. "A Day in the Life of a Fool" (Manhã de Carnaval from Black Orpheus) (Carl Sigman,Luiz Bonfá) (2:20)
  2. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) (3:19)
  3. "Somewhere There's Someone" (Dave Heisler, Charles Nathan) (2:16)
  4. "Watch What Happens" (from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) (Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel) (2:43)
  5. "People Will Say We're in Love" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) (1:49)
  6. "Love After Midnight" (Bert Kaempfert, Joe Seneca, Herbert Rehbein) (2:40)
  7. "Somewhere, My Love" (Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago) (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster) (2:20)
  8. "The Shining Sea" (from The Russians Are Coming) (Johnny Mandel, Peggy Lee) (3:16)
  9. "The Face I Love" (Ray Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) (1:49)
  10. "Street of Dreams" (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) (2:31)
  11. "The Snows of Yesteryear" (Fred Talbert, Paul Francis Webster) (2:49)
  12. "I Don't Care Much" (John Kander, Fred Ebb) (2:24)

Charts

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Chart (1966) Peak

position

US Top LPs (Billboard)[5] 75
US Cashbox[6] 37

References

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  1. ^ Jack Jones Sings at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 766. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "Top LPs – Curtain Time by Jack Jones". Billboard. Billboard Publications, Inc. November 2, 1968. p. 78. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "Jack Jones – Charting Albums". tsort.info. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 396. ISBN 0898201179. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 186. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.


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