Cruisin' 1969

by Cruisin'1969 / 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 is 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 recreation of that year's AM radio experience. The last two or three volumes of Cruisin' are the weakest of the lot. The DJ, Harv Moore of WPGC in Washington, D.C., is perfectly fine, if a little overly fond of bad puns and old gags, and the commercials and station jingles are interesting as always. However, the play list is far too dependent on oldies, with half of the ten songs being golden gassers, from the Champs' 1958 party rock classic "Tequila" to the Seeds' lysergic 1967 hit "Pushin' Too Hard." Surely some more of the gems from that year, like the Fifth Dimension's "Workin' on a Groovy Thing" and Desmond Dekker's early reggae hit, "The Israelites," could have been found, but on the other hand, the classic era of AM radio was already in the past in 1969, so it's unlikely that any version of Cruisin' 1969 could have been as thematically satisfying as the earlier entries in the series. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/1993
Label:	Increase Records
UPC:	0015668196927
Rank:	110470

Tracks

1. Harv Moore Intro
2. Lover Please  - Clyde McPhatter  - Billy Swan
3. He Will Break Your Heart  -  Groovers
4. Tequila  -  Champs  - Chuck Rio
5. Workin' on a Groovy Thing  - Roger Atkins  -  Fifth Dimension  - Neil Sedaka
6. Talk to Me  -  Sunny & the Sunglows
7. Abraham, Martin and John  - Dick Holler  -  Robinson
8. My Boyfriend's Back  -  Angels  - Bob Feldman  - Jerry Goldstein  - Richard Gottehrer
9. The Israelites  - Desmond Dekker  - Leslie Kong
10. Pushin' Too Hard  - Sky Saxon  -  Seeds
11. My Cherie Amour  - Henry Cosby  - Sylvia Moy  - Stevie Wonder

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Seeds   Primary Artist
Sunny & the Sunglows   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist
Desmond Dekker   Primary Artist
Clyde McPhatter   Primary Artist
The Champs   Primary Artist
Groovers   Primary Artist
The Angels   Primary Artist
The 5th Dimension   Primary Artist
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

The Seeds   Performer
Sunny & the Sunglows   Performer
Chuck Rio   Composer
Clyde McPhatter   Performer
Stevie Wonder   Composer,Performer
Henry Cosby   Composer
Sky Saxon   Composer
Billy Swan   Composer
Desmond Dekker   Composer,Performer
Leslie Kong   Composer
Roger Atkins   Composer
Richard Gottehrer   Composer
Sylvia Moy   Composer
The Angels   Performer,Performer
The Champs   Performer
Bob Feldman   Composer
Groovers   Performer
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles   Performer
Dick Holler   Composer
Jerry Goldstein   Composer
Neil Sedaka   Composer