Sincerely Yours... (Robert Goulet album)
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| Released | December 1962 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 33:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Producer | Jim Foglesong | |||
| Robert Goulet chronology | ||||
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Sincerely Yours... is a studio album by American singer Robert Goulet, released in December 1962, by Columbia Records. It was produced by Jim Foglesong.
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated January 5, 1963, and remained on the chart for 48 weeks, peaking at number nine.[1] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated December 29, 1962, and remained on the chart for a total of 57 weeks, peaking at number six.[2]
The album was released on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on July 1, 1997, as tracks 13 through 24 with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Goulet's Columbia 1964 album, My Love Forgive Me.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| New Record Mirror | [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| Disc | [7] |
Pemberton Roach of AllMusic said the album "showed Goulet fully realizes a complete visual and musical iconography all his own. If you ever wondered what the world was like when [Robert] Goulet was not considered cheesy, this album might give you a glimpse. Though it's not a great piece of art, in some ways Sincerely Yours is as much an important historical document as an album like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."[4]
Billboard described the album as "A highly salable item" and notes "there are a dozen fine, moody ballads done with much warmth and charm."[8]
Cashbox believed "Goulet displays a dynamic vocal talent and a smooth handling of lyric that could [made] this his best-selling album to date"[9]
Variety notes "Goulet sticks to the romantic mood and pours it out for all its worth"[10]
New Record Mirror says the combination of Goulet's "rich baritone voice" with a collection of good songs with good arrangements "adds up...to disc success."[5]
Nigel Hunter of Disc believed "Sid Ramin's arrangements and lush accompaniments show off [Goulet's] voice and these first-class pop songs to perfection without getting busy or ostentatious."[7]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Talk to the Trees" (from the Broadway musical: Paint Your Wagon) | Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe | 3:00 |
| 2. | "The Nearness of You" | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Tonight" (from the U.A. release: West Side Story) | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Another Time, Another Place" (from the Paramount Pictures film: Another Time, Another Place) | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Poinciana (Song of the Trees)" | Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier, Manuel Lliso | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Ebb Tide" | Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell | 3:13 |
Side two
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Moon Was Yellow" | Edgar Leslie, Fred E. Ahlert | 2:05 |
| 2. | "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures film: Ziegfeld Girl) | Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn | 2:12 |
| 3. | "Two People" | W. M. Angelos, Buz Kohan | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Maria" (from the U.A. release: West Side Story) | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Gigi" (from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film: Gigi) | Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Stella by Starlight" (from the Paramount Pictures film: The Uninvited) | Ned Washington, Victor Young | 3:06 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1962–1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Cash Box[2] | 6 |
| US Billboard Top LPs[1] | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 312. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ "My Love Forgive Me/Sincerely Yours..." AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Roach, Pemberton. "Robert Goulet - Sincerely Yours...: Album Ratings & Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ a b "LPS Reviewed by Jimmy Watson; GREAT ALBUM FROM JIMMY, BUT THERE'S MORE SWING THAN BEATLPs RELEASED THIS WEEK" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 117. June 8, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 842. ISBN 9780195313734. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Hunter, Nigel (June 15, 1963). "LPs reviewed by Nigel Hunter: Maureen Evans shows she's one of the best" (PDF). Disc. No. 270. p. 11. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ "Billboard Spotlight Pick: Sincerely Yours..." Billboard. Vol. 74, no. 51. December 22, 1962. p. 18.
- ^ "Cashbox Album Popular Picks Of The Week Review: Sincerely Yours..." Cash Box. Vol. 24, no. 13. December 22, 1962. p. 30.
- ^ "Variety Record Reviews Goulet's Sincerely, Black's Sound, Tornadoes, Telstar Top New LPS: Sincerely Yours..." Variety. Vol. 229, no. 4. December 19, 1962. p. 54.