You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet

You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet
Studio album by
Eddie Fisher
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1968
GenreVocal pop
Length31:04
LanguageEnglish
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerAl Schmitt
Eddie Fisher chronology
People Like You
(1967) 		You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet
(1968) 		After All
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard[1]
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet is a tribute album to entertainer Al Jolson, released by American singer Eddie Fisher in late 1968.[4] It was his last RCA Victor Records album.[5][6]

Background

After "Now I Know" barely charted, (having just done well on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, and barely reaching the pop charts),[7] Eddie Fisher started his last project, a tribute album to singer and actor Al Jolson. Even before You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet, he showed his affection for Jolson with his Mame cuts, which were recorded for his People Like You album in 1967.[2] He also performed his songs in shows and included some of his songs in his only live album, Eddie Fisher at the Winter Garden, 7 of the songs he sung in the album would be recorded in the studio this time.[8][9]

Fisher's family and other people actually used to call Fisher "Sonny Boy",[6] a song of Jolson's, which appeared on the album and was highlighted as a pick by magazines who reviewed the album.[10][9]

Release

The album was released in late 1968 and it was considered unsuccessful; didn't chart, didn't sell.[2] Fisher's recording career was short from this point on, with his final single coming the next year. The album's name comes from the marketing of Jolson’s sound films, particularly The Jazz Singer (1927), which is considered the first feature-length “talkie” with synchronized sound.[11] The LP's producer was independent record producer Al Schmitt.[2] Fisher, dissatisfied with RCA Victor's lack of promotion of the album, left the label soon after.[12] This would be Fisher's final album for two decades, until he came back to recording in 1984, with his final album named After All.[2]

Reception

The album received a positive critical reception upon its release. Cashbox magazine believed that Eddie Fisher "demonstrates that he hasn't lost any of the vocal magic that first brought him to fame as he runs through a collection of his favorite tunes." Noting that "Should bring the chanter fans out in force".[10] Record World wrote "Anybody who likes Eddie Fisher knows that the fellow is in love with the old Al Jolson songs. He does a healthy collection of them here-sometimes dipping into the Jolson gravel-throat."[9] It was given a four-star rating by Billboard magazine as well.[1]

Retrospectives weren't bad as well. William Ruhlmann on AllMusic stated that Fisher "had not quite re-established himself as a record-seller, so the tribute album was a risky project." Continuing that Fisher sang the songs "as himself, though he did not hesitate to throw in an occasional inflection or bit of phrasing that were Jolsonesque." Concluding "The result was an entertaining gloss on the work of 'The World's Greatest Entertainer' that made the case for Fisher as his spiritual heir," but noted "Unfortunately it had nothing to do with the pop music of 1968."[2] The LP was given a two-star rating by The Encyclopedia of Popular Music as well.[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody"Jean Schwartz, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young2:37
2."Sonny Boy"Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson2:34
3."I Only Have Eyes for You"Harry Warren, Al Dubin2:55
4."You Made Me Love You"James V. Monaco, Joseph McCarthy3:00
5."When You Were Sweet Sixteen"James Thornton2:50
6."Swanee"George Gershwin, Irving Caesar2:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."My Mammy"Walter Donaldson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young2:34
8."April Showers"Louis Silvers, B. G. DeSylva2:24
9."Back in Your Own Backyard"Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer3:11
10."Anniversary Song"M. Glinka, Alfredo D'Ambrosio, Saul Chaplin, Al Jacobs3:49
11."Let Me Sing and I'm Happy"Irving Caesar, Harold Arlen2:34
Total length:31:04

References

  1. ^ a b Billboard magazine, Four Star, October 12, 1968 Page 81, retrieved November 27, 2025, via worldradiohistory.com
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ruhlmann, William. "You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet! – Eddie Fisher". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 534. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  4. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 11, 1968. p. 46. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  5. ^ a b You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet at AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Colin Larkin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2004-IA38. ISBN 978-0857125958. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
  8. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. May 25, 1963. pp. 33, 44. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Record World Album Reviews, Pick Hits" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 23, no. 1114. October 12, 1968. p. 12. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  10. ^ a b "Album Reviews: Pop Best Bets" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 30, no. 11. October 12, 1968. p. 32. Retrieved February 13, 2026 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  11. ^ Kehr, Dave (October 16, 2007). "New DVDs: The Jazz Singer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
  12. ^ Fisher, Eddie; Fisher, David (September 1999). Been There, Done That. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-5311-9694-3.
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