Loving Proof
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Loving Proof is the second album of Country Music
artist Ricky Van Shelton
. The Singles, "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King
", and "Living Proof
" all reached number one on the charts."Hole In My Pocket" reached number 4. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 20, 1989.
"From a Jack to a King" is a cover of Ned Miller
's crossover hit from 1962. "He's Got You" was first performed by Patsy Cline
as the opening track on her 1963 album, Sentimentally Yours
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Ricky Van Shelton
Ricky Van Shelton
Ricky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
. The Singles, "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King
From a Jack to a King
From a Jack to a King is a country music song. Originally a crossover hit for artist Ned Miller, who also wrote "Dark Moon", "A Falling Star", and many other Country songs. Elvis Presley recorded it in 1969 but it did not chart on Billboard. It has been covered extensively by country music artists...
", and "Living Proof
Living Proof (Ricky Van Shelton song)
"Living Proof" is a song made famous by country music singer Ricky Van Shelton. Written by Steve Clark and Johnny MacRae, the song — a ballad paying tribute to long-standing love — was released in 1989, and became Shelton's sixth No...
" all reached number one on the charts."Hole In My Pocket" reached number 4. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 20, 1989.
"From a Jack to a King" is a cover of Ned Miller
Ned Miller
Henry Ned Miller is an American country music artist. Active as a recording artist from 1956 to 1970, he is known primarily for his hit single, "From a Jack to a King", a crossover hit in 1962 which reached Top 10 on the country music, adult contemporary, and Billboard Hot 100 charts...
's crossover hit from 1962. "He's Got You" was first performed by Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
as the opening track on her 1963 album, Sentimentally Yours
Sentimentally Yours
Sentimentally Yours is the third studio album by American country music singer, Patsy Cline, released August 7, 1962. The album was the final studio album Cline would record before her death in a plane crash less than a year later.-Background:...
.
Track listing
- "Swimming Upstream" (Bucky Jones, Gary Nicholson) - 3:01
- "I'll Leave This World Loving YouI'll Leave This World Loving You"I'll Leave This World Loving You" is a country music song written by Wayne Kemp and Mack Vickery. Kemp released it in 1980 on the Mercury Records label.The song was later covered by Ricky Van Shelton in 1988...
" (Wayne KempWayne KempWayne Kemp is an American country music singer. He recorded between 1969 and 1986 for Decca, MCA, United Artists, Mercury and Door Knob Records, and charted twenty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking single was "Honky Tonk Wine," which peaked at #17 in 1973...
, Mack VickeryMack VickeryMack Vickery was a musician, songwriter, and inductee in the Hillbilly Hall of Fame whose songs have been recorded by artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, George Strait, and George Jones....
) - 3:06 - "From a Jack to a KingFrom a Jack to a KingFrom a Jack to a King is a country music song. Originally a crossover hit for artist Ned Miller, who also wrote "Dark Moon", "A Falling Star", and many other Country songs. Elvis Presley recorded it in 1969 but it did not chart on Billboard. It has been covered extensively by country music artists...
" (Ned MillerNed MillerHenry Ned Miller is an American country music artist. Active as a recording artist from 1956 to 1970, he is known primarily for his hit single, "From a Jack to a King", a crossover hit in 1962 which reached Top 10 on the country music, adult contemporary, and Billboard Hot 100 charts...
) - 2:21 - "Let Me Live With Love (And Die with You)" (Skip EwingSkip EwingDonald Ralph "Skip" Ewing is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1988, Ewing has recorded nine studio albums, and has charted fifteen singles on the Billboard country charts.-Career:...
, Red Lane) - 2:58 - "Living ProofLiving Proof (Ricky Van Shelton song)"Living Proof" is a song made famous by country music singer Ricky Van Shelton. Written by Steve Clark and Johnny MacRae, the song — a ballad paying tribute to long-standing love — was released in 1989, and became Shelton's sixth No...
" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - 3:22 - "Hole in My PocketHole in My Pocket"Hole in My Pocket" is the title of a song co-written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and recorded by American Country Music artist Ricky Van Shelton. It was the third single released from his album, Loving Proof in 1989...
" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) - 2:32 - "The Picture" (Ricky Van Shelton, Troy SealsTroy SealsTroy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
, Steve Buckingham) - 2:57 - "Somebody's Back in Town" (Doyle Wilburn, Teddy Wilburn, Don HelmsDon HelmsDon Helms was a steel guitarist best known as the steel guitar player of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys group....
) - 2:34 - "Don't Send Me No Angels" (Kemp) - 3:02
- "He's Got You" (Hank CochranHank CochranGarland Perry "Hank" Cochran was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others...
) - 3:16
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.- Steve Buckingham - background vocals
- Dennis Burnside
- Larry Byrom
- Mark Casstevens
- Paul FranklinPaul Franklin (musician)Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
- steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use... - Steve Gibson
- Roy Huskey
- Randy McCormick
- Farrell Morris - background vocals
- Mark O'ConnorMark O'ConnorMark O'Connor is an American bluegrass, jazz, country and classical violinist fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor's music is wide-ranging, critically acclaimed, and he has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition...
- fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music... - John Wesley RylesJohn Wesley RylesJohn Wesley Ryles is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1968 with the single "Kay", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, and the title track to his debut album for Columbia Records.Ryles later recorded one album, Reconsider Me, for the Plantation label,...
- background vocals - Dennis Wilson - background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 78 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |