Second Helpings: Sequels to the Songs That Left 'Em Hungry for More

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Overview

As clever an idea for a compilation as they come, Ace's 2015 collection Second Helpings: Sequels to the Songs That Left 'Em Hungry for More rounds up 24 singles that were explicit sequels to hits. Almost all of these songs date from the first half of the '60s -- the ringer is the closing "My Image of a Girl (Is You)," where the doo wop group the Safaris revisited a hit in 1989, many years after the original -- and there's no strict stylistic guideline, either. Many of these songs are pop in some fashion but there's also a lot of country, rock & roll, soul, and even blues, with Slim Harpo turning "I'm a King Bee" into "Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King)," a song that illustrates just how shameless almost every one of these sequels was. The bittersweet exception is Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue Got Married," where the object of his affection grows up and moves on, here presented in a version overdubbed by the Fireballs in 1966. Everything else rides on the coattails of the hit -- Booker T. & the MG's serve up "Mo' Onions," Paul Anka asks you to "Remember Diana," the Shirelles thrill that "(Mama) My Soldier Boy Is Coming Home" -- and the fun of the collection lies in that blatant calculation: even the stars (and maybe especially their labels) want another big hit, so they'll follow the path of least resistance toward their goal. Even if the songs aren't great -- which is more often than not -- the spirit is fun, and there are some memorable singles here, too: George Jones is horrified that his baby brought home "Root Beer" instead of white lightning, the Marvelettes swing with the "Twistin' Postman," Marty Robbins remembers "Feleena (From El Paso)" and, of course, Harpo proves that his low-key, low-down groove sounds good on any song or in any setting. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/02/2015
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667070225
Rank:	133803

Tracks

1. Peggy Sue Got Married  -  Fireballs  - Buddy Holly  - Norman Petty
2. Man, We Had a Party  - Wanda Jackson  - Ken Nelson  - Jessie Mae Robinson
3. Root Beer  - Harold W. "Pappy" Daily  - Darrell Edwards  - George Jones
4. The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin  - Ron Blackwell  - Stan Kesler  -  Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
5. Little Queen Bee (Got a Brand New King)  - Slim Harpo  - J.D. Miller  - Jerry West
6. The Cajun Queen  - Jimmy Dean  - Wayne Walker
7. It's My Turn to Cry  - Gil Garfield  -  Jay & the Americans  - Jerry Leiber  - Garry Sherman  - Mike Stoller
8. You Blew Out the Candles  -  Crests  - Edna Lewis  - Ernest Salters
9. Twistin' Postman  - Robert Bateman  -  BrianBert  - Brian Holland  -  Marvelettes  - William Stevenson
10. Walk Me Home (From the Party)  - Claudine Clark  - Russ Faith
11. Hey Little Donkey  - Fred Anisfield  - Bob Elgin  - Stanley Kahan  -  Rocky Fellers  - Mal Williams
12. Bobby Did  - Marcie Blane  - Carl Derrico  - Neil Diamond  - Owen B. Masingill
13. (Mama) My Soldier Boy Is Coming Home  -  Shirelles  - Artie Wayne
14. Donna's Gone  - Ray Ellis  - Edna Lewis  - Lenny Miles  - Lee Thomas
15. What Did Daddy Do  -  Shep & the Limelites  - James Sheppard
16. Winter's Here  - Perry Botkin  - Gil Garfield  - Robin Ward
17. The Guy with the Black Eye  -  Angels  - Bob Feldman  - Leroy Glover  - Jerry Goldstein  - Richard Gottehrer  - Robert Kalina  - Alan Lorber
18. The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review and Timing Association  - Don Altfield  - Jan Berry  - Roger Christian  -  Jan & Dean
19. Feleena (From El Paso)  - Frank Jones  - Don Law  - Marty Robbins
20. I'm Still Dreamin'  - Johnny Burnette  - Barry De Vorzon  - Ted Ellis  - Snuff Garrett
21. Remember Diana  - Paul Anka  - Sammy Lowe
22. Mo' Onions  -  Booker T. & the MG's  - Steve Cropper  - Al Jr. Jackson  - Booker T. Jones  - Lewie Steinberg
23. More Money (That's What I Want)  - Janie Bradford  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Jennell Hawkins
24. My Image of a Girl (Is You)  - Richard Clasky  - Marvin Rosenberg  -  Safaris  - Jay Snyder  - Jimmy Stephens

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jimmy Dean   Primary Artist
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs   Primary Artist
The Shirelles   Primary Artist
The Rocky Fellers   Primary Artist
Wanda Jackson   Primary Artist
Marty Robbins   Primary Artist
George Jones   Primary Artist
Marcie Blane   Primary Artist
Lenny Miles   Primary Artist
Shep & the Limelites   Primary Artist
The Angels   Primary Artist
Slim Harpo   Primary Artist
The Fireballs   Primary Artist
Jennell Hawkins   Primary Artist
Jan & Dean   Primary Artist
Buddy Holly   Primary Artist
Paul Anka   Primary Artist
Booker T. & the MG's   Primary Artist
The Crests   Primary Artist
Claudine Clark   Primary Artist
Jay & the Americans   Primary Artist
Johnny Burnette   Primary Artist
The Safaris   Primary Artist
Robin Ward   Primary Artist
The Marvelettes   Primary Artist
Russ Faith   Conductor
Garry Sherman   Conductor
Jimmy Stephens   Featured Artist
Owen B. Masingill   Orchestra Director
Sammy Lowe   Conductor

Technical Credits

Jerry Goldstein   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer,Producer
Jerry West   Composer
Jessie Mae Robinson   Composer
Norman Petty   Producer
Mike Stoller   Composer,Producer
Artie Wayne   Composer,Producer
Alan Lorber   Arranger
Al Jackson, Jr.   Composer
Russ Faith   Arranger,Composer
Berenice Abbott   Cover Photo
Edna Lewis   Composer
Roger Christian   Composer
Ted Ellis   Composer
Jay Snyder   Arranger,Producer
Harold W. "Pappy" Daily   Producer
Eric Charge   Photo Courtesy
Bob Elgin   Composer
Lee Thomas   Composer
Don Altfield   Composer
Niall McCormack   Package Design
William Stevenson   Composer
Snuff Garrett   Producer
Ernest Salters   Composer
Ron Blackwell   Composer
Jan Berry   Producer,Composer
Wanda Jackson   Photo Courtesy
Lewie Steinberg   Composer
Richard Gottehrer   Composer
Marty Robbins   Composer
Neil Diamond   Composer
Ray Ellis   Producer
George Jones   Composer
Leroy Glover   Arranger
Marvin Rosenberg   Composer
Fred Anisfield   Composer
BrianBert   Producer
Stan Kesler   Producer
Stanley Kahan   Producer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Bob Feldman   Composer
Ken Nelson   Producer
Barry De Vorzon   Composer
Carl D'Errico   Composer
Sam Szczepanski   Liner Notes
Mal Williams   Producer
Richard Clasky   Composer
Colm O'Brien   Memorabilia
Frank Jones   Producer
Janie Bradford   Composer
Don Law   Producer
James Sheppard   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Buddy Holly   Composer
Duncan Cowell   Mastering
Darrell Edwards   Composer
Gil Garfield   Composer
Paul Anka   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
J.D. Miller   Producer
Claudine Clark   Composer
Robert Bateman   Composer
Robert Kalina   Composer
Wayne Walker   Composer
Perry Botkin   Composer