''Shelley!'' is the self-titled debut pop album by singer and actress

Shelley Fabares Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (; born January 19, 1944) is a retired American actress and singer. She is known for her television roles as Mary Stone on the sitcom ''The Donna Reed Show'' (1958–1963) and as Christine Armstrong on the sitc ...

, released in 1962 on

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. It was available in both

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and

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, catalogue numbers CP-426 and SCP-426. The album was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips and recorded at

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in Hollywood, California. ''Shelley!'' peaked on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart at No. 106 in July 1962. The album includes the hit single, "Johnny Angel", which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in April 1962. ''Shelley!'' features a guest appearance by

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on the track "Very Unlikely". The backup vocals were performed by the girl group

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Reception

''Shelley!'' was released in June 1962. One month after its release the album charted at No. 106 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart. The first single from the album was "

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", performed by Fabares on ''

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'' during the show's fourth season. The song was released shortly before her ''Shelley!'' album and became a #1 US Hot 100 hit for two weeks on the pop chart. "Johnny Angel" sold over a million copies and was awarded a

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. "Johnny Angel" also charted at #41 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #1 in Canada. Fabares lip-synched her hit single on ''

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'' during a June 19, 1962 television appearance to promote the album.

Track listing

Side one

Side two

Recording dates

The following recording date information is taken from the liner notes of the 1994 CD compilation ''The Best of Shelley Fabares''.(1994) ''The Best of Shelley Fabares'' by Shelley Fabares D booklet Los Angeles: Rhino Records R2 71651. *September 8–11, 1961– "Where's It Gonna Get Me", "Johnny Angel", "Very Unlikely" *April 9, 1962– "I’m Growing Up", "Boy of My Own" *April 27, 1962– "Love Letters", "True Love", "It’s Been a Long, Long Time", "Funny Face" *May 5, 1962– "Picnic", "Hi Lilli, Hi-Lo"

Charts

Re-release

''Shelley!'' was released on

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in its entirety for the first time as part of a 2 LPs on 1-CD set released by

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in September 2000. This included the original liner notes from the 1962 album.

References

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