Bluejean Bop!

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Bluejean Bop!
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Studio album by
Released13 August 1956
RecordedJune 1956[1]
GenreRock and roll
Length31:47
LabelCapitol
ProducerKen Nelson
Gene Vincent chronology
Bluejean Bop!
(1956)
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
(1957)
Singles from Bluejean Bop!
  1. "Bluejean Bop"
    Released: 12 October 1956
  2. "Jumps, Giggles And Shouts"
    Released: January 1957
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[1]

Bluejean Bop! is the debut album of Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, featuring rock and roll music as well as covers of pop standards. It was released in 1956 on the Capitol label. Bluejean Bop! was followed by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.

Track listing[]

  1. "Bluejean Bop" (Hal Levy, Gene Vincent) – 2:35
  2. "Jezebel" (Wayne Shanklin) – 2:38
  3. "Who Slapped John?" (Tex Davis, Vincent) – 2:07
  4. "Ain't She Sweet" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 2:44
  5. "I Flipped" (Richard Penniman, Chilton Price) – 2:38
  6. "Waltz of the Wind" (Fred Rose) – 2:59
  7. "Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back" (Hadda Brooks) – 2:11
  8. "Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Willie Raskin) – 2:45
  9. "Jumps, Giggles and Shouts" (Davis, Vincent) – 3:06
  10. "Up a Lazy River" (Sidney Arodin, Hoagy Carmichael) – 2:35
  11. "Bop Street" (Tex Davis, Cliff Gallup) – 2:38
  12. "Peg O' My Heart" (Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher) – 2:27

Personnel[]

  • Gene Vincent – guitar, vocals

The Blue Caps[]

  • "Galloping" Cliff Gallup – lead guitar
  • "Wee" Willie Williams – rhythm guitar
  • "Jumpin'" Jack Neal – upright bass
  • "Be-Bop" Dickie Harrell – drums

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Eder, Bruce (1 April 2002). Bluejean Bop! – Gene Vincent | AllMusic: Review. Allmusic. Retrieved on 16 June 2016.
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