Chartbusters USA, Vol. 2

chartbusters usa, vol. 2

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UK compilation featuring 29 tracks from the post-Beatles, pre-psychedelic era, chosen with Ace's usual taste & discrimination & carefully remastered for great sound. Artists include Classics IV, Syndicate Of Sound, Bob & Earl, Lalo Schifrin, Tony Joe White & many more. Ace Records. 2002.

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Chartbusters USA, Vol. 2

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Eclectic Collection of Hits

Chartbusters USA, Vol. 2
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Manufacturer: Ace Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UPL5
Release Date: 2004-12-27

Tracks:

Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
Spooky - Classics IV
Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
Little Girl - The Syndicate Of Sound
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
Dancing In The Street - Martha & The Vandellas
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher
Liar, Liar - The Castaways
Mission: Impossible - Lalo Schifrin
Cara-Lin - The Strangeloves
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
I Can't Believe What You Say - Ike & Tina Turner
Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band
Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria
Love's Made A Fool Of You - The Bobby Fuller Four
Sunny - Bobby Hebb
Batman Theme - Neal Hefti And His Orchestra
Bread & Butter - The Newbeats
The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) - Jan & Dean
Time Of The Season - The Zombies
Road Runner - The Gants
Elenore - The Turtles

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1. The Young Rascals - Good Lovin'
2. Classics IV - Spooky
3. The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
4. Syndicate Of Sound - Little Girl
5. The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
6. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
7. Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle
8. Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
9. Mason Williams - Classical Gas
10. Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr Bojangles
11. The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
12. Sonny & Cher - Baby Don't Go
13. The Castaways - Liar, Liar
14. Lalo Schifrin - Mission: Impossible
15. The Strangeloves - Cara-Lin
16. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
17. Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie
18. Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
19. Ike & Tina Turner - I Can't Believe What You Say
20. John Fred & his Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)
21. Mongo Santamaria - Watermelon Man
22. The Bobby Fuller Four - Love's Made A Fool Of You
23. Bobby Hebb - Sunny
24. Neal Hefti and His Orchestra - Batman Theme
25. The Newbeats - Bread & Butter
26. Jan & Dean - The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)
27. The Zombies - Time Of The Season
28. The Gants - Road Runner
29. The Turtles - Elenore

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Eclectic Collection of Hits .......2005-04-06

It took five years for ACE Records to release a sequel to the the initial CHARTBUSTERS USA, but the wait was worth it. This is a thoroughly satisfying collection of hits from 1963 to 1969. ACE has used the highest quality source material available and you get a whopping 29 tracks. [Not even reissue king Rhino Records comes close to putting this many songs on a single disc!]

A few of these songs were not huge hits: "Harlem Shuffle" was a huge hit in England (home base for ACE), but it barely made the Top 50 here. Likewise, the Gants' cover of Bo Diddley's "Road Runner" peaked just outside the Top 40. And Ike and Tina Turner's "I Can't Believe What You Say" only reached No. 95 in 1964.

However, this diversity of big hits and near misses only adds to the charm of this eclectic batch of songs. You not only get the No. 1 hits ("Good Lovin'," "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "Mr. Tambourine Man" among them), the million-sellers (including "Dancing in the Street," "Magic Carpet Ride" and "Time of the Season"), but you also get seldom anthologized songs like Jerry Jeff Walker's 1968 version of "Mr. Bojangles," The Bobby Fuller Four's follow-up hit "Love's Made a Fool of You," and Tony Joe White's swampy "Polk Salad Annie." You also get four instrumentals that--aside from "Classical Gas"--rarely get anthologized. The other three are "Mission: Impossible," "Watermelon Man" and "Batman Theme."

In addition, ACE provides an informative 18-page booklet that details the artists and songs. Lalo Schifrin, for example, was at one time Dizzy Gillespie's musical director and scored the soundtracks for "Cool Hand Luke" and "Dirty Harry." Bobby Hebb wrote "Sunny" as a tribute to his brother who was killed during a mugging. John Fred had released 15 singles over a ten-year period before attaining one-hit-wonder status with his sixteenth release, the No. 1 "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" in 1968.

While many of the heavy hitters are missing (Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys, etc.), there are enough sheer delights to satsify any Baby Boomer looking for a quick Sixties fix. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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