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Wax Museum
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1970
RecordedA&R Studios, New York City
Genre Pop
Label United Artists
ProducerJay and the Americans, Thomas Kaye
Jay and The Americans chronology
Sands of Time
(1969)
Wax Museum
(1970)
Wax Museum, Vol. 2
(1970)
Singles from Wax Museum, Vol. 1
  1. " Walking in the Rain"
    Released: November 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Wax Museum is the eighth studio album by Jay and the Americans released on February 28, 1970. The album went to #105 on the Billboard 200 chart, reached #68 on the Cashbox chart, [2] and #71 in Canada. [3] The album was the group's last charting album.

The group's cover of The Ronettes' song " Walkin' in the Rain" hit #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970, [4] and #17 in Canada. [5]

Track listing

  1. " Walkin' in the Rain" ( Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil)
  2. "Do I Love You?" (Peter Andreoli, Vini Poncia, Phil Spector)
  3. " Johnny B. Goode" ( Chuck Berry)
  4. "Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)" ( Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  5. "Room Full of Tears" ( Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
  6. " A Lover's Question" ( Brook Benton, Jimmy T. Williams)
  7. " Some Kind of Wonderful" ( Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
  8. "This Is My Love" (Billy Dawn Smith)
  9. " Let It Be Me" ( Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë)
  10. "I Don't Want to Cry" ( Luther Dixon, Chuck Jackson)
  11. " You Were on My Mind" ( Sylvia Fricker)
  12. " Lonely Teardrops" ( Berry Gordy, Jr., Gwendolyn Gordy, Roquel "Billy" Davis)

References

  1. ^ Wax Museum at AllMusic
  2. ^ Wax Museum at AllMusic
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - March 14, 1970" (PDF).
  4. ^ Jay and the Americans singles
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 24, 1970" (PDF).