Blue Moon is the debut studio album by the doo-wop group The Marcels. It was released in 1961 on Colpix Records and included 12 songs. The album was available in mono, catalogue number CP-416. Blue Moon was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips and recorded in New York at RCA Studios. Blue Moon features a cover version of the Judy Garland hit "Over the Rainbow". Four decades after the group's debut album was released, the Marcels were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.[1]
Reception
Although the album Blue Moon failed to chart on the Billboard albums chart, the first single "Blue Moon" did well. The single charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks,[2] charted at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] sold one million copies and the group was awarded a gold disc.[4]
Track listing
- Side one
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| 1. | "Blue Moon" | 2:17 |
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| 2. | "Goodbye to Love" | 2:35 |
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| 3. | "Sweet Was the Wine" | 2:10 |
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| 4. | "Peace of Mind" | 2:34 |
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| 5. | "A Fallen Tear" | 2:39 |
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| 6. | "Over the Rainbow" | 2:40 |
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- Side two
| Title |
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| 7. | "I'll Be Forever Loving You" | 2:21 |
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| 8. | "Two People in the World" | 2:22 |
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| 9. | "Most of All" | 2:12 |
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| 10. | "Teeter Totter Love" | 2:02 |
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| 11. | "Sunday Kind of Love" | 2:22 |
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| 12. | "Crazy Bells" | 2:21 |
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References