You Were Only Fooling
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| Released | June 1965 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop, vocal pop | |||
| Length | 30:43 | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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| Singles from You Were Only Fooling | ||||
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You Were Only Fooling is a studio album by American singer Vic Damone, released in June 1965, by Warner Records. This was his first project after leaving Capitol Records. It was produced by Jimmy Bowen.[1]
The album was released on compact disc by Collectables Records on August 12, 2003, as a double album pairing it with Damone's album, Country Love Songs.[2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| New Record Mirror |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
The album was well received by critics at the time of its release. Billboard called it "The Most commercial LP of his career, stating that it featured "his sound is heard on ther current pop hits, his is in a fine voice."[6]
Cash Box called it "List of Veteran favorites" stating "When it comes to smooth, easy vocalizing and a warm, honest handling of a tender balled"[7]
The Honolulu Advertiser stated that The rest of the kit such clicks as "It's Not Unusual," "I'll Never Find Another You," "For Mama" is superb!"[8]
Record Mirror called the album "Pleasant enough set from the strangely-underrated talent, and stated that Damone has a highly professional gloss to his work, and Erine Freeman's backing aggrehations help greatly."[4]
The San Francisco Examiner stated that "He shows his versatility here by restyling the old timer, "Careless Hands." One of the best arrangements is "And Roses and Roses," on which "Da Moan" does extra well."[9]
Chart performance
[edit]The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated July 10 of that year and remained on the chart for ten weeks, eventually reaching number 86[10] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated July 17, of that year, and remained on the chart for a total of 5 weeks, peaking at number 91[11] and was not considered a success, either aesthectically or at the cashbox.[12]
The single, "Why Don't You Believe Me?", "bubbled under" Billboard's Hot 100 chart, reaching number 127,[13] and peaked at number 25 on the magazine's Easy Listening chart.[14]
"You Were Only Fooling" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated April 17, 1965, eventually reaching number 30 during a ten-week stay on the chart.[15] The song reached number eight on the magazine's Easy Listening chart.[14], and number 28 on the Cashbox singles chart.[16] The song marked his last of 40 hits on the Hot 100.[15][17]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Were Only Fooling" | Billy Faier, Larry Fotine, Fred Meadows | 2:34 |
| 2. | "I'll Never Find Another You" | Tom Springfield | 2:47 |
| 3. | "The Thrill of Lovin' You" | Sam M. Lewis, Ben Weisman | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Stranger in the World" | Howard Greenfield, Jack Keller | 2:44 |
| 5. | "For Mama (La Mamma)" | Charles Aznavour, Don Black, Robert Gall | 3:12 |
| 6. | "It's Not Unusual" | Les Reed, Gordon Mills | 2:28 |
Side two
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "...and Roses and Roses" | Ray Gilbert, Dorival Caymmi | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Why Don't You Believe Me?" | Lew Douglas, King Laney, Roy Rodde | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" | Don Robertson. Hal Blair | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Careless Hands" | Carl Sigman, Bob Hilliard | 2:36 |
| 5. | "I've Been Lookin'" | Sonny Curtis | 2:16 |
| 6. | "Dream on Little Dreamer" | Fred Burch, Jan Crutchfield | 2:31 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs | 86 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | "You Were Only Fooling" | US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 30 |
| US Easy Listening[14] | 8 | ||
| US Cashbox[16] | 28 | ||
| "Why Don't You Believe Me?" | US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 127 | |
| US Easy Listening[14] | 25 | ||
| US Cashbox | 90 |
References
[edit]- ^ Friedwald, Will (2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Pantheon Books. p. 133. ISBN 9780375421495.
- ^ "Vic Damone - You Were Only Fooling/Country Love Songs Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Vic Damone – You Were Only Fooling: Album Ratings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ a b "Here's the first batch of Warner LP's issued by Pye" (PDF). Record Mirror. August 21, 1965. p. 10.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 392. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1965-06-19. p. 68.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 26, no. 26. June 19, 1965. p. 39.
- ^ "On The Record". The Honolulu Advertiser. June 24, 1965. p. 38. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Pop Albums". San Francisco Examiner. July 11, 1965. p. 188. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ Friedwald, Will (2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Pantheon Books. p. 133. ISBN 9780375421495.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
- ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 172. ISBN 0898201551.
- ^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 12, 1965".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Joel Whitburn's Top pop singles, 1940-1955. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research. p. 18.