''The Things We Did Last Summer'' is the second studio pop album by singer and actress

Shelley Fabares Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (; born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her television roles as Mary Stone on the sitcom ''The Donna Reed Show'' (1958–1963) and as Christine Armstrong on the sitcom ...

released in 1962 on

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. It was available in both

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and

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, catalogue numbers CP-431 and SCP-431. The album was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips who had produced her previous record. It peaked on the ''Billboard'' 200 Chart at #121 in October 1962. The album features her Top 40 hit single "Johnny Loves Me". It also includes the second hit single from the album, "The Things We Did Last Summer".

Reception

''The Things We Did Last Summer'' was released in September 1962. One month after its release the album charted at #121 on the ''Billboard'' 200 Chart. The first single taken from ''The Things We Did Last Summer'' was "Johnny Loves Me". The song was released a few months ahead of the album and was the follow-up single to her previous hit "Johnny Angel" from her debut album ''Shelley!''. "Johnny Loves Me" charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart at number 21 in July 1962. It also peaked at number 7 on the

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.Whitburn, Joel (2008). ''Presents Across The Charts: The 1960s'' (first ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.136 The second single taken from the album was "The Things We Did Last Summer" which peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Side 1 Side 2

Charts

Re-release

''The Things We Did Last Summer'' was released on

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in its entirety for the first time as part of a 2 LPs on 1 CD set that also featured her debut solo album ''Shelley!''. It was released by

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in September 2000 and included the original liner notes from the original 1962 recording.

References

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