Meet The Searchers
Meet The Searchers is a 1963 album by British rock band The Searchers. The album featured their first single released in June 1963, a version of the Drifters' "Sweets for My Sweet", which was a U.K. No.1 for the band, as well as their version of the Clovers "Love Potion No.9", which was released as a single in the U.S. (but not the U.K.) the following year. "Love Potion No.9" peaked on the US charts at No. 3 on 19 December 1964.[1]
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| Released | August 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Studio | Pye Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Merseybeat | |||
| Length | 30:06 (1963 LP) 38:32 (2001 CD Reissue) | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Producer | Tony Hatch | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Sweets for My Sweet" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Tony Jackson | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Alright" | Jerry Ross, Lester Vanadore | Jackson | 2:09 |
| 3. | "Love Potion No. 9" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Jackson, Mike Pender | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Farmer John" | Don Harris, Dewey Terry | Jackson, Pender | 1:59 |
| 5. | "Stand By Me" | Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Chris Curtis | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Money" | Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy | Jackson | 2:47 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Da Doo Ron Ron" | Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | Jackson, Pender, Curtis | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya" | James Marcus Smith | Jackson, Pender, Curtis | 2:05 |
| 3. | "Since You Broke My Heart" | Don Everly, Phil Everly | Jackson, Pender | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Tricky Dicky" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