60's Gold

by Gold: 60'S / Various (Rmst)

Overview

Although it has no songs by the Beatles, the Who, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, the Kinks, the Byrds, the Beach Boys, or a number of other artists who helped shape and define pop and rock in the 1960s, this generous two-disc, 40-track compilation does offer a fine sampling of the kinds of hits that dominated AM radio in the mid-'60s (there isn't much here representing either the earliest or latest ends of the decade), running the gamut from girl group material ("My Boyfriend's Back" by the Angels), folk-rock ("California Dreamin'" by the Mamas & the Papas), blue-eyed soul ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" by the Righteous Brothers), Motown ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye), poppy frat rock ("Come on Down to My Boat" by Every Mother's Son) to psychedelic-tinged pop ("[We Ain't Got] Nothin' Yet" by the Blues Magoos) and the truly singular ("A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum). The end result is a pleasing and nostalgic journey into the heart of mid-'60s AM pop radio, minus some of the biggest guns. Still a lot of fun, though, even without them. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/2006
Label:	Hip-O / Universal
UPC:	0602498384244
Rank:	55180

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Shop Around  - Berry Jr. Gordy  -  Miracles  - Smokey Robinson
2. Please Mr. Postman  - Robert Bateman  - Georgia Dobbins  - William Garrett  - Freddie Gorman  - Brian Holland  -  Marvelettes
3. Hey! Baby  - Bruce Channel  - Margaret Cobb
4. Sealed with a Kiss  - Gary Geld  - Brian Hyland  - Peter Udell
5. It's My Party  - Wally Gold  - Lesley Gore  - Herbert Weiner
6. My Boyfriend's Back  -  Angels  - Bob Feldman  - Jerry Goldstein  - Richard Gottehrer
7. Dancing in the Street  - Ivy Jo Hunter  - Martha Reeves  - William "Mickey" Stevenson
8. Leader of the Pack  - Jeff Barry  - Ellie Greenwich  - George "Shadow" Morton  -  Shangri-Las
9. Baby Love  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  -  Ross
10. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'  - Barry Mann  -  Righteous Brothers  - Cynthia Weil
11. Game of Love  - Clint Jr. Ballard  -  Fontana
12. Wooly Bully  -  Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs  - Domingo "Sam" Samudio
13. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)  - Lamont Dozier  -  Four Tops  - Brian Holland
14. Eye of Destruction  - Steve Barri  - Barry McGuire  - P.F. Sloan
15. Rescue Me  - Fontella Bass  - Raynard Miner
16. 1-2-3  - Len Barry  - Leonard Borisoff  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - John Madara
17. I Got You (I Feel Good)  - James Brown
18. Lightnin' Strikes  - Lou Christie  - Twyla Herbert
19. California Dreamin'  -  Mamas & the Papas  - Michelle Phillips
20. Sunny  - Bobby Hebb

Disc 2

21. Wild Thing  - Chip Taylor  -  Troggs
22. (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet  -  Blues Magoos  - Ronald Gilbert  - Ralph Scala
23. 98.6  - George Fischoff  -  Keith  - Tony Powers
24. Come on Down to My Boat  -  Every Mother's Son  - Wes Farrell  - Jerry Goldstein
25. Sunday Will Never Be the Same  - Terry Cashman  - Gene Pistilli  -  Spanky & Our Gang
26. Let's Live for Today  - Guido Cenciarelli  -  Grass Roots
27. A Whiter Shade of Pale  - Gary Brooker  -  Procol Harum  - Keith Reid
28. Reflections  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  -  Ross
29. Incense and Peppermints  - Tim Gilbert  -  Strawberry Alarm Clock
30. The Rain, The Park & Other Things  -  Cowsills  - Steve Duboff
31. Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)  -  Hombres  - Gary McEwen
32. Bend Me, Shape Me  -  American Breed
33. Love Is Blue  - Bryan Blackburn  - Pierre Cour  - Paul Mauriat  - Andre Popp
34. Summertime Blues  -  Blue Cheer  - Jerry Capehart  - Eddie Cochran
35. Grazing in the Grass  - Hugh Masekela
36. Love Child  -  Ross  - R. Dean Taylor
37. I Heard It Through the Grapevine  - Marvin Gaye  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
38. Only the Strong Survive  - Jerry Butler  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff
39. Rock Me  - John Kay  -  Steppenwolf
40. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye  - Gary DeCarlo  - Dale Frashuer  - Paul Leka  -  Steam

