Shelley! is the self-titled debut pop album by singer and actress Shelley Fabaresreleased 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.[1]Shelley! features a guest appearance by Paul Petersen on the track "Very Unlikely".[2] The backup vocals were performed by the girl group The Blossoms.[3]
Shelley! was released in June 1962. One month after its release the album charted at #106 on the Billboard 200 Chart.[5] 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.[6] The song was released shortly before her Shelley! album and became a #1 US Hot 100 hit for two weeks on the pop chart.[7] "Johnny Angel" sold over a million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[8] "Johnny Angel" also charted at #41 on the UK Singles Chart[9] 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.[10]
The Shelley! album was released on Compact Disc 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.
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^Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits: The Inside Story Behind Every Number One Single on Billboard's Hot 100 from 1955 to the Present (5 ed.). Billboard Books. p. 107. ISBN0-8230-7677-6.