Loving Proof

Studio album by Ricky Van Shelton

Released

September 20, 1988

Recorded

January - August 1988^[1]

Genre

Country

Length

28:22

Ricky Van Shelton chronology

Wild-Eyed Dream
(1987)

Loving Proof
(1988)

Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Loving Proof is the second album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The Singles, "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King", and "Living Proof" all reached number one on the charts."Hole In My Pocket" reached number 4. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 20, 1989.^[1]

"From a Jack to a King" is a cover of Ned Miller's crossover hit from 1962. "He's Got You" was first performed by Patsy Cline as the opening track on her 1963 album, Sentimentally Yours.

Track listing

"Swimming Upstream" (Bucky Jones, Gary Nicholson) - 3:01
"I'll Leave This World Loving You" (Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery) - 3:06
"From a Jack to a King" (Ned Miller) - 2:21
"Let Me Live With Love (And Die with You)" (Skip Ewing, Red Lane) - 2:58
"Living Proof" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - 3:22
"Hole in My Pocket" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) - 2:32
"The Picture" (Ricky Van Shelton, Troy Seals, Steve Buckingham) - 2:57
"Somebody's Back in Town" (Doyle Wilburn, Teddy Wilburn, Don Helms) - 2:34
"Don't Send Me No Angels" (Kemp) - 3:02
"He's Got You" (Hank Cochran) - 3:16

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[3]

Eddie Bayers - drums
Steve Buckingham - background vocals
Dennis Burnside - piano
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Steve Gibson - electric guitar
Roy Huskey Jr. - upright bass
Randy McCormick - piano
Farrell Morris - background vocals
Mark O'Connor - fiddle
Tom Robb - bass guitar
John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
Ricky Van Shelton - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Dennis Wilson - background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	78
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1

Preceded by Greatest Hits by The Judds	Top Country Albums number-one album November 5, 1988 - January 7, 1989	Succeeded by Old 8x10 by Randy Travis
Preceded by Old 8x10 by Randy Travis	Top Country Albums number-one album March 4, 1989	Succeeded by Southern Star by Alabama
Preceded by Old 8×10 by Randy Travis	RPM Country Albums number-one album June 12, 1989	Succeeded by River of Time by The Judds
Preceded by Always & Forever by Randy Travis	Top Country Albums number-one album of the year 1989	Succeeded by Killin' Time by Clint Black

References

1 2 Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.
↑ Allmusic review
↑ Loving Proof (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1988. 44221.

Ricky Van Shelton

Studio albums	Wild-Eyed Dream Loving Proof RVS III Backroads Don't Overlook Salvation A Bridge I Didn't Burn Love and Honor Making Plans Fried Green Tomatoes

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Plus Super Hits Super Hits Vol. 2 16 Biggest Hits

Christmas albums	Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas Blue Christmas

Notable singles	"Wild-Eyed Dream" "Crime of Passion" "Somebody Lied" "Life Turned Her That Way" "Don't We All Have the Right" "I'll Leave This World Loving You" "From a Jack to a King" "Hole in My Pocket" "Living Proof" "Statue of a Fool" "I've Cried My Last Tear for You" "I Meant Every Word He Said" "Life's Little Ups and Downs" "I Am a Simple Man" "Keep It Between the Lines" "After the Lights Go Out" "Backroads" "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" "Wild Man" "Where Was I"

Guest singles	"Rockin' Years" (with Dolly Parton)

Related articles	Discography Columbia Records

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