The Explosive Freddy Cannon

The Explosive Freddy Cannon
Studio album by
Freddy Cannon
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1960 (1960-02-26)
Recorded1959
GenrePop
Length27:02
LabelSwan[1]
Top Rank[2]
ProducerBob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.[3]
Freddy Cannon chronology
The Explosive Freddy Cannon
(1960) 		Freddy Cannon Sings Happy Shades of Blue
(1962)
Singles from The Explosive Freddy Cannon
  1. "Tallahassee Lassie"
    Released: May 1959
  2. "Okefenokee"
    Released: August 1959
  3. "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"
    Released: October 1959
  4. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
    Released: January 1960
  5. "California Here I Come"
    Released: February 1960 (UK only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

The Explosive Freddy Cannon is the debut album of Freddy Cannon. Released in 1960, it spent one week at number one in the United Kingdom; it was Cannon's only number one album. It was also the first rock 'n' roll album to reach No. 1 on the UK albums chart, in part due to its cheaper price.[5][6]

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 165.
  3. ^ "Discourse". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 11, 1960 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 80.
  5. ^ "Freddy Cannon to headline rock and doo wop showcase at F.M. Kirby Center". Times Leader. April 14, 2017.
  6. ^ McAleer, Dave (March 19, 1995). "The All Music Book of Hit Albums". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.