Chartbusters USA, Vol. 1

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Overview

Conceived as a counterpart to Golden Age of American Rock'n'Roll, Ace's excellent anthology series covering the first decade of U.S. rock, Chartbusters USA does the same thing for American rock spanning 1964-69. It's perhaps less valuable than the Golden Age series because the material anthologized, at least to judge by the first installment, is somewhat less difficult to acquire, or hear on oldies radio, than the Golden Age stuff. There's no conceptual thread running through the selections, except general top-of-the-line quality: you get "California Dreamin'," "Dance to the Music," "Hi Heel Sneakers," "Brown Eyed Girl," "Walk Away Renee," "Psychotic Reaction," and "Green Tambourine" right next to each other. The only truly hard-to-find item is the Soul Sisters' mid-chart soul hit "I Can't Stand It" (covered by the Spencer Davis Group), though some of these hits, like "Elusive Butterfly" (Bob Lind), "G.T.O." (Ronny & the Daytonas), and the original 1965 hit version of Sir Douglas Quintet's "She's About a Mover," don't turn up on various-artists collections often. Still, if you're seeking a wall-to-wall blast of mid-and-late 1960s classic American rock singles, it's real good value, with 30 songs, nearly every one a classic. Hugo Montenegro's "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" seems an odd choice in the midst of a very rock-oriented disc, though. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/22/1999
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667172226
Rank:	7011

Tracks

1. She's About a Mover  - Doug Sahm  -  Sir Douglas Quintet
2. Brown Eyed Girl  - Van Morrison
3. Do You Believe in Magic?  -  Lovin' Spoonful  - John Sebastian
4. Wooly Bully  -  Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs  - Domingo "Sam" Samudio
5. I Fought the Law  - Sonny Curtis  -  Fuller
6. Jenny Take a Ride  - Bob Crewe  - Enotris Johnson  -  Little Richard  -  Ryder
7. Games People Play  - Joe South
8. Gimme Little Sign  - Joe Hooven  - Alfred Smith  - Jerry Winn  - Brenton Wood
9. Elusive Butterfly  - Bob Lind
10. California Dreamin'  -  Mamas & the Papas  - John Phillips  - Michelle Phillips
11. Walk Away Renee  - Michael Brown  - Bob Calilli  -  Left Banke  - Tony Sansone
12. G.T.O.  -  Ronny & the Daytonas  - John Wilking
13. Working in a Coal Mine  - Lee Dorsey  - Allen Toussaint
14. I Can't Stand It  - Smokey McAllister  -  Soul Sisters
15. Hi Heel Sneakers
16. Treat Her Right  - Roy Head
17. Eve of Destruction  - Barry McGuire  - P.F. Sloan
18. Hawaii Five-O  - Mort Stevens  -  Ventures
19. Kicks  - Barry Mann  -  Revere  - Cynthia Weil
20. Green Tambourine  - Paul Leka  -  Lemon Pipers
21. On the Road Again  -  Canned Heat  - Floyd Jones  - Alan Wilson
22. Psychotic Reaction  - Craig "Butch" Atkinson  - John "Sean" Byrne  - Roy Chaney  -  Count Five  - Kenn Ellner  - John Michalski
23. Pushin' Too Hard  - Sky Saxon  -  Seeds
24. Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)  - B.B. Jr. Cunningham  -  Hombres  -  Hombres  - John Hunter  - Jerry Masters  - Gary McEwen
25. Soul Deep  -  Box Tops  - Wayne Carson
26. Remember (Walking in the Sand)  - George "Shadow" Morton  -  Shangri-Las
27. The "In" Crowd  - Dobie Gray  - Billy Page
28. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly  - Hugo Montenegro  - Ennio Morricone
29. Expressway (To Your Heart)  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff  -  Soul Survivors
30. Dance to the Music  -  Sly & Robbie  -  Sly & the Family Stone  - Sylvester Stewart

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Canned Heat   Primary Artist
The Ventures   Primary Artist
Hugo Montenegro   Primary Artist
Joe South   Primary Artist
Ronny & the Daytonas   Primary Artist
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs   Primary Artist
Van Morrison   Primary Artist
The Hombres   Primary Artist
The Shangri-Las   Primary Artist
The Soul Sisters   Primary Artist
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels   Primary Artist
The Seeds   Primary Artist
Paul Revere & the Raiders   Primary Artist
Sly & Robbie   Primary Artist
The Left Banke   Primary Artist
Barry McGuire   Primary Artist
Lee Dorsey   Primary Artist
Roy Head   Primary Artist
The Soul Survivors   Primary Artist
The Sir Douglas Quintet   Primary Artist
Sly & the Family Stone   Primary Artist
The Lovin' Spoonful   Primary Artist
The Mamas & the Papas   Primary Artist
The Bobby Fuller Four   Primary Artist
Bob Lind   Primary Artist
Hombres   Primary Artist
The Lemon Pipers   Primary Artist
The Count Five   Primary Artist
Dobie Gray   Primary Artist
Brenton Wood   Primary Artist
The Box Tops   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Rob Finnis   Compilation Producer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Canned Heat   Performer
Michael Brown   Composer
Joe Hooven   Composer
John Wilking   Composer
Brent Wood   Performer
Gary McEwen   Composer
Kenn Ellner   Composer
Roy Chaney   Composer
John Michalski   Composer
Domingo "Sam" Samudio   Composer
Tony Sansone   Composer
Craig "Butch" Atkinson   Composer
John Hunter   Composer
John "Sean" Byrne   Composer
Joe South   Performer,Composer
Enotris Johnson   Composer
Floyd Jones   Composer
Doug Sahm   Composer
Wayne Carson   Composer
John Phillips   Composer
Hugo Montenegro   Performer
Smokey McAlister   Composer
Jerry Winn   Composer
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs   Performer
Van Morrison   Composer,Performer
Jerry Masters   Composer
P.F. Sloan   Composer
The Shangri-Las   Performer
The Soul Sisters   Performer
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels   Performer
Mitch Ryder   Performer
The Seeds   Performer
Alfred Smith   Composer
Sky Saxon   Composer
Paul Leka   Composer
Paul Revere & the Raiders   Performer
Sly & Robbie   Performer
Sylvester Stewart   Composer
B.B. Cunningham, Jr.   Composer
The Left Banke   Performer
Daytonas   Performer
Barry McGuire   Performer
Barry Mann   Composer
Ennio Morricone   Composer
George "Shadow" Morton   Composer
John Sebastian   Composer
Lee Dorsey   Composer,Performer
Leon Huff   Composer
Little Richard   Composer
Roy Head   Composer,Performer
Michelle Phillips   Composer
The Soul Survivors   Performer
The Sir Douglas Quintet   Performer
Sly & the Family Stone   Performer
Sonny Curtis   Composer
The Lovin' Spoonful   Performer
Bob Crewe   Composer
The Mamas & the Papas   Performer
Bob Calilli   Composer
The Bobby Fuller Four   Performer
Bob Lind   Composer,Performer
Hombres   Performer
The Lemon Pipers   Performer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Billy Page   Composer
The Count Five   Performer
Dobie Gray   Performer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Mort Stevens   Composer
Alan Wilson   Composer
The Box Tops   Performer
The Ventures   Performer