On the Way Up

On the Way Up is the second album by Swedish-American actress and singer Ann-Margret released by RCA Victor in 1962. The album was partly produced by Chet Atkins and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.

On the Way Up
Studio album by
Ann-Margret
Released1962
VenueRCA Studio B, Nashville
Genre
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerDick Peirce, Chet Atkins
Ann-Margret chronology
And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret
(1961)		 On the Way Up
(1962)		 The Vivacious One
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard[2]

The album contains the single "I Just Don't Understand", an American top 20 hit. The follow-up single, "What Am I Supposed to Do" peaked at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 19 on the Easy Listening chart.[3]

Billboard Magazine rated the album as 4 stars, noting "the bright canary is in sprightly, sexy vocal form on this package...she scores highest with "Oh Lonesome Me", "His Ring", "Slowly" and "My Last Date". Solid teen appeal item." [4] In their review of the album, Cashbox noted that "for her second album for Victor, Ann-Margret gives an excellent demonstration of the original, warm, vibrant style that is quickly taking her to the upper reaches of stardom."[5]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh, Lonesome Me"Don Gibson2:34
2."Slowly"Otis Blackwell2:05
3."Fever"Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell2:50
4."What Do You Want From Me"Mike Cain2:25
5."Heartbreak Hotel"Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley2:27
6."I Just Don't Understand"Marijohn Wilkin, Kent Westberry2:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."His Ring"Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts2:21
2."Could It Be"Barry De Vorzon, Patti Ferguson2:10
3."What Am I Supposed to Do"Helen Carter2:45
4."Let Me Go, Lover!"Jenny Lou Carson, Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, Ben Weisman2:58
5."Moon River"Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer2:28
6."My Last Date (with You)"Boudleaux Bryant, Floyd Cramer, Skeeter Davis2:36

Personnel

Charts
Title Chart Peak
position
"I Just Don't Understand" U.S Billboard Hot 100 [6] 17
"I Just Don't Understand" Cash Box Charts [7] 15
"What Am I Supposed to Do" U.S Billboard Hot 100 [8] 82
"What Am I Supposed to Do" U.S Billboard Adult Contemporary [9] 19
"What Am I Supposed to Do" Cash Box Charts [10] 89

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. Ann-Margret – On the Way Up: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1962/Billboard%201962-03-17.pdf
  3. "Ann-Margret Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. "Reviews of New Albums" (PDF). Billboard Music Week. No. 17 Mar, 1962. p. 29. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  5. "Album Reviews: Popular Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. No. 14 April 1962. p. 30. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  6. https://www.billboard.com/artist/ann-margret/
  7. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1961/CB-1961-09-16.pdf
  8. https://www.billboard.com/artist/ann-margret/
  9. https://www.billboard.com/artist/ann-margret/
  10. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1962/CB-1962-04-14.pdf


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