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Loving Proof (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Loving Proof

| type = studio

| artist = Ricky Van Shelton

| cover = Loving Proof (Ricky Van Shelton album - cover art).jpg

| alt =

| released = September 20, 1988

| recorded = January – August 1988

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 28:22

| label = Columbia Nashville

| producer = Steve Buckingham

| prev_title = Wild-Eyed Dream

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas

| next_year = 1989

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Living Proof

| type = studio

| single1 = I'll Leave This World Loving You

| single1date = August 14, 1988

| single2 = From a Jack to a King

| single2date = December 24, 1988

| single3 = Hole in My Pocket

| single3date = March 1989

| single4 = Living Proof

| single4date = July 1989

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r94022|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

Loving Proof is the second studio album by American 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.{{cite AV media notes |title=Greatest Hits Plus |others=Ricky Van Shelton |year=1992 |type=CD |publisher=Columbia Records |id=52753}}

"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

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| headline =

| total length =

| title1 = Swimming Upstream

| writer1 = Bucky Jones, Gary Nicholson

| length1 = 3:01

| title2 = I'll Leave This World Loving You

| writer2 = Wayne Kemp, Mack Vickery

| length2 = 3:06

| title3 = From a Jack to a King

| writer3 = Ned Miller

| length3 = 2:21

| title4 = Let Me Live With Love (And Die with You)

| writer4 = Skip Ewing, Red Lane

| length4 = 2:58

| title5 = Living Proof

| writer5 = Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae

| length5 = 3:22

| title6 = Hole in My Pocket

| writer6 = Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant

| length6 = 2:32

| title7 = The Picture

| writer7 = Ricky Van Shelton, Troy Seals, Steve Buckingham

| length7 = 2:57

| title8 = Somebody's Back in Town

| writer8 = Doyle Wilburn, Teddy Wilburn, Don Helms

| length8 = 2:34

| title9 = Don't Send Me No Angels

| writer9 = Kemp

| length9 = 3:02

| title10 = He's Got You

| writer10 = Hank Cochran

| length10 = 3:16

}}

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Loving Proof |others=Ricky Van Shelton |year=1988 |type=CD |publisher=Columbia Records |id=44221}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1988)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Canadian Country Albums (RPM)

| 1

{{album chart|Billboard200|78|artist=Ricky Van Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 1, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Ricky Van Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 1, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1989)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=January 2, 2021}}

| 1

scope="col"| Chart (1990)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=January 2, 2021}}

| 23

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Certifications

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{{certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Ricky Van Shelton|title=Loving Proof|award=Platinum|certyear=1991|relyear=1988|accessdate=January 2, 2021}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Ricky Van Shelton|title=Loving Proof|award=Platinum|certyear=1989|relyear=1988|accessdate=January 2, 2021}}

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References

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{{Ricky Van Shelton}}

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Category:1988 albums

Category:Columbia Records albums

Category:Ricky Van Shelton albums

Category:Albums produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)