Jack Crosby And Orchestra - Teen Age Prayer

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Review by Erik Jorgensen

Teen Age Prayer by Jack Crosby and Orchestra: A Wild Ride Through Nostalgia Lane Alright, buckle up because we're diving into Teen Age Prayer by Jack Crosby and Orchestra. This album’s got that mid-century pop vibe, dripping with strings and crooning vocals, straight outta the US courtesy of Tops Records. It's like stepping into your grandma's living room—if your grandma was really into dramatic ballads and sock hops. The tracklist? Solid gold cheese: "Memories Are Made Of This," "Band Of Gold," "Great Pretender," and the titular banger, "Teen-Age Prayer." Let me tell ya, this thing swings between saccharine sweet and oddly haunting faster than you can say “ vinyl crackle.” First off, let’s talk about "Memories Are Made Of This." Oh man, this tune hits hard—not in a modern punch-you-in-the-face kinda way but more like a slow-motion emotional gut-punch. The orchestration is so lush it feels like drowning in a velvet blanket. Every time I hear those strings swell behind Crosby’s voice, I’m transported back to some black-and-white movie where people are either crying on train platforms or dramatically kissing in the rain. It sticks with you—not because it’s groundbreaking but because it’s relentless. You can’t escape its syrupy charm even if you wanted to. Then there’s "Teen-Age Prayer," which honestly feels like an alien trying to understand human emotions for the first time. Like…what IS this? Is it supposed to be hopeful? Melancholic? Both at once?! The lyrics read like someone took teenage angst and shoved it through a meat grinder of 1950s optimism. But damn, does it work. There’s something raw about how earnest it all feels—even though it’s clearly polished to death. It makes me think about being young and dumb and wishing on stars like they owed me answers. Spoiler alert: they don’t. Now here’s the kicker—this whole record sounds like it belongs in another era, yet somehow it still resonates. Maybe that’s why these tracks stick—they remind us how little has changed when it comes to heartbreak, hope, and praying no one notices you’re faking it till you make it. And hey, fun fact: listening to this made me realize my phone autocorrects “orchestra” to “extra cheese.” Maybe that sums up Teen Age Prayer perfectly—it’s extra cheesy as hell, but you kinda love it anyway.

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Artist: Jack Crosby And Orchestra
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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Memories Are Made Of This
Teen-Age Prayer
Band Of Gold
Great Pretender

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Catalog Numbers

R273, R273-49

Labels

Tops Records

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Formats

  • Shellac
  • 10"
  • 78 RPM
  • EP

Barcodes

  • Matrix / Runout (A) Runout): R-273-A ©
  • Matrix / Runout (B) Runout): R-273-B ©

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: The album *Teen Age Prayer* by Jack Crosby and Orchestra is a nostalgic trip back to the 1950s. It features covers of some iconic tracks like "Memories Are Made Of This" and "The Great Pretender." These songs were massive hits back in the day, and Crosby’s take on them gives them a unique, orchestral twist. Released under Tops Records, this pop gem captures the charm of its era. Fun fact—these tracks were part of the soundtrack of many American teens' lives back then!