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Continuing my trip back through the 1959 album charts.

23/08/59 : Songs To Sing In Your Bath - Russ Conway


Well this is somewhat unusual - I've actually rejected an album in 1959! And it's one I actually would have enjoyed as well, but we REALLY don't need to listen to an Elvis compilation. And so, instead, I'm going to subject myself to something that I'm going to absolutely hate - our FOURTH visit with Mr Conway.

God, it even starts with "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts" and also has "Coming Round The Mountain" and "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" on it. It's just truly, truly dreadful. But you'd never guess that from the album cover, would you?

We're at #10 in the chart this week on his fourth week of a five week run, with him also having managed another five week run earlier in the year, but #8 was high as it ever got. The top five this week were South Pacific, Gigi, My Fair Lady, Peter Sellers and Frank Sinatra with no new entries or named women in the chart.

Wikipedia doesn't have an entry for the album and I'm certainly not going to subject you to any more facts about Russ, so let's just move along.

"Customers also listened to" Mrs Mills, Winifred Atwell, Frank Ifield and Frankie Vaughan - nope, I won't be checking any of them out. And I'm hoping I don't have to experience Russ again - but it's looking like I might have another couple to endure in '60.

26/07/59 - A most peculiar album
30/08/59 - Very much of its time

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