Released July 1961 Artist The Marcels Producer Stu Phillips Genre Rock and roll | Recorded 1961 Release date July 1961 Label Colpix Records | |
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Blue Moon
(1961) That Old Black Magic And 12 Other Great Songs
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The marcels blue moon
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 was 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.
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The marcels blue moon
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, charted at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, sold one million copies and the group was awarded a gold disc.
Track listing
Side One
Side Two
Songs
1Blue Moon2:15
2Goodbye to Love2:30
3Sweet Was the Wine2:05