Wives and Lovers (Jack Jones album)

Jack Jones, who had received his first hit and Grammy award winner in 1962 with "Lollipops and Roses" had released a top 20 pop hit in 1963 titled "Wives and Lovers", was at his peak popularity. Riding high on the success Jones would record a same-named album produced by Micheal Kapp himself. Arrangers would include Marty Paich and Ralph Carmichael. == Reception ==

Wives and Lovers was given a positive critical response following its release. Variety notes "Jones puts his smooth, lyrical style to good use on numbers which are arranged by Pete King, Glenn Osser, Marty Patch, and Ralph Carmicheal." Billboard magazine named the album among its "Pop Spotlight" LPs in late December 1963 and said that "Jack Jones continues to build as an artist", continuing "'Wives and Lovers is included here, along with some slick items like 'Toys in the Attic,' 'Angel Eyes,' 'Fly Me to the Moon' and a neat teaming with pianist Roger Williams on the new movie theme, "Charade." Concluding that the album is a "Strong wax and the last named item could get much play." Cashbox noted that Jones "follows his best-selling 'Call Me Irresponsible' LP with this new package on Kapp tagged after his click single, 'Wives And Lovers.'" The magazine said that the album has a "dozen warm and feelingful readings of such goodies as 'Wives and Lovers,' 'I Wish You Love' and a powerful survey of 'Charade'". Record Mirror believed Jones "should be the next biggest to breakthrough here in the ballad field," and said that "This is classy song-selling." Retrospectives were also positive. Jason Ankeny on AllMusic stated, "The LP boasts an old-guard charm, recruiting arrangers including Marty Paich and Ralph Carmichael to create a delightful collection of string-sweetened, jazz-influenced ballads perfectly attuned to Jones' rich, crystalline vocals." Adding "An unusually clever interpreter, Jones approaches standards like 'Fly Me to the Moon' and 'Come Rain or Come Shine' with intelligence and class, never succumbing to pathos." It was given a four-star rating by The Encyclopedia of Popular Music as well. == Chart performance ==

Immediately after being released, Wives and Lovers was reported getting strong sales action by dealers in major markets. The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated December 28, 1963, and remained on the chart for 53 weeks, peaking at number 18. It debuted on the Cashbox Top 100 Albums chart in the issue dated December 14, 1963, and remained on the chart for a total of 35 weeks, peaking at number 15. On the magazine's Top 50 Stereo chart it peaked at number 17. and debuted on the magazine's Easy Listening chart November 23, peaking at number nine during a 11-week run. The track debuted on the Cashbox singles chart in the issue dated November 2, 1963, peaking at number 12 during an 15-week run. == Track listing ==

Side one Side two == Charts ==