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Loving Proof

 
Album Review: Loving Proof

  • Artist: Ricky Van Shelton
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1988
  • Total Time: 28:22
  • Genre: Country

Review

Here are stabs at rockabilly alongside the ballads at which Shelton excels. Some of the songs on the album are "From a Jack to a King" and "Hole in My Pocket."~ Mark A. Humphrey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Swimming Upstream (Lyrics) Bucky Jones, Gary Nicholson Ricky Van Shelton (3:01)
I'll Leave This World Loving You (Lyrics) Wayne Kemp Ricky Van Shelton (3:06)
From a Jack to a King Ned Miller Ricky Van Shelton (2:21)
Let Me Live With Love (And Die with You) Red Lane Ricky Van Shelton (2:58)
Living Proof (Lyrics) Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae Ricky Van Shelton (3:22)
Hole in My Pocket Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant Ricky Van Shelton (2:32)
The Picture Steve Buckingham, Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton (2:57)
Somebody's Back in Town Don Helms, Doyle Wilburn, Teddy Wilburn Ricky Van Shelton (2:34)
Don't Send Me No Angels (Lyrics) Wayne Kemp Ricky Van Shelton (3:02)
He's Got You Hank Cochran Ricky Van Shelton (3:16)

Credits

Jeanne Kinney (Assistant Engineer), Eddie Bayers (?), Randy McCormick (?), Tom Robb (?), Dennis Burnside (?), Ricky Van Shelton (Guitar), Joe Bogan (Engineer), Roy M. "Junior" Husky (?), Steve Gibson (?), Gary Paczosa (Assistant Engineer), Mark O'Connor (?), John Wesley Ryles (?), Larry Byrom (?), Steve Buckingham (?), Dennis Wilson (?), Bill Johnson (Art Direction), Ricky Van Shelton (Vocals), Denny Purcell (Mastering), Marshall Morgan (Mixing), Mark Casstevens (?), Alan Messer (Photography), Farrell Morris (?), Paul Franklin (?), Steve Buckingham (Producer), Marshall Morgan (Engineer)
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Loving Proof
Studio album by Ricky Van Shelton
Released September 20, 1988
Recorded January - August 1988[1]
Genre Country
Length 28:22
Label Columbia
Producer Steve Buckingham
Professional reviews
Ricky Van Shelton chronology
Wild-Eyed Dream
(1987)
Loving Proof
(1988)
Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas
(1989)

Loving Proof is the second album of 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

  1. "Swimming Upstream" (Bucky Jones, Gary Nicholson) - 3:01
  2. "I'll Leave This World Loving You" (Wayne Kemp) - 3:06
  3. "From a Jack to a King" (Ned Miller) - 2:21
  4. "Let Me Live With Love (And Die with You)" (Skip Ewing, Red Lane) - 2:58
  5. "Living Proof" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - 3:22
  6. "Hole in My Pocket" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) - 2:32
  7. "The Picture" (Ricky Van Shelton, Troy Seals, Steve Buckingham) - 2:57
  8. "Somebody's Back in Town" (Doyle Wilburn, Teddy Wilburn, Don Helms) - 2:34
  9. "Don't Send Me No Angels" (Kemp) - 3:02
  10. "He's Got You" (Hank Cochran) - 3:16
Preceded by
Greatest Hits
by The Judds
Top Country Albums number-one album
November 5, 1988 - January 7, 1989
Succeeded by
Old 8x10
by Randy Travis
Preceded by
Old 8x10
by Randy Travis
Top Country Albums number-one album
March 4, 1989
Succeeded by
Southern Star
by Alabama
Preceded by
Always & Forever
by Randy Travis
Top Country Albums number-one album of the year
1989
Succeeded by
Killin' Time
by Clint Black

References

  1. ^ a b (1992) Album notes for Greatest Hits Plus by Ricky Van Shelton [CD]. Columbia Records (52753).

 
 

 

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