Shelley! (album)
Encyclopedia
Shelley! is the self-titled debut pop album by singer and actress Shelley Fabares
released in 1962
on Colpix Records
. It was available in both mono
and stereo
, catalogue numbers CP-426 and SCP-426.
The album was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips and was recorded at United Western Recorders
in Hollywood, California. Shelley! peaked on the Billboard 200
Albums Chart at #106 in July 1962. The album also spawned the number one hit single, "Johnny Angel" in April 1962 on the Billboard Hot 100
Chart.
Shelley! features a guest appearance by Paul Petersen
on the track "Very Unlikely". The backup vocals were performed by the girl group The Blossoms
.
Chart. The first single taken from Shelley! was "Johnny Angel
", and it was performed by Fabares on The Donna Reed Show
during the show's fourth season. The song was released shortly before her Shelley! album and became a #1 US Hot 100 hit for two weeks on the pop chart. "Johnny Angel" sold over a million copies and was awarded a gold disc
. "Johnny Angel" also charted at #41 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #1 in Canada. Fabares lip-synched her hit single on American Bandstand
during a June 19, 1962 television
appearance to promote her debut album.
Side 2
in its entirety for the first time as part of a 2 LPs on 1 CD set released by Collectables
in September 2000. This included the original liner notes from the 1962 album.
Shelley Fabares
Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares is an American actress and singer. Fabares is known for her roles as Donna Reed's oldest child, Mary Stone, on The Donna Reed Show , and as Craig T. Nelson's love interest and eventual wife, Christine Armstrong Fox, on the sitcom Coach. She also was Elvis...
released in 1962
1962 in music
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on Colpix Records
Colpix Records
Colpix Records was the first recording company for Columbia Pictures–Screen Gems. Colpix got its name from combining Columbia and Pictures . It was founded by Jonie Taps and Harry Cohn in 1958, and was based in New York City. Paul Wexler headed the label. Stu Phillips was in charge of A&R...
. It was available in both mono
Monaural
Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...
and stereo
Stereophonic sound
The term Stereophonic, commonly called stereo, sound refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective...
, catalogue numbers CP-426 and SCP-426.
The album was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips and was recorded at United Western Recorders
United Western Recorders
United Western Recorders, often abbreviated to UWR, was a renowned recording studio complex in Hollywood, California, which became one of the most successful independent recording studios in the world in the late 1950s and 1960s....
in Hollywood, California. Shelley! peaked on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
Albums Chart at #106 in July 1962. The album also spawned the number one hit single, "Johnny Angel" in April 1962 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
Chart.
Shelley! features a guest appearance by Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen
William Paul Petersen is an American movie actor, singer, novelist, and activist. Primarily known for his character-type roles in the 1960s and 1970s, as an adult Petersen established the organization A Minor Consideration to support child stars and other child laborers through legislation,...
on the track "Very Unlikely". The backup vocals were performed by the girl group The Blossoms
The Blossoms
The Blossoms were a backing group from California. They had a recording career in their own right and were to the American West Coast what The Sweet Inspirations were to the East Coast and The Andantes were for Motown.-Early years:...
.
Reception
Shelley! was released in June 1962. One month after its release the album charted at #106 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
Chart. The first single taken from Shelley! was "Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel (song)
"Johnny Angel" is the debut pop single by Shelley Fabares released in 1962 on the Colpix label.It was the first single taken from her debut solo album Shelley! which was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips. "Johnny Angel" was written by Lyn Duddy and Lee Pockriss. The single premiered on an...
", and it was performed by Fabares on The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the upper middle class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz appears as her pediatrician husband Alex, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children Mary and Jeff. The show originally aired on ABC at 10 pm from September...
during the show's fourth season. The song was released shortly before her Shelley! album and became a #1 US Hot 100 hit for two weeks on the pop chart. "Johnny Angel" sold over a million copies and was awarded a gold disc
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
. "Johnny Angel" also charted at #41 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #1 in Canada. Fabares lip-synched her hit single on American Bandstand
American Bandstand
American Bandstand is an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer...
during a June 19, 1962 television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
appearance to promote her debut album.
Track listing
Side 1Side 2
Charts
| Chart 1962 | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
106 |
Re-release
The Shelley! album was released on Compact DiscCompact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in its entirety for the first time as part of a 2 LPs on 1 CD set released by Collectables
Collectables Records
Collectables is a reissue record label founded in 1980 by Jerry Greene. Greene was previously associated with New York City's Times Square Record Shop, Philadelphia's Record Museum retail chain, and the Lost Nite and Crimson record labels....
in September 2000. This included the original liner notes from the 1962 album.