Loving Proof

Loving Proof
Studio album by Ricky Van Shelton
Released September 20, 1988
Recorded January - August 1988[1]
Genre Country
Length 28:22
Label Columbia Nashville
Producer Steve Buckingham
Ricky Van Shelton chronology
Wild-Eyed Dream
(1987)
Loving Proof
(1988)
Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Loving Proof is the second album by 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.[1]

"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.

Track listing

  1. "Swimming Upstream" (Bucky Jones, Gary Nicholson) - 3:01
  2. "I'll Leave This World Loving You" (Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery) - 3:06
  3. "From a Jack to a King" (Ned Miller) - 2:21
  4. "Let Me Live With Love (And Die with You)" (Skip Ewing, Red Lane) - 2:58
  5. "Living Proof" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - 3:22
  6. "Hole in My Pocket" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) - 2:32
  7. "The Picture" (Ricky Van Shelton, Troy Seals, Steve Buckingham) - 2:57
  8. "Somebody's Back in Town" (Doyle Wilburn, Teddy Wilburn, Don Helms) - 2:34
  9. "Don't Send Me No Angels" (Kemp) - 3:02
  10. "He's Got You" (Hank Cochran) - 3:16

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 78
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
Preceded by
Greatest Hits
by The Judds
Top Country Albums number-one album
November 5, 1988 - January 7, 1989
Succeeded by
Old 8x10
by Randy Travis
Preceded by
Old 8x10
by Randy Travis
Top Country Albums number-one album
March 4, 1989
Succeeded by
Southern Star
by Alabama
Preceded by
Old 8×10
by Randy Travis
RPM Country Albums number-one album
June 12, 1989
Succeeded by
River of Time
by The Judds
Preceded by
Always & Forever
by Randy Travis
Top Country Albums number-one album of the year
1989
Succeeded by
Killin' Time
by Clint Black

References

  1. 1 2 Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Loving Proof (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1988. 44221.
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