The Joey Heatherton Album

The Joey Heatherton Album is a studio album by American actress, dancer and singer Joey Heatherton, released in September 1972 by MGM Records. Produced and arranged by Tony Scotti and Tommy Oliver, the album peaked at No. 154 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It received favorable reception among music publications and writers, focusing on Heatherton's singing and the song selections that were considered "oldies" and "of nostalgia". The album was reissued in 2004 by Hip-O Select, including bonus tracks of her 1960s recordings.

The Joey Heatherton Album
Studio album by Joey Heatherton
Released	September 1972 (1972-09)
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	28:34
Label	MGM
Producer	Tony Scotti Tommy Oliver
Singles from The Joey Heatherton Album
"Gone" / "The Road I Took To You (Pieces)" Released: 1972[2][3][4] "I'm Sorry" / "Someone to Watch Over Me" Released: 1972[2][4] "Crazy" / "God Only Knows" Released: 1973[5][4]

Release

The Joey Heatherton Album was released in September 1972 by MGM Records.^[6] Joey Heatherton supported the album with live performances in major cities such as Las Vegas, and New York, where she made headlines in performing at the Waldorf Astoria's nightclub, the Empire Room, which received generous and positive reception.^[7][8][9] Record World described Heatherton's voice as "versatile" while singing "old fashioned love songs" in her performance at the Empire Room.^[8][9][10] Similarly, Billboard praised Heatherton for her vocal "range and power, matched by accuracy and command" and her "high voltage energy" and "dancing routines".^[11]

MGM Records heavily promoted the album, which included Heatherton visiting radio stations and music publications, and having a front-cover advertisement on Billboard.^[12][6][10] Several accompanying singles were issued to promote the album, including "Gone" and "I'm Sorry" in 1972,^[2][3][4] and later "Crazy" in 1973.^[5][4] Despite this, the singles "Gone" and "I'm Sorry" peaked at Nos. 24 and 87, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, while The Joey Heatherton Album peaked at No. 154 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Joey Heatherton Album received mostly positive reception. Billboard noted Joey Heatherton's commercial success on the singles chart and expected the similar success of the album, while lauding producers Tony Scotti and Tommy Oliver for providing the "strong materials" that suited Heatherton's singing.^[13] Cashbox described The Joey Heatherton Album as an album that has "strong oldies that fit her perfectly", such as "Crazy", "Right or Wrong". "The Road I Took to You (Pieces)", remarking that "beauty is as beauty does".^[14] In a separate review for Heatherton's single, "Gone", Cashbox asserts that Heatherton was "already breaking on the incoming tide of nostalgia as well as its own merits".^[3]

The album was reissued in 2004 by Hip-O Select and Universal Records, including eleven bonus tracks, which contains Heatherton's 1960s recordings for Decca Records and Coral Records.^[15][1][16] The Hip-O Select reissue was a limited edition compact disc that was only available through Hip-O Select's website.^[17] Writing for AllMusic, Lindsay Planer held a favorable attitude toward the album, naming Heatherton's interpretation of "God Only Knows", "Crazy", and "Someone to Watch Over Me" as "impressive" and "irresistable".^[1]

Track listing

Original LP

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Crazy"	Willie Nelson	3:02
2.	"God Only Knows"	Brian Wilson, Tony Asher	2:30
3.	"Shake-A-Hand"	Carol Carmichael	2:39
4.	"It's Not Easy"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	2:58
5.	"Right or Wrong"	Wanda Jackson	2:55
Total length:			14:04

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Sorry"	Dub Allbritten, Ronnie Self	2:40
2.	"Gone"	Smokey Rogers	3:12
3.	"Say Hello"	Paul Williams	2:43
4.	"The Road I Took To You (Pieces)"	Barbara Keith	2:51
5.	"Someone to Watch Over Me"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	3:04
Total length:			14:30

