Cruisin' 1964

by Cruisin'1964 / Various

Overview

An instantly recognizable bargain bin staple since the late '70s, thanks to their colorful comic book covers tracing the romantic life of an Everycouple named Peg and Eddie, the Cruisin' series of discs are built on a brilliant concept: each disc is devoted to a single year, with hit songs, local commercials, station jingles, and news headlines all presided over by a noted DJ from the era for a near-perfect re-creation of that year's AM radio experience. Cruisin' 1964 stars Johnny Holiday of WHK in Cleveland, OH, whose genial, almost avuncular delivery makes him sound almost anachronistic, a '50s throwback set in the pivotal year of 1964. Though the album contains no British Invasion hits (oddly, there's not a single British artist on any volume of the Cruisin' series), it's still a varied and exciting program, from the proto-funk of Bob and Earl's classic "Harlem Shuffle" to Roger Miller's country novelty "Dang Me" to the bossa nova slinkiness of Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto's "The Girl From Ipanema." Oddball ads, like a commercial for the American Lamb Council starring Jane Wyatt, and a weird station promo featuring a child's voice make this one of the more interesting entries in the series in terms of its audio ephemera. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/1993
Label:	Increase Records
UPC:	0015668196422
Rank:	104536

Tracks

1. Harlem Shuffle  -  Bob & Earl  - Earl Nelson  - Bobby Relf
2. Nitty Gritty  - Lincoln Chase  - Shirley Ellis
3. Dang Me  - Roger Miller
4. Chapel of Love  - Jeff Barry  -  Dixie Cups  - Ellie Greenwich  - Phil Spector
5. Since I Fell for You  - Buddy Johnson  - Lenny Welch
6. The Girl From Ipanema  - Vinicius De Moraes  - Astrud Gilberto  - Norman Gimbel  - Antonio Carlos Jobim
7. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)  - Rudy Clark  - Betty Everett
8. Talk Back Trembling Lips  - John D. Loudermilk  - Johnny Tillotson
9. It's All Right  -  Impressions  - Curtis Mayfield
10. Funny How Time Slips Away  - Joe Hinton  - Willie Nelson
11. Remember (Walking in the Sand)  - George "Shadow" Morton  -  Shangri-Las
12. Suspicion  - Doc Pomus  - Mort Shuman  - Terry Stafford

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Shangri-Las   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Impressions   Primary Artist,Vocals
Roger Miller   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Dixie Cups   Primary Artist,Vocals
Lenny Welch   Primary Artist,Vocals
Betty Everett   Primary Artist,Vocals
Joe Hinton   Primary Artist,Vocals
Johnny Tillotson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Astrud Gilberto   Primary Artist
Terry Stafford   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bob & Earl   Primary Artist,Vocals
Shirley Ellis   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Limeliters   Vocals
Jane Wyatt   Vocals

Technical Credits

Buddy Johnson   Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Earl Nelson   Composer
Roger Miller   Composer,Performer
The Dixie Cups   Performer
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Lenny Welch   Performer
John D. Loudermilk   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Hound Dog Taylor   Composer
Rudy Clark   Composer
The Shangri-Las   Performer
Willie Nelson   Composer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer
Stan Getz   Performer
Shirley Ellis   Performer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Joe Hinton   Performer
George "Shadow" Morton   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Johnny Tillotson   Performer
Lincoln Chase   Composer
Astrud Gilberto   Performer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Jerry Hopkins   Liner Notes
Terry Stafford   Performer
Bob & Earl   Performer
Betty Everett   Performer
Bobby Relf   Composer
The Impressions   Performer