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Diana Ross & the Supremes   Primary Artist
Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals
Steam   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Keith   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
The Cowsills   Primary Artist
Barry McGuire   Primary Artist
Lou Christie   Primary Artist
Angels   Primary Artist
Martha & the Vandellas   Primary Artist
The Shangri-Las   Primary Artist
The Righteous Brothers   Primary Artist
The Supremes   Primary Artist
The Miracles   Primary Artist
Brian Hyland   Primary Artist
Bruce Channel   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Troggs   Primary Artist
Strawberry Alarm Clock   Primary Artist
Blues Magoos   Primary Artist
Fontella Bass   Primary Artist,Vocals
Wayne Fontana   Primary Artist
Lesley Gore   Primary Artist
Len Barry   Primary Artist,Vocals
Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders   Primary Artist
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs   Primary Artist
Jerry Butler   Primary Artist
The Marvelettes   Primary Artist
The Hombres   Primary Artist
The Mindbenders   Primary Artist
The Mamas & the Papas   Primary Artist
Blue Cheer   Primary Artist
The Grass Roots   Primary Artist
The Four Tops   Primary Artist
Hombres   Primary Artist
Bobby Hebb   Primary Artist,Vocals
Spanky & Our Gang   Primary Artist
The American Breed   Primary Artist
Paul Mauriat   Primary Artist,Conductor,Musical Director
Steppenwolf   Primary Artist
The Angels   Primary Artist
James Brown   Primary Artist,Vocals
James Brown & His Famous Flames   Primary Artist
Every Mother's Son   Primary Artist
Procol Harum   Primary Artist
Martha Reeves   Primary Artist,Vocals
Hugh Masekela   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Jerey Whiting   Vocals
Vale Hamanaka   Keyboards
Alphonso Williams   Guitar
Jerre Peterson   Guitar
Ron Tooley   Trumpet
Nat Jones   Organ,Sax (Alto)
Marvin Tarplin   Guitar
Dennis Larden   Vocals,Guitar
Wanda Young   Vocals (Background)
Bruce Milner   Organ,Piano,Harpsichord
Bobby Rogers   Vocals (Background)
Katherine Anderson   Vocals (Background)
Gladys Horton   Vocals
William Henderson   Piano
Robert White   Guitar
Mike Ridley   Trumpet
Dave Martin   Guitar (Bass)
Ronnie Bond   Drums,Percussion
Abdul Fakir   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Cindy Birdsong   Vocals
Jack Ashford   Percussion,Tambourine,Vibraphone
St. Clair Pinckney   Sax (Tenor)
Paul Whaley   Drums
Georgeanna Tillman   Vocals (Background)
Schuyler Larden   Bass (Electric)
Juanita Cowart   Vocals (Background)
Butch Gibson   Saxophone
Larry Larden   Guitar,Vocals
Pete Staples   Guitar (Bass)
Claus Ogermann   Conductor
Al Abreu   Sax (Alto)
George Bohannon   Trombone
Herbie Williams   Trumpet
Ray Stinnett   Guitar
Thomas "Beans" Bowles   Saxophone
Christopher Augustine   Drums,Tambourine
Renaldo Benson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Al "Brisco" Clark   Sax (Tenor)
Eldee Williams   Sax (Tenor)
Levi Rasbury   Trombone
Jerry Patterson   Drums,Percussion
Betty Kelly   Vocals (Background)
Mary Wilson   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Detroit Symphony Orchestra   Ensemble
Diana Ross   Vocals
Melvin Parker   Drums
Joe Dupars   Trumpet
Bruce Langhorne   Guitar
Domingo "Sam" Samudio   Organ,Vocals
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Vocals (Background)
Paul Riser   Trombone
Maceo Parker   Sax (Alto)
Cass Elliot   Vocals
Uriel Jones   Drums
Joe Messina   Guitar
Richard "Pistol" Allen   Drums
Russ Conway   Trumpet
Denny Doherty   Vocals
Dickie Peterson   Guitar (Bass)
John Phillips   Guitar,Vocals
Leigh Stephens   Guitar
Levi Stubbs   Vocals
Michelle Phillips   Vocals
Rosalind Ashford   Vocals (Background)
Reg Presley   Vocals
The Funk Brothers   Ensemble
Bill Medley   Vocals
Bobby Hatfield   Vocals
David "Hooks" Williams   Guitar (Bass)
Chris Britton   Guitar
Chuck Carter   Bells,Drums
Henry Cosby   Saxophone
Henry Franklin   Guitar (Bass)
The Andantes   Vocals (Background)
Ivy Jo Hunter   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Nolen   Guitar
Claudette Robinson   Vocals (Background)
Claus Ogerman   Conductor
James Jamerson   Guitar (Bass)
Earl Van Dyke   Organ (Hammond)
Lawrence Payton   Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Florence Ballard   Vocals (Background)
Eddie Willis   Guitar
Ronald White   Vocals (Background)
Warren "Pete" Moore   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Norman David Shapiro   Composer
Wesley Farrell   Composer,Producer
