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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop | |||
| Length | 27:24 | |||
| Label | Calendar Records 101 | |||
| Producer | Jeff Barry Don Kirshner | |||
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| Singles from The Archies | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
The Archies is the debut studio album by The Archies, a fictional pop band from the Archie comics. The album was originally released on the Calendar Records label in 1968 and included 12 songs.[2] It was produced by Jeff Barry and co-produced by Don Kirshner. The band's debut single was "Bang-Shang-A-Lang"; it peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.[3] The album peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at number 88.[4][5] The song "Seventeen Ain't Young" became a Top 40 hit in Australia for Frank Howson in 1969.[6]
Track listing[edit]
- "Archie's Theme (Everything's Archie)" (Jeff Barry)
- "Boys and Girls" (Jeff Barry)
- "Time for Love" (Mark Barkan, Ritchie Adams)
- "You Make Me Wanna Dance" (Jeff Barry)
- "La Dee Doo Down Down" (Jeff Barry)
- "Truck Driver" (Jeff Barry)
- "Catchin' Up On Fun" (Mark Barkan, Ritchie Adams)
- "I'm in Love" (Jeff Barry)
- "Seventeen Ain't Young" (Jeff Barry)
- "Ride, Ride, Ride" (Jeff Barry)
- "Hide and Seek" (Mark Barkan, Ritchie Adams)
- "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" (Jeff Barry)
Session personnel[edit]
- Vocals: Ron Dante
- Drums: Gary Chester
- Guitars: Dave Appell
- Bass guitar: Joey Macho
- Keyboards: Ron Frangipane
Chart positions[edit]
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Billboard Top LPs[4][5] | 88 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "Bang-Shang-A-Lang"[3][7] | Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
References[edit]
- ^ The Archies at AllMusic
- ^ The Archies, The Archies Retrieved September 7, 2013
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2009).Top Pop Singles 1955–2008 (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.47
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996).Top Pop Albums 1955–1996 (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. p.40
- ^ a b The Archies, The Archies Chart Position Retrieved September 7, 2013
- ^ Ross Laird, (1999?), The Sixties: Australian rock & pop recordings, 1964–1969 held at the National Film and Sound Archive, accessed on-line at: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) PDF p 134 - ^ The Archies, "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" chart position Retrieved May 19, 2015
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