Archies – Essentials (CD) – The Archies

A fictional American band of teenagers based on the characters from the popular animated TV series The Archie Show, The Archies were active from 1968 through 1973 and produced a string of bubblegum hits, the most successful of which, “Sugar, Sugar,” became one of the biggest hits of bubblegum pop genre that flourished from the late 1960’s to the early 70’s. The music was recorded by session musicians, fronted by Ron Dante on lead vocals and released as a series of singles and albums mainly produced by the great Jeff Barry under the supervision of Don Kirshner. Famous names like Andy Kim, Ritchie Adams, Mark Barkan and Bob Levine contribued to the songwriting process. “Essentials” is a comprehensive collection spanning 44 tracks recorded between 1968 and 1971 and contains all of their most popular songs including the #1 “Sugar, Sugar.” All selections have been newly remastered for this exclusive release. This product is an authorized manufactured on demand CD-R

Track List

1. Sugar Sugar 2:46
2. Melody Hill 2:24
3. Who’s Your Baby? 2:55
4. Senorita Rita 2:28
5. Bang-Shang-A-Lang 2:33
6. Truck Driver 2:55
7. Feelin’ So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.) 3:11
8. Love Light 2:30
9. Sunshine 3:16
10. Over and Over 2:19
11. Jingle Jangle 2:45
12. Justine 2:16
13. This Is Love 2:38
14. Throw a Little Love My Way 2:31
15. Together We Two 2:34
16. Everything’s All Right 2:19
17. Inside Out – Upside Down 2:13
18. Circle of Blue 2:17
19. Get on the Line 2:32
20. Waldo P. Emerson Jones 2:41
21. Sugar and Spice 2:02
22. Archie’s Party 2:12
23. Seventeen Ain’t Young 2:17
24. Easy Guy 2:35
25. This Is the Night 3:02
26. Little Green Jacket 2:44
27. Rock and Roll Music 2:35
28. Kissin’ 2:27
29. Don’t Touch My Guitar 2:15
30. You Little Angel 2:36
31. Bicycles Roller Skates and You 2:32
32. Hot Dog 2:17
33. Don’t Need No Bad Girl 2:20
34. Should Anybody Ask 2:00
35. She’s Putting Me Thru Changes 2:17
36. Whoopee Tie Ai a 2:14
37. Nursery Rhyme 2:33
38. You Know I Love You 2:14
39. Catchin’ Up on Fun 2:16
40. You Make Me Wanna Dance 2:27