Meet The Searchers
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| Meet the Searchers | ||||
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| Studio album by The Searchers | ||||
| Released | August 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963, Pye Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Merseybeat | |||
| Length | 30:06 (1963 LP) 38:32 (2001 CD Reissue) |
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| Label | Pye | |||
| Producer | Tony Hatch | |||
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Meet the Searchers is a 1963 album by British rock band, The Searchers. The album featured their first single released in June 1963, a version of The Drifters' "Sweets for My Sweet", which was a U.K. No.1 for the band, as well as their version of The Clovers "Love Potion No.9", which was released as a single in the U.S. (but not the U.K.) the following year. "Love Potion No.9" peaked on the US charts at No.22 on December 19, 1964.[1]
Personnel
- Michael Pender - lead guitar, backing vocals
- John McNally - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Jackson - bass, lead vocals
- Chris Curtis - drums, backing vocals
Track listing
| Side 1 | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Sweets for My Sweet" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Alright" | Jerry Ross, Lester Vanador | 2:09 |
| 3. | "Love Potion No. 9" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Farmer John" | Don Harris, Dewey Terry | 1:59 |
| 5. | "Stand By Me" | Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Money (That's What I Want)" | Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy | 2:47 |
| Side 2 | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 7. | "Da Doo Ron Ron" | Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya" | James Marcus Smith | 2:05 |
| 9. | "Since You Broke My Heart" | Don Everly, Phil Everly | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Tricky Dicky" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 2:08 |
| 11. | "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" | Pete Seeger | 2:57 |
| 12. | "Twist and Shout" | Phil Medley, Bert Russell | 2:45 |
| 2001 Reissue Bonus Tracks | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 13. | "It's All Been a Dream" | Curtis | 1:49 |
| 14. | "Geld (Das Ist, Was Ich Wünsche) ("Money (That's What I Want)" in German)" | Bradford, Gordy (Translator unknown) | 2:46 |
| 15. | "Landwirt John ("Farmer John" in German)" | Harris, Terry (Translator unknown) | 2:00 |
| 16. | "Mais C'Était Un Rêve ("It's All Been A Dream" in French)" | Curtis (Translator unknown) | 1:51 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Revised and Enlarged, Billboard Books, New York, 1992
