The Explosive Freddy Cannon

The Explosive Freddy Cannon
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1960 (1960-02-26)
Recorded1959
GenrePop
Length27:02
LabelSwan
Top Rank
ProducerBob Crewe, Frank Slay
Freddy Cannon chronology
The Explosive Freddy Cannon
(1960)
Freddy Cannon Sings Happy Shades of Blue
(1962)
Singles from The Explosive Freddy Cannon
  1. "Tallahassee Lassie"
    Released: May 1959
  2. "Okefenokee"
    Released: August 1959
  3. "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans"
    Released: October 1959
  4. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
    Released: January 1960
  5. "California Here I Come"
    Released: February 1960 (UK only)
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide

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.