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Bluejean Bop!
Studio album by Gene Vincent
Released	13 August 1956
Recorded	June 1956
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	31:47
Label	Capitol
Producer	Ken Nelson
Gene Vincent chronology
Bluejean Bop! (1956) Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (1957)
Singles from Bluejean Bop!
"Bluejean Bop" Released: 12 October 1956 "Jumps, Giggles And Shouts" Released: January 1957

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Bluejean Bop! is the debut studio album by American rockabilly singer and his backing band Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, featuring rock and roll music as well as covers of pop standards. It was released in 1956 on the Capitol label. Bluejean Bop! was followed by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.

Track listing

1. "Bluejean Bop" (Hal Levy, Gene Vincent) – 2:35
2. "Jezebel" (Wayne Shanklin) – 2:38
3. "Who Slapped John?" (Tex Davis, Vincent) – 2:07
4. "Ain't She Sweet" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 2:44
5. "I Flipped" (Richard Penniman, Chilton Price) – 2:38
6. "Waltz of the Wind" (Fred Rose) – 2:59
7. "Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back" (Hadda Brooks) – 2:11
8. "Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine)" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Willie Raskin) – 2:45
9. "Jumps, Giggles and Shouts" (Davis, Vincent) – 3:06
10. "Up a Lazy River" (Sidney Arodin, Hoagy Carmichael) – 2:35
11. "Bop Street" (Tex Davis, Cliff Gallup) – 2:38
12. "Peg O' My Heart" (Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher) – 2:27

Personnel

• Gene Vincent – guitar, vocals

The Blue Caps

• "Galloping" Cliff Gallup – lead guitar
• "Wee" Willie Williams – rhythm guitar
• "Jumpin'" Jack Neal – upright bass
• "Be-Bop" Dickie Harrell – drums

References

1. ^ Eder, Bruce (1 April 2002). Bluejean Bop! – Gene Vincent | AllMusic: Review. AllMusic. Retrieved on 16 June 2016.

• 1956 debut albums
• Gene Vincent albums
• Capitol Records albums
• Albums produced by Ken Nelson (United States record producer)