Loving Proof (album)

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.^[1]

Loving Proof
Studio album by Ricky Van Shelton
Released	September 20, 1988
Recorded	January – August 1988[1]
Genre	Country
Length	28:22
Label	Columbia Nashville
Producer	Steve Buckingham
Ricky Van Shelton chronology
Wild-Eyed Dream (1987) Loving Proof (1988) Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas (1989)
Singles from Living Proof
"I'll Leave This World Loving You" Released: August 14, 1988 "From a Jack to a King" Released: December 24, 1988 "Hole in My Pocket" Released: March 1989 "Living Proof" Released: July 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

"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

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

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[3]

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Steve Buckingham - backing 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 - backing vocals
• Mark O'Connor - fiddle
• Tom Robb - bass guitar
• John Wesley Ryles - backing vocals
• Ricky Van Shelton - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Dennis Wilson - backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 1 US Billboard 200[4] 78 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 1 Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[9]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.