Loving Proof (album)

ReleasedSeptember 20, 1988

RecordedJanuary – August 1988^[1]

GenreCountry

Length28:22

Loving Proof
Studio album by Ricky Van Shelton
Released	September 20, 1988
Recorded	January – August 1988[1]
Genre	Country
Length	28:22
Label	Columbia Nashville
Producer	Steve Buckingham
Ricky Van Shelton chronology
Wild-Eyed Dream (1987) Loving Proof (1988) Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas (1989)
Singles from Living Proof
"I'll Leave This World Loving You" Released: August 14, 1988 "From a Jack to a King" Released: December 24, 1988 "Hole in My Pocket" Released: March 1989 "Living Proof" Released: July 1989

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Loving Proof is the second studio album by American 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]

Most of the songs on the album were originally recorded by other artists. "From a Jack to a King" is a cover of Ned Miller's crossover hit from 1962. "He's Got You" was first recorded by Patsy Cline as the opening track on her 1963 album, Sentimentally Yours. "I'll Leave This World Loving You" was originally recorded by Wayne Kemp and released as the B-side to his single "Harlan County" in 1974.^[3] "Don't Send Me No Angels" was originally recorded by Wayne Kemp and released in 1983. "Hole in My Pocket" was originally recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens and released in 1958. "Somebody's Back in Town" was originally recorded by The Wilburn Brothers and released in 1959.