Dorothy Shay (the Park Avenue Hillbillie) Sings is the debut studio album by Dorothy Shay (a.k.a. the Park Avenue Hillbillie), released by Columbia Records in 1946.
Background The album was originally released as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. C-119). Some years later, it was re-issued on a 10-inch LP record (cat. no. CL 6003).
Reception
The Steinway Review of Permanent Music magazine described the album as containing "eight ditties which sophisticated Hollywood and New York audiences, and GIs on USO routes, most applauded when [Dorothy Shay, the Park Avenue Hillbillie,] sang them in person."
The album spent several weeks at number one on Billboards Best-Selling Popular Retail Records chart. It became the second best-selling album of the year according to the magazine.
Track listing Set of four 10-inch 78-rpm records (Columbia set C-119)
Personnel Dorothy Shay, vocals Orchestra under the direction of Mischa Russell
Charts Chart (1947) Peakposition US Billboard Best-Selling Popular Retail Records 1Year-end charts' Chart (1947) Peakposition US Billboard – The Year's Top Selling Popular Albums over Retail Counters 2
See also List of Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums number ones of 1947
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