My Kind of Town (album)

My Kind of Town is a studio album by American singer Jack Jones released in early 1965 by Kapp Records in the US, and by London Records in the UK. The album reached the US top-40 on national charts and received a positive critical reception.

Overview My Kind of Town was the second of five albums that Jones released in 1965, with it being shortly released after his hit single "The Race Is On", which topped the Billboard Easy Listening chart. The album was produced by Michael Kapp himself and arranged by Marty Paich, Don Costa and Glenn Osser. The album featured covers of recent pop hits and other standards, as well as his own songs.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated May 8, 1965, peaking at No. 29 during a twenty-two-week run on the chart. It debuted on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Albums chart in the issue also dated May 8, 1965, peaking at No. 31 during a seventeen-week run on the chart. The album debuted on Record World magazine's 100 Top LP's chart in the issue dated May 15, 1965, peaking at No. 24 during a nineteen-week run on the chart. Reception

The retrospective review by Jason Ankeny of the album on AllMusic stated, "My Kind of Town hangs together as a cohesive listening experience", continuing that "The rotating arrangers emphasize Jones' range and scope - by turns ebullient and melancholy, the songs are rendered with absolute purity of expression."

Track listing

Charts Album Chart (1965)Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs29 US Cashbox Top 100 Albums31 US Record World 100 Top LP's24 Singles SingleYearChartPeak position"The Race Is On"1965 US Billboard Hot 10015 US Easy Listening1 US Cashbox12 CAN RPM Top Singles12 CAN Adult Contemporary8"Travellin' On" US Billboard Bubbling Under132

Personnel All credits are adapted from the liner notes of My Kind of Town.

Jack Jones – lead vocals Glenn Osser – arranger, conductor (A2, B5) Don Costa – arranger, conductor (A4, A5, B4) Marty Paich – arranger, conductor (A6, B1–B3, B6) Colin Romoff – adaptation (A6)

Production All credits are adapted from the liner notes of My Kind of Town.

Michael Kapp – producer Kapp Records Inc. (US) – manufacturer The Decca Record Company Limited (UK) – manufacturer Cloud & Baker (UK) – printing Don Bronstein – photography Mike Gross – sleeve notes

References