2004 reissue track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Crazy"	Nelson	3:02
2.	"God Only Knows"	Wilson, Asher	2:30
3.	"Shake-A-Hand"	Carmichael	2:39
4.	"It's Not Easy"	Mann, Weil	2:58
5.	"Right or Wrong"	Jackson	2:55
6.	"I'm Sorry"	Allbritten, R. Self	2:40
7.	"Gone"	Rogers	3:12
8.	"Say Hello"	Williams	2:43
9.	"The Road I Took To You (Pieces)"	Keith	2:51
10.	"Someone to Watch Over Me"	G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin	3:04
11.	"That's How It Goes"	Tony Hatch	2:29
12.	"I'll Be Seeing You"	Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal	2:09
13.	"The Hullabaloo"	Carl Davis, Major Lance, William Butler	2:31
14.	"My Blood Runs Cold"	Herbert Martin, Michael Leonard	2:44
15.	"Tomorrow Is Another Day"	Lenore Rosenblatt, Vic Millrose	2:31
16.	"But He's Not Mine"	Dick Heatherton	2:35
17.	"Live and Learn"	David Tricker, John Madara	2:08
18.	"When You Call Me Baby"	Tricker, Madara, Len Barry, Leon Huff	2:19
19.	"You're the One for Me"	unknown	2:09
20.	"Till There Was You"	Meredith Willson	2:16
21.	"Growing Up Is Learning to Say Goodbye"	Martin, Leonard	3:18
Total length:			55:43

Personnel

Personnel per MGM Records.^[18][15]

• Joey Heatherton - vocals
• Tommy Oliver, Tony Scotti - producer, arranger
• Michael Lloyd - recording engineer
• Harry Langdon, Jr. - photography

Charts

Chart (1972–1973)	Peak position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[2]	154
US Top 100 Albums (Cashbox)[19][20]	149

References

Citations

1. Planer.
2. Whitburn 1996, p. 339.
3. Cashbox 1972a, p. 16.
4. Strodder 2000, p. 131.
5. Cashbox 1973, p. 16.
6. Billboard 1972a, p. 1.
7. Gibson 1972, p. 14,18.
8. Sigman 1972, p. 21.
9. Cashbox 1972b, p. 20.
10. Cashbox 1972d, p. 14.
11. Sobel 1972, p. 10.
12. Rudman 1972, p. 36-37.
13. Billboard 1972b, p. 58.
14. Cashbox 1972c, p. 71.
15. Hip-O Select 2004.
16. Smith 2004, A13.
17. Smith 2004, A13: "But if you are inclined to rush over to the Virgin Megastore, wait - this rarity is only available online, the new way of the world. Log onto www.hip-oselect.com for a chance to hear Joey warble numbers like "Crazy" and "The Hullabaloo.""
18. MGM Records 1972.
19. Cashbox 1972d, p. 120.
20. Hoffmann, Albert & Hoffmann 1988, p. 162.

Sources

• Billboard (30 September 1972a). ""JOEY HEATHERTON: singer, dancer, talented actress..." (Advertisement)" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. Vol. 84, no. 41. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Billboard (7 October 1972b). "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard Magazine. Vol. 84, no. 42. Billboard Magazine.
• Cashbox (20 May 1972a). "cashbox / singles reviews" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Cashbox (23 September 1972b). "cashbox / talent onstage: Joey Heatherton" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Cashbox (7 October 1972c). "cashbox / album reviews: Newcomer Picks" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Cashbox (30 December 1972d). "CashBox Top 100 Albums: 101 to 170" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Cashbox (3 March 1973). "cashbox / singles reviews: picks of the week" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Gibson, John (26 August 1972). "THE COAST" (PDF). Record World. Record World. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Hoffmann, Frank W.; Albert, George; Hoffmann, Lee Ann (1988). The Cashbox Album Charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, New Jersey, U.S.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 9780810820050.
• Hip-O Select (2004). The Joey Heatherton Album (Album notes; compact disc). Joey Heatherton. New York City: Universal Records; UMG Recordings, Inc. B0003627-02.
• MGM Records (1972). The Joey Heatherton Album (LP sleeve). Joey Heatherton. Hollywood, California: MGM Records, Inc. SE 4858.
• Planer, Lindsay. "The Joey Heatherton Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Rudman, Kal (17 June 1972). "Money Music" (PDF). Record World. Record World. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Sigman, Mike (30 September 1972). "CLUB REVIEW: Joey a Knockout" (PDF). Record World. Record World. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Sobel, Bob (23 September 1972). "Talent in Action: Joey Heatherton" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
• Strodder, Chris (2000). Swingin' Chicks of the '60s. San Rafael, California, U.S.: Cedco Publishing Company. ISBN 9780768322323.
• Smith, Liz (15 December 2004). "'Phantom' hits all the high notes". Newsday. Long Island, N.Y.: Newsday.
• Whitburn, Joel (September 1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.: Record Research Inc. ISBN 9780898201178.