Teenage Triangle

Teenage Triangle is a joint compilation album by three pop artists, Shelley Fabares, James Darren and Paul Petersen, all of whom were cast members on The Donna Reed Show. It was released in 1963 on Colpix Records and included 12 tracks with four songs from each of the three singer, most of which were previously released. The album was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips. It was available in both mono and stereo, catalogue numbers CP-444 and SCP-444.

Teenage Triangle
Compilation album by
Shelley Fabares, James Darren and Paul Petersen
ReleasedApril 1963
Recordedvarious
GenrePop
LabelColpix
ProducerStu Phillips
Shelley Fabares, James Darren and Paul Petersen chronology
The Things We Did Last Summer
(1962)		 ''Teenage Triangle''
(1963)		 Bye Bye Birdie
(1963)
Singles from Teenage Triangle

A follow-up compilation featuring the same artists, More Teenage Triangle, was released by Colpix in 1964.

Reception

Teenage Triangle peaked on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #48 in May 1963.[1] Seven of the singles were U.S. Top 40 hits; two from Fabares, two from Petersen and three from Darren.[2]

Track listing

Side 1

No.TitleLength
1."Goodbye Cruel World (James Darren)"2:24
2."Johnny Angel (Shelley Fabares)"2:21
3."She Can't Find Her Keys (Paul Petersen)"2:32
4."Her Royal Majesty (James Darren)"2:13
5."Johnny Loves Me (Shelley Fabares)"2:21
6."Keep Your Love Locked (Paul Petersen)"2:12

Side 2

No.TitleLength
7."Gidget (James Darren)"2:30
8."The Things We Did Last Summer (Shelley Fabares)"2:27
9."Lollipops and Roses (Paul Petersen)"2:23
10."Conscience (James Darren)"2:33
11."I'm Growing Up (Shelley Fabares)"2:14
12."Little Boy Sad (Paul Petersen)"1:44

Charts
Chart 1963 Peak position
Billboard 200 48[3]

Re-release

In 1999 both Teenage Triangle and More Teenage Triangle were released for the first time on compact disc in their entirety as a "twofer" CD on the Westside label. It included the original liner notes from the albums.

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. pp. 254. ISBN 0-89820-117-9.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (6th ed.). New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 162, 212, 468. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
  3. "Shelley Fabares". AllMusic. 1944-01-19. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
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