Hang on Sloopy: The Bert Berns Story, Vol. 3

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Overview

Following Ace's first two volumes of The Bert Berns Story by nearly five years, Hang on Sloopy is by design quite light on well-known hits. Those popped up on the earlier volumes, which leaves this to round up interesting covers of signature songs -- the Shirelles do "Twist and Shout," the obscure Latin rock outfit Arsenio makes mincemeat out of "Hang on Sloopy" in 1966 -- and a bunch of very good selections from Berns' catalog. To an extent, this collection of recordings cut between 1960 and 1968 (the great majority date from the middle of the decade) winds up being a testament both for Berns' skills as a writer and how R&B and soul reverberated throughout pop in the '60s. Berns was one of the key writers at the Brill Building who helped clean up R&B for a crossover audience, but he never lost sight of what made R&B click -- or what made it adaptable, either. Here, there's straight uptown R&B from Ben E. King and the Drifters, but there's also the surprisingly thick funk of Freddie Scott, the testifying of Wilson Pickett and Garnet Mimms, and the Isley Brothers copping the Righteous Brothers' Latin lilt on "You Better Come Home," along with the McCoys turning that soul beat into a rock & roll stomp and Lulu pushing "You'll Never Leave Her" into the realm of folk-rock. This wide variety keeps Hang on Sloopy hopping and winds up as a testament to Berns' catalog as well as the kinetic diversity of '60s pop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/2014
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667062428
Rank:	100413

Tracks

1. Let the Water Run Down  - Bert Berns  - Ben E. King  - Phil Medley  - Arsenio Rodriguez
2. Am I Grooving You  - Jeff Barry  - Bert Berns  - Freddie Scott  - Gary Sherman  - Baby Washington
3. Love (Can't You Hear Me)  - Bert Berns  - Herb Cohen  - Jimmy Diggs  - Richard Dunbar  -  Knight Brothers  - Barbara Lewis
4. I've Got Nothing to Say But Goodbye  - Wally Gold  - Ben E. King  - Tammy Montgomery  - Jimmy Radcliffe  - Garry Sherman  - Phil Stern
5. You Better Come Home  - Bert Berns  - Betty Harris  -  Isley Brothers  - Teacho Wiltshire
6. There He Is  - Bert Berns  - Lockie Jr. Edwards  - Tammy Montgomery  - Baby Washington  - Larry Weiss
7. Aretha  - Jeff Barry  - Bert Berns  -  Drifters  - Erma Franklin  - Leroy Glover
8. Open Up Your Soul  - Bert Berns  - Erma Franklin  - Jerry Ragovoy  - Freddie Scott  - Garry Sherman
9. A Thousand Tears Ago  - Bert Berns  - Roy Hamilton  - Garnet Mimms  - Teacho Wiltshire
10. One Girl  - Bert Berns  - Hoagy Lands  - Garnet Mimms  - Jerry Ragovoy  - Garry Sherman
11. Mo Jo Hannah  - LaVern Baker  - Bert Berns  - Betty Harris  - Barbara Paul  - Clarence Paul  - Garry Sherman  - Andrew Williams
12. Stop What You're Doin'  - Bert Berns  - Gregory Carroll  - Roy Hammond  -  Lulu  -  Roy C.  - Helena Walquer
13. There They Go  - Bert Berns  -  Exciters  -  Labelle  - Teacho Wiltshire
14. (I'm Gonna) Cry Some Tears  - Bert Berns  - Hoagy Lands  - Phil Medley  - Morty Palitz  -  Roy C.  - Teacho Wiltshire
15. At the Party  - Bert Berns  - Ray Ellis  - Roy Hamilton  - Tami Lynn
16. You'd Better Find Yourself Another Fool  - LaVern Baker  - Russell Byrd  - Tom Dowd  - Ahmet Ertegun  - Garry Sherman
17. Teardrops Will Fall  - Solomon Burke  - Gerry Granahan  - Wilson Pickett  - Marion Smith  - Teacho Wiltshire
18. Twist and Shout  - Bert Berns  - Tami Lynn  - Phil Medley  -  Shirelles  - Teacho Wiltshire
19. All or Nothing  - Lori Burton  - Artie Butler  -  Drifters  -  Labelle  - Pam Sawyer
20. My Block  - Bert Berns  -  Exciters  - Alan Lorber  - Clyde McPhatter  - Jimmy Radcliffe  - Shelby Singleton  - Carl Spencer
21. You'll Never Leave Her  - Bert Berns  -  Isley Brothers  - Mike Leander  -  Lulu  - Mike Stoller
22. Beautiful Brown Eyes  - Roy Acuff  - Solomon Burke  -  Knight Brothers  - Garry Sherman  - Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
23. Chick-A-Boom  - Bert Berns  -  McCoys  - Van Morrison  - Garry Sherman
24. I Wonder If She Remembers Me  - Bert Berns  -  McCoys  -  Shirelles
25. Hang on Sloopy  -  Arsenio  - Bert Berns  - Artie Butler  - Wes Farrell  - Van Morrison
26. Hitch Hike, Pt. 1  - Bert Berns  - Russell Byrd  - Wilson Pickett

