| Linger Awhile with Vic Damone | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
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| Length | 28:36 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Jack Marshall | |||
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Linger Awhile with Vic Damone is a studio album by American singer Vic Damone, released in 1962, by Capitol Records. This was his first project after leaving Columbia Records. It was produced by Jack Marshall.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album made its debut on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated March 3 of that year and stayed around for 19 weeks, eventually reaching number 64.[2]
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by EMI Music Distribution in 1997, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Damone's Capitol Records from January 1963, My Baby Loves to Swing.[3]
Reception
Nick Dedina of AllMusic gave the album a strong review and said, Damone's voice is as beautiful as ever and he finds a nice balance between intimate romance and winking good humor. though he throws in plenty of jazz guitar. lets listeners know that the album is really geared toward amorous conquests and romantic evenings at home."[4]
Billboard notes "The set swings politely throught most of the album in an adult dance tempo groove, Jack Marshall is responsible for the compatable backgrounds."[5]
Charts
| Chart (1962) | Peak
position |
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| United States (Top LP'S) | 64 |
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Linger Awhile" | Harry Owens, Vincent Rose | 1:59 |
| 2. | "Soft Lights and Sweet Music (from the British Lion Films Pictures: Soft Lights and Sweet Music" | Irving Berlin | 2:08 |
| 3. | "Close Your Eyes" | Bernice Petkere | 2:09 |
| 4. | "Deep Night" | Charles E. Henderson, Rudy Vallée | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Stella by Starlight (from the Paramount Pictures: The Uninvited)" | Ned Washington, Victor Young | 2:03 |
| 6. | "One Love" | Leo Robin, Vincent Rose | 2:07 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let's Face the Music and Dance (from the RKO Radio Pictures: Follow the Fleet)" | Irving Berlin | 2:25 |
| 2. | "After the Lights Go Down Low" | Leroy Lovett, Alan White | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Change Partners (from the RKO Radio Pictures: Carefree" | Irving Berlin | 1:28 |
| 4. | "There! I've Said It Again " | Redd Evans, David Mann | 3:04 |
| 5. | "In the Still of the Night (from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film: Rosalie)" | Cole Porter | 2:24 |
| 6. | "When Lights Are Low" | Benny Carter, Spencer Williams | 2:21 |
References
- ↑ "Vic Damone – Linger awhile with Vic Damone: Album Ratings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
- ↑ "Linger Awhile with Vic Damone/My Baby Loves to Swing". allmusic.com. EMI Music Distribution. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "Vic Damone – Linger awhile with Vic Damone: Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1962-01-06. p. 22.