Our Song (album)
| Our Song | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Vocal, easy listening | |||
| Length | 32:30 | |||
| Label | Kapp[1] | |||
| Jack Jones chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Record World | Positive, "Album of the Week"[3] |
Our Song is an album by American singer Jack Jones, released in 1967.
Background
The album was recorded and released after two successful singles, "Now I Know" and the later released "Our Song", which the album was a namesake of. The album includes the McCartney-penned Beatles song, "Michelle,"[4] and a few songs from the 1967 film Doctor Dolittle,[3] but otherwise avoids cover songs.[5]
Reception
Cashbox magazine said that Jones "performs with vibrant intensity," and that "...the set should score solidly with the chanter’s fans."[6]
Record World magazine put the album in its "Albums of the Week" section, writing that a couple of songs from "Doctor Dolittle" and other "good things" "enliven" the new album.[3]
Chart performance
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in October 1967, peaking at No. 148 and remaining on the chart for seven weeks.[7] In Cashbox the album would break into the Top 100 Albums, reaching No. 71 during a nine-week run on the chart.[8] The album debuted on the Record World 100 Top LP's chart in October too, but reached a higher No. 66 on the chart.[9]
Singles
"Now I Know" was a single by Jack Jones, released in May 1967.[10] His version peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart.[11]
"Our Song" reached No. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 76 on Cashbox's singles chart, and No. 13 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.[12] Cashbox said that Jones did an "Excellent reading of a wonderfully constructed tune."[4] Both songs were included on the album, along with their B-sides ("More and More" and "Michelle", respectively).
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Our Song" | Umberto Bindi / Franco Califano / Anthony Ralph Clarke / Nicola Salerno | 02:47 |
| 2. | "Michelle" | John Lennon / Paul McCartney | 03:46 |
| 3. | "After Today" | Leslie Bricusse / Bob Merrill / Jule Styne | 01:54 |
| 4. | "Don't Give Your Love Away" | Bass / Maury Laws | 02:40 |
| 5. | "More and More" | Tommy Karen / Allan Reuss / Rainey Robinson | 02:12 |
| 6. | "When I Look in Your Eyes" | Leslie Bricusse | 02:33 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Now I Know" | James Last / Stanley Jay Gelber / Scott English | 02:50 |
| 8. | "Oh How Much I Love You" | Domenico Modugno / Lee Pockriss / Paul Vance | 03:40 |
| 9. | "As Time Goes By" | Herman Hupfeld | 02:25 |
| 10. | "The True Picture" | Edward Heyman / Sidney Lippman | 02:54 |
| 11. | "'Cause I Got So Much Lovin' in Me" | Pearl Bender / Gloria Shayne | 02:28 |
| 12. | "Along the Way" | Leslie Bricusse / Bob Merrill / Jule Styne | 02:06 |
| Total length: | 32:30 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top LPs (Billboard)[7] | 148 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[8] | 71 |
| US Record World 100 Top LP's[9] | 66 |
References
- ^ "Top LPs – Our Song by Jack Jones". Billboard. 2 November 1968. p. 78. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 766. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Record World Albums of the Week" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 22, no. 1058. September 16, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved December 11, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ a b Cashbox magazine, Record Reviews, page 22. August 12, 1967
- ^ Joe Marchese (2013-04-16). "Come Aboard, He's Expecting You: Vintage Jack Jones Albums Arrive From Zone Records". The Second Disc. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Cashbox magazine, Album Reviews, page 44. September 16, 1967. Retrieved December 10, 2025 via worldradiohistory
- ^ a b "Jack Jones – Charting Albums". tsort.info. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ a b "Record World Albums of the Week" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 22, no. 1067. November 18, 1967. p. 24. Retrieved December 11, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "Performance: Now I Know". SecondHandSongs. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ "Jack Jones Songs Chart History". Music VF. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ "Our Song by Jack Jones". MusicVF.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Our Song – Jack Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-07-02.