Howdy! (Pat Boone album)

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ReleasedSeptember 1956
Howdy!
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1956
LabelDot[1]
ProducerRandy Wood[2]
Pat Boone chronology
Pat Boone
(1956)
Howdy!
(1956)
"Pat"
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Billboardpositive ("Spotlight" pick)[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Howdy! is the second studio album by Pat Boone, released in 1956.[5] It followed a self-titled compilation album of previously released singles, making Howdy! Boone's studio album debut.[3]

The album peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums chart, during a four-week run on the chart.[6] On Cashbox, the album peaked at No. 12.[7] Billboard listed Howdy! as the 19th best selling pop album of 1956, and as the 17th most played by radio.[8]

Reception

AllMusic wrote: "Boone's musical instincts are keenly evident to the senses: never too much when exercising his strong young voice on 'Lucky Old Sun', never too little with the sweet subtlety of 'Would You Like to Take a Walk?'."[3]

Billboard noted that Boone eschews rock and roll, to "concentrate on standards, old and new, in a variety of moods from happily smooth-out blues to soft-throated ballads."[9]

Track listing

Charts

References

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