Jerry Ross   Producer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Richard Gottehrer   Composer,Producer
Michelle Gilliam   Composer
Junie Osaki   Design
David Redfern   Photography
Norman Shapiro   Composer
Margaret Cobb   Composer
Bobby Martin   Arranger,Recording Arranger
Twyla Herbert   Composer
Bill Holmes   Producer
Ute Friesleben   Production Coordination
Frank Wilson   Composer,Producer
Ronald Gilbert   Composer
James Razor Brown   Producer
Giulio Rapetti   Composer
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Bill Trout   Producer
Carl "The Truth" Smith   Producer
Seymour Gottlieb   Composer
Mogol   Composer
Herbert Weiner   Composer
William Stevenson   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Frank Slay   Producer
Eddie Cochran   Composer
George "Shadow" Morton   Composer,Producer
Charles Calello   Arranger,Producer
Lou Christie   Composer
Deke Richards   Composer,Producer
Jeff Barry   Composer
John Madara   Composer
Leonard Borisoff   Composer
Yoram Kahana   Inlay Photography
Gary DeCarlo   Composer
John Phillips   Composer,Composer
Joe Renzetti   Arranger,Recording Arranger
Steven William Duboff   Composer
B.B. Cunningham   Composer
Herbert Wiener   Composer
Barry McEwan   Composer
John MacQuarrie   Engineer
George Francis Morton   Composer
Shadow Morton   Producer
Arthur 'Artie' Lawrence Kornfeld   Composer
Emil Theilhelm   Composer
Gerald Goldstein   Composer,Producer
Norman Whitfield   Composer,Producer
Bryan Blackburn   Composer
John S. Carter Jr.   Composer
Guy Webster   Cover Photo,Inlay Photography
Ralph Scala   Composer
Mack Emerman   Engineer
Harry Elston   Composer
P.F. Sloan   Composer,Producer
Raynard Miner   Composer,Producer
Artie Kornfeld   Composer,Producer
Brian Holland   Composer,Producer
Bruce Channel   Composer
Gary McEwen   Composer
Johnny Madara   Composer
William Garrett   Composer
Thom Bell   Arranger,Recording Arranger
Domingo "Sam" Samudio   Composer
Dave White Tricker   Composer
Dale Frashuer   Composer
Tony Powers   Composer
Guido Cenciarelli   Composer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Producer,Composer
Phil Spector   Composer,Producer
Suha Gur   Mastering
Gary Geld   Composer,Producer
Gary Brooker   Composer
Stan Applebaum   Producer
Paul Leka   Composer,Producer
Andre Popp   Composer
Paul Riser   Arranger
Steve Duboff   Composer
B.B. Cunningham, Jr.   Composer
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
Chip Taylor   Composer
Freddie Gorman   Composer
John Gluck Jr.   Composer
Wally Gold   Composer
Cat Stevens   Composer
Lou Adler   Producer
John Carter   Composer
John Gluck   Composer
Denny Cordell   Producer
Wes Farrell   Composer,Producer
Leon Huff   Composer,Producer
Peter Udell   Composer,Producer
Scott English   Composer
Valentin Coupeau   Producer
Matthew Fisher   Composer
Michelle Phillips   Composer
Abe "Voco" Kesh   Producer
Tim Gilbert   Composer
Art Polhemus   Producer
Stewart Levine   Producer
Jerry Capehart   Composer
Jerry Goldstein   Composer,Producer
Jerry Butler   Composer
Mark Weitz   Arranger
Pierre Cour   Composer
Philemon Hou   Composer
Phil Wright   Recording Arranger
Richard Podolor   Engineer
Marvin Montgomery   Producer
Quincy Jones   Producer
R. Dean Taylor   Composer,Producer
Michael Esposito   Composer
Major Bill Smith   Producer
Bob Feldman   Composer,Producer
Bill Traut   Producer
Bill Cooper   Engineer
Bones Howe   Engineer
Bobby Hebb   Composer
Bob Wyld   Producer
Billy Davis   Producer
Keith Reid   Composer
Kenny Gamble   Composer,Producer
David Anderle   Producer
Georgia Dobbins   Composer
Herbert Twyla   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Producer
Larry Page   Producer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Laurence Weiss   Composer
Chuck Britz   Engineer
Ed King   Arranger
George Fischoff   Composer
David Farrell   Cover Photo,Inlay Photography
Henry Cosby   Producer
Pam Sawyer   Composer
Pamela Sawyer   Composer
Stan Kesler   Producer
Paul Buff   Engineer
Paul Mauriat   Producer
Terry Cashman   Composer
Steve Barri   Composer,Producer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer,Producer
Ivy Jo Hunter   Composer
Claus Ogerman   Recording Arranger
James Brown   Composer,Producer
Jimmy Wisner   Arranger,Recording Arranger
Clint Ballard, Jr.   Composer
Pat Lawrence   Executive Producer
Cy Crane   Composer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Gabriel Mekler   Producer
Gene Pistilli   Composer
Carl William Smith   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Robert Bateman   Composer,Producer
Huey P. Meaux   Producer
John Kay   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer