Loving Proof (album)
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Loving Proof | ||||
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Released | September 20, 1988 | |||
Recorded | January - August 1988[1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 28:22 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
Ricky Van Shelton chronology | ||||
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Singles from Living Proof | ||||
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Allmusic | [2] |
Loving Proof is the second album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The Singles, "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King", and "Living Proof" all reached number one on the charts."Hole In My Pocket" reached number 4. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 20, 1989.[1]
"From a Jack to a King" is a cover of Ned Miller's crossover hit from 1962. "He's Got You" was first performed by Patsy Cline as the opening track on her 1963 album, Sentimentally Yours.
Track listing
- "Swimming Upstream" (Bucky Jones, Gary Nicholson) - 3:01
- "I'll Leave This World Loving You" (Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery) - 3:06
- "From a Jack to a King" (Ned Miller) - 2:21
- "Let Me Live With Love (And Die with You)" (Skip Ewing, Red Lane) - 2:58
- "Living Proof" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - 3:22
- "Hole in My Pocket" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) - 2:32
- "The Picture" (Ricky Van Shelton, Troy Seals, Steve Buckingham) - 2:57
- "Somebody's Back in Town" (Doyle Wilburn, Teddy Wilburn, Don Helms) - 2:34
- "Don't Send Me No Angels" (Kemp) - 3:02
- "He's Got You" (Hank Cochran) - 3:16
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[3]
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Steve Buckingham - background vocals
- Dennis Burnside - piano
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar
- Roy Huskey Jr. - upright bass
- Randy McCormick - piano
- Farrell Morris - background vocals
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle
- Tom Robb - bass guitar
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Ricky Van Shelton - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Loving Proof (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1988. 44221.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Loving Proof". Music Canada. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Loving Proof". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 2, 2021.