Navy Blue (album)

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Navy Blue
Studio album by
Diane Renay
Released1964
GenrePop
Length37:19
LabelCollectables
ProducerBob Crewe
Singles from Navy Blue
  1. "Growin' Up Too Fast"
    Released: 1964
  2. "Navy Blue"
    Released: 1964
  3. "Watch Out, Sally!"
    Released: 1964
  4. "Kiss Me Sailor"
    Released: 1964

"Navy Blue" is the debut studio album by American performer Diane Renay,[1] released in 1964.[2] It included two Top 40 hits, "Navy Blue" and "Kiss Me Sailor."[2][3]

Release[]

The album was released in 1964 following the worldwide success of "Navy Blue."[4] It reached number 54 on the Billboard Top LPs chart (now called The Billboard Hot 200), spending 11 weeks on the chart.[3]

All four of the album's singles were featured on the girl-group anthology "Growin' Up Too Fast."[5]

Critical reception[]

The album is retrospectively regarded as a girl-pop classic. An Allmusic review by Richie Untenburger called the album "passable" and praised "Watch Out, Sally!" as being "one of the bitchiest girl-group revenge tales ever cut," awarding the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.[2]

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kiss Me Sailor"Eddie Rambeau2:48
2."Soft-Spoken Guy"
2:48
3."Please Forget Me"Bob Crewe3:15
4."Hello Heartaches"
2:51
5."Man of Mystery"
2:29
6."Navy Blue"
2:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bell Botton Trousers"Moe Jaffe2:56
2."Soldier Boy"
2:51
3."A Present from Eddie"
  • Eddie Rambeau
  • Bob Crewe
2:59
4."Sooner or Later"Bob Crewe2:01
5."He Promised Me Forevermore"
2:23
6."Unbelievable Guy"
2:45

Note

  • Later pressings of the album included "Growin' Up Too Fast" and "Watch Out, Sally!" as bonus tracks[2] The former was the namesake of a 1960s girl-pop collection.[5][6]

Charts[]

Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Top LPs[3] 54

References[]

  1. ^ "Diane Renay Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Unterburger, Richie. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Diane Renay Chart History". Billboard.biz. Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ^ James, Gary. "Gary James' Interview With Diane Renay". Classic Bands. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Unterberger, Richie. "Growin' Up Too Fast". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  6. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Biography". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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