''Teenage Triangle'' is a joint compilation album by three pop artists,

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 ...

James Darren James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024), known by his stage name James Darren, was an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring and su ...

and

Paul Petersen Paul Petersen (born September 23, 1945) is an American actor, singer, novelist and activist. He rose to prominence in the 1950s playing Jeff Stone on '' The Donna Reed Show''. Petersen pursued a singing career in the 1960s. In the 1980s and 1 ...

. It was released in 1963 on

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and included 12 tracks with four songs from each of the three singers, most of which were previously released. The album was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips. It was available in both

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and

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, catalogue numbers CP-444 and SCP-444. A follow-up compilation featuring the same artists, ''More Teenage Triangle'', was released by Colpix in 1964.

Reception

''Teenage Triangle'' peaked on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart at No. 48 in May 1963. Seven of the singles were U.S. Top 40 hits; two from Fabares, two from Petersen and three from Darren.

Track listing

Side 1 Side 2

Charts

Re-release

In 1999, both ''Teenage Triangle'' and ''More Teenage Triangle'' were released for the first time on

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in their entirety as a "twofer" CD by

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. It included the original liner notes from the albums.

References

{{Authority control 1963 compilation albums Shelley Fabares albums James Darren albums Paul Petersen albums Colpix Records compilation albums Split albums