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Arsenio Rodriguez   Primary Artist
Erma Franklin   Primary Artist
Arsenio   Primary Artist
Van Morrison   Primary Artist
Lulu   Primary Artist
The Shirelles   Primary Artist
The Knight Brothers   Primary Artist
Hoagy Lands   Primary Artist
Wilson Pickett   Primary Artist
The Exciters   Primary Artist
The Isley Brothers   Primary Artist
LaVern Baker   Primary Artist
Freddie Scott   Primary Artist
The McCoys   Primary Artist
Roy Hamilton   Primary Artist
Garnet Mimms   Primary Artist
Patti Labelle & the Bluebelles   Primary Artist
Solomon Burke   Primary Artist
Betty Harris   Primary Artist
Baby Washington   Primary Artist
The Drifters   Primary Artist
Barbara Lewis   Primary Artist
Tami Lynn   Primary Artist
Clyde McPhatter   Primary Artist
Ben E. King   Primary Artist
Russell Byrd   Primary Artist
Tammy Montgomery   Primary Artist
Roy C.   Primary Artist
Teacho Wiltshire   Conductor
Garry Sherman   Conductor
Mike Leander   Music Direction
Alan Lorber   Conductor
Bert Berns   Director
Phil Medley   Conductor
Artie Butler   Conductor
Leroy Glover   Conductor

Technical Credits

Richard Dunbar   Composer
Teacho Wiltshire   Arranger
Carl Spencer   Composer
Barbara Paul   Composer
Garry Sherman   Arranger
Phil Stern   Composer
Lockie Edwards, Jr.   Composer
Jimmy Diggs   Composer
Niall McCormack   Package Design
Gregory Carroll   Composer
Helena Walquer   Composer
Andrew Williams   Composer
Jerry Ragovoy   Composer
Roy Hammond   Composer
Morty Palitz   Producer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Alan Lorber   Arranger
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith   Composer
Gerry Granahan   Composer
Duncan Cowell   Mastering
Ahmet Ertegun   Composer
Bert Berns   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Jimmy Radcliffe   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Wes Farrell   Composer
Phil Medley   Arranger,Composer
Roy Acuff   Composer
Ray Ellis   Arranger
Van Morrison   Composer
Tom Dowd   Composer
Artie Butler   Arranger
Herb Cohen   Producer
Pam Sawyer   Composer
Shelby Singleton   Producer
Mick Patrick   Liner Notes
Clarence Paul   Composer
Larry Weiss   Composer
Wally Gold   Composer
Lori Burton   Composer
Marion Smith   Composer
Gary Sherman   Arranger
Leroy Glover   Arranger