# The Ed Ames Album > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Ed_Ames_Album > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Ed_Ames_Album.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ed_Ames_Album > Source revision: 1357021558 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1964 studio album by Ed Ames The Ed Ames Album Studio album by Ed Ames Released October 1964 (1964-10) Studio RCA Victor's Studio "A", New York City, New York Genre Pop[1] Length 33:06 Label RCA Victor Producer Jim Foglesong Ed Ames chronology Try To Remember (1964) The Ed Ames Album (1964) My Kind of Songs (1965) Singles from Ed Ames "Love Is Here to Stay" Released: December 1964 ***The Ed Ames Album*** is a self-titled [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by American singer and actor [Ed Ames](/source/Ed_Ames) released in late 1964. It was his second original album for [RCA Victor Records](/source/RCA_Victor_Records). It contained a total of 12 tracks, including one single. The album received a positive critical reception following its release, though it missed the US [album charts](/source/Billboard_200). ## Background, recording and content Ed Ames had been a recording artist for RCA Victor since the 1950s, gaining prominence during his time with the [Ames Brothers](/source/Ames_Brothers).[1] *The Ed Ames Album* followed his debut *Try To Remember*, which contained his first charting single with the same title. The self-titled LP was Ames' first to be produced by [Jim Foglesong](/source/Jim_Foglesong), and was his only one recorded at RCA Victor's Studio "A", located in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)).[2] Foglesong would produce for Ames for the rest of the decade.[2] *The Ed Ames Album* consisted of 12 tracks in total.[3] Selections included various musical and film songs, such as "[I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face](/source/I've_Grown_Accustomed_to_Her_Face)" from [*My Fair Lady*](/source/My_Fair_Lady_(film)), "Monica" from *[The Carpetbaggers](/source/The_Carpetbaggers_(film))*, "[Gigi](/source/Gigi_(song))" from the Award-winning namesake film, and "[It's Magic](/source/It's_Magic)" from *[Romance on the High Seas](/source/Romance_on_the_High_Seas)*.[4] "[Love Is Here to Stay](/source/Love_Is_Here_to_Stay)" was a [standard](/source/Standard_(music)) from the [MGM](/source/MGM_films) film *[The Goldwyn Follies](/source/The_Goldwyn_Follies)* (1938) and "[Willow Weep for Me](/source/Willow_Weep_for_Me)" was a [jazz standard](/source/Jazz_standard) which became a pop hit in 1964.[2] "[What Now My Love](/source/What_Now_My_Love_(song))" was a popular pop hit at the time.[4] ## Release The album was originally released in October 1964 by RCA Victor.[5] It was the second studio album of Ames' career.[6] The label originally offered it as a [vinyl LP](/source/Gramophone_record), with six songs on "Side A" and six songs on "Side B".[2] It was available in [stereo](/source/Stereo) and [monaural](/source/Monaural) sound.[6] Since then, it has been digitized onto streaming platforms in the 2020s as well.[3] ## Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Billboard Positive (Pop Pick)[1] The album was given a positive review from *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* magazine following its original release. Putting the album in its "Special Merit Pop Spotlight" section, the publication stated that "Ed Ames has come a long way since he was one of the singing Ames Brothers. Broadway and TV work, as an actor and as a singer, has broadened his style, delivery and impact." They said, "to listeners, seeking a warm, romantic album of outstanding songs, like 'Gigi" and 'Fly Me to the Moon;' need look no further if they want want them sung by an oustanding talent."[1] ## Track listing Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "It's Magic" Jule Styne Sammy Cahn 2:32 2. "Gigi" Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe 3:35 3. "Love Is Here to Stay" George Gershwin Ira Gershwin 2:09 4. "Can't Get Out of This Mood" Frank Loesser Jimmy McHugh 2:52 5. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe 3:20 6. "Strong as a Mountain" Johnny Marks 2:12 Total length: 16:40 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "You Will Wear Velvet" Buddy Kaye Ben Raleigh 2:20 2. "Willow Weep for Me" Ann Ronell 3:03 3. "But Beautiful" Jimmy Van Heusen Johnny Burke 3:00 4. "Monica" Bob Shuman Bernie Wayne 2:13 5. "What Now My Love" Carl Sigman Gilbert Bécaud Pierre Delanoë 2:55 6. "Fly Me to the Moon" Bart Howard 2:55 Total length: 16:26 ## Release history Region Date Format Label Ref. North America October 1964 LP Stereo LP Mono RCA Victor Records [2] Worldwide Circa 2020 Music download streaming Sony Music Entertainment [3] ## Personnel All credits are adapted from the [liner notes](/source/Liner_notes) of *The Ed Ames Album*.[2] - [Ed Ames](/source/Ed_Ames) – vocals - Harvey Siders – liner notes - [Frank Hunter](/source/Frank_Hunter_(musician)), (tracks: A3, A4, B2, B5) – arranger, conductor - [Marty Manning](/source/Marty_Manning), (tracks: A1, A2, A5-B1, B3, B4, B6) – arranger, conductor - [Jim Foglesong](/source/Jim_Foglesong) – producer - [Ed Begley](/source/Ed_Begley) – recording engineer ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Billboard_Review_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Billboard_Review_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Billboard_Review_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Billboard_Review_1-3) ["Album Reviews: Special Merit Pop Spotlight"](https://web.archive.org/web/20260527142536/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1964/Billboard%201964-10-24-OCR-Page-0030.pdf#search=%22the%20ed%20ames%20album%22) (PDF). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. October 24, 1964. p. 30. Archived from [the original](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1964/Billboard%201964-10-24-OCR-Page-0030.pdf#search=%22the%20ed%20ames%20album%22) (PDF) on May 27, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Liner_Notes_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Liner_Notes_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Liner_Notes_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Liner_Notes_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Liner_Notes_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Liner_Notes_2-5) Ames, Ed (October 1964). The Ed Ames Album*(Disc Information)*. *[RCA Victor](/source/RCA_Records)*. LSP-2781 – (Stereo); LPM 2781 – (Monaural). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Apple_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Apple_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Apple_3-2) ["*The Ed Ames Album* album by Ed Ames"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-ed-ames-album/875191867). *[Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music)*. Retrieved May 26, 2026. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Pop_Songs_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Pop_Songs_4-1) Whitburn, Joel (2000). *Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999*. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research. p. various. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Billboard_Release_5-0)** ["New Album Releases"](https://web.archive.org/web/20260215045950/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1964/Billboard%201964-10-03-OCR-Page-0034.pdf#search=%22the%20ed%20ames%20album%22) (PDF). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. October 3, 1964. p. 34. Archived from [the original](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1964/Billboard%201964-10-03-OCR-Page-0034.pdf#search=%22the%20ed%20ames%20album%22) (PDF) on February 15, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-goldmine_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-goldmine_6-1) Kinslow, Chris (2022). [*Goldmine Record Album Price Guide*](https://www.google.lt/books/edition/Goldmine_Record_Album_Price_Guide/vBVjDwAAQBAJ?hl=lt&gbpv=1&dq=ed+ames+love+of+the+common+people&pg=PA1881&printsec=frontcover). Penguin. p. 1881. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-68145-973-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-68145-973-8). Retrieved May 27, 2026. v t e Ed Ames Discography Studio albums Opening Night with Ed Ames (1964) The Ed Ames Album (1964) It's a Man's World (1965) My Kind of Songs (1965) More I Cannot Wish You (1966) My Cup Runneth Over (1967) Time, Time (1967) When the Snow Is on the Roses (1967) Who Will Answer? (1968) Sings Apologize (1968) The Hits of Broadway and Hollywood (1968) A Time for Living, a Time for Hope (1969) The Windmills of Your Mind (1969) Love of the Common People (1969) Sing Away the World (1970) Sings the Songs of Bacharach and David (1971) Ed Ames (1972) Remembers Jim Reeves (1972) Songs from "Lost Horizon" and Themes from Other Movies (1972) Compilation albums The Best of Ed Ames (1969) The Very Best of Ed Ames (2001) Singles "Before I Kiss the World Goodbye" "Try to Remember" "My Cup Runneth Over" "Time, Time" "Timeless Love" "When the Snow Is on the Roses" "Who Will Answer?" "Apologize" "All My Love's Laughter" "Kiss Her Now" "Changing, Changing" "Son of a Travelin' Man" "Think Summer" "Leave Them a Flower" "A Thing Called Love" "Three Good Reasons" "Chippewa Town" "And I Love You So" "Distant Drums" "Lost Horizon" "Butterflies Are Free" --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Ed Ames Album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ed_Ames_Album) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ed_Ames_Album?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.