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The Explosive Freddy Cannon is the debut album of Freddy Cannon. Released in 1960, it spent one week at number one in the United Kingdom; it was Cannon's only number one album. It was also the first rock 'n' roll album to reach No. 1 on the UK albums chart, in part due to its cheaper price.[5][6]

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The Explosive Freddy Cannon
Studio album by Freddy Cannon
Released	February 26, 1960 (1960-02-26)
Recorded	1959
Genre	Pop
Length	27:02
Label	Swan[1] Top Rank[2]
Producer	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.[3]
Freddy Cannon chronology
The Explosive Freddy Cannon (1960) Freddy Cannon Sings Happy Shades of Blue (1962)
Singles from The Explosive Freddy Cannon
"Tallahassee Lassie" Released: May 1959 "Okefenokee" Released: August 1959 "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" Released: October 1959 "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Released: January 1960 "California Here I Come" Released: February 1960 (UK only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

1. "Boston (My Home Town)" (Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.) – 2:02
2. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) – 2:14
3. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 2:16
4. "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 2:29
5. "St Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 2:38
6. "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) – 1:46
7. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" (Harry Stone, Jack Stapp) – 2:17
8. "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (Don Swander, June Hershey) – 1:42
9. "California Here I Come" (Al Jolson, B. G. De Sylva, Joseph Meyer) – 2:04
10. "Okefenokee" (Crewe, Slay, Jr.) – 2:30
11. "Carolina In The Morning" (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) – 2:30
12. "Tallahassee Lassie" (Crewe, Slay, Jr., Frederick A. Picariello) – 2:34

Personnel

Technical

• Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr. – producers, arrangements
• Sid Bass – arrangements
• George Schowerer – engineer
• Otto Fern – photography

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	US Billboard Hot 100	UK Official Charts
1959	"Tallahassee Lassie"	6[7]	17[8]
1960	"Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"	3	3[8]
1960	"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"	34[7]
1960	"California Here I Come"		24[8]

References

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