Navy Blue (album)

"Navy Blue" is the debut studio album by American performer Diane Renay,[1] released in 1964.[2] It included two Top 40 hits, "Navy Blue" and "Kiss Me Sailor."[2][3]

Navy Blue
Studio album by
Diane Renay
Released1964
GenrePop
Length37:19
LabelCollectables
ProducerBob Crewe
Singles from Navy Blue
  1. "Growin' Up Too Fast"
    Released: 1964
  2. "Navy Blue"
    Released: 1964
  3. "Watch Out, Sally!"
    Released: 1964
  4. "Kiss Me Sailor"
    Released: 1964

Release

The album was released in 1964 following the worldwide success of "Navy Blue."[4] It reached number 54 on the Billboard Top LPs chart (now called The Billboard Hot 200), spending 11 weeks on the chart.[3]

All four of the album's singles were featured on the girl-group anthology "Growin' Up Too Fast."[5]

Critical reception

The album is retrospectively regarded as a girl-pop classic. An Allmusic review by Richie Untenburger called the album "passable" and praised "Watch Out, Sally!" as being "one of the bitchiest girl-group revenge tales ever cut," awarding the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.[2]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kiss Me Sailor"Eddie Rambeau2:48
2."Soft-Spoken Guy"
2:48
3."Please Forget Me"Bob Crewe3:15
4."Hello Heartaches"
2:51
5."Man of Mystery"
2:29
6."Navy Blue"
2:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bell Botton Trousers"Moe Jaffe2:56
2."Soldier Boy"
2:51
3."A Present from Eddie"
  • Eddie Rambeau
  • Bob Crewe
2:59
4."Sooner or Later"Bob Crewe2:01
5."He Promised Me Forevermore"
2:23
6."Unbelievable Guy"
2:45

Note

  • Later pressings of the album included "Growin' Up Too Fast" and "Watch Out, Sally!" as bonus tracks[2] The former was the namesake of a 1960s girl-pop collection.[5][6]

Charts
Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Top LPs[3] 54

References
  1. "Diane Renay Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. Unterburger, Richie. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. "Diane Renay Chart History". Billboard.biz. Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. James, Gary. "Gary James' Interview With Diane Renay". Classic Bands. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  5. Unterberger, Richie. "Growin' Up Too Fast". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  6. Eder, Bruce. "Biography". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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