And Awaaay We Go!
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| Released | May 1954 | |||
| Genre | Comedy, mood music | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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And Awaaay We Go! is an album by television personality, Jackie Gleason. It was released in May 1954 on Capitol Records (catalog no. H-511).[1][2] Unlike his prior albums of mood music, the album presented a mix of mood music and comedy routines featuring characters made popular in Gleason's television appearances, including The Poor Soul, Reggie Van Gleason III, Joe the Bartender, Loudmouth Charlie Bratton, and Fenwick Babbitt.[2][3]
And Awaaay We Go! became one of the best selling popular albums on Billboard magazine's pop album chart in June 1954.[4]
Upon its release, Billboard called it a "dan-dan-dandy set".[3] AllMusic later gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer Richie Unterberger opined that the comedy routines decidedly outshined the music.[2]
Original track listing
[edit]Side A
- "And Away We Go!"
- "The Poor Soul"
- "You're a Dan-Dan-Dandy"
- "Reggie Van Gleason III"
Side B
- "Hy'a Mr. Dennehy" (Jackie Gleason, John Redmond)
- "One of These Days - Pow!"
- "Here's Charlie"
- "You're a Nice Man"
References
[edit]- ^ "Jackie Gleason - And Awaaay We Go!". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ a b c "And Awaaay We Go!". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Gleason Is TV Self on Cap. Album". The Billboard. May 15, 1954. p. 15.
- ^ "Best Selling Popular Albums". The Billboard. June 19, 1954. p. 35.
