Cotton Candy (album)

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Cotton Candy
Studio album by
Released1964
GenreJazz
Length59:45
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins
Al Hirt chronology
Sugar Lips
(1964)
Cotton Candy
(1964)
The Best of Al Hirt
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Cotton Candy is an album by Al Hirt that was released in 1964 by RCA Victor. The album features the Anita Kerr Singers.[2]

The title track hit No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] "Walkin'" was released as the B-Side to "Cotton Candy" and reached No. 103 on the Billboard 100.[4] The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart in 1964, reaching #6.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Cotton Candy" (Russ Damon)
  2. "Hello, Dolly!" (Jerry Herman)
  3. "Django's Castle" (Django Reinhardt)
  4. "Moo Moo" (Allen Toussaint)
  5. "Last Date" (Floyd Cramer)
  6. "Big Man" (Beasley Smith)
  7. "Walkin'" (Jerry Reed)
  8. "Too Late (Trop Tard)" (Charles Aznavour)
  9. "Rumpus" (Shurelon J. Jones)
  10. "Melissa" (Tupper Saussy)
  11. "Walkin' with Mr. Lee" (Lee Allen)
  12. "12th Street Rag" (Euday L. Bowman)

Chart positions

Chart (1964) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs 6
Singles
Year Single Chart Peak
position
1964 "Cotton Candy" Easy Listening (Billboard) 3
Billboard Hot 100 15

References

  1. ^ Cotton Candy at AllMusic
  2. ^ Al Hirt, Cotton Candy. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Al Hirt, Cotton Candy charting singles. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Al Hirt, "Walkin'" Chart Position. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Al Hirt, Cotton Candy Chart Position Retrieved April 7, 2013