Sounds Like the Searchers

by The Searchers

Overview

While the Searchers' fourth album was a pleasant enough collection of diverse and thoughtfully arranged pop/rock, by their own standards it was below average. In addition, within the context of early 1965 British rock, they were already falling off the pace with their over-reliance on cover material, which dominates the set. The covers here were not among their most memorable ones, either, with their fine version of LaVerne Baker's "Bumble Bee" (their final American Top 40 hit) the only hit likely to be familiar to the average rock fan. As usual, it's their renditions of somewhat obscure contemporary songs by major American songwriters that stand out, including "Goodnight Baby" (written largely by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich), "Till You Say You'll Be Mine" (Jackie DeShannon), and "Magic Potion" (Burt Bacharach & Hal David). The straight rock/R&B covers ("Something You Got Baby" and "Let the Good Times Roll") are far more mundane, and the move into straight country ("A Tear Fell") is unmemorable. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2023
Label:	Beat Goes On / Bgo / Pye
UPC:	5017261020123
Rank:	76141

Tracks

1. Everybody Come and Clap Your Hands
2. If I Could Find Someone
3. Magic Potion
4. I Don't Want to Go on Without You
5. Bumble Bee
6. Something You Got Baby
7. Let the Good Times Roll
8. A Tear Fell
9. Till You Say You'll Be Mine
10. You Wanna Make Her Happy
11. Everything You Do
12. Goodnight Baby

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Searchers   Primary Artist
John McNally   Guitar,Vocals
Mike Pender   Guitar,Vocals
Frank Allen   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Chris Curtis   Drums,Vocals

Technical Credits

Lamar Simington   Composer
Leroy Fullylove   Composer
Robert Mosely   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Jim White   Composer
John McNally   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Malvina Reynolds   Composer
Bert Berns   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Chris Kenner   Composer
LaVern Baker   Composer
Charles Strouse   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Mike Pender   Composer
Dorian Burton   Composer
Leonard Lee   Composer
Tony Hatch   Producer
Leroy Swearingen   Composer
Lee Adams   Composer
Bobby Darin   Composer
Chris Curtis   Composer
Jackie DeShannon   Composer,Lyricist
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Frank Allen   Composer
Eugene Randolph   Composer
Bobby Richards   Composer
Steve Venet   Composer
Shirley Goodman   Composer
Russell Alquist   Composer
Eddie Fullylove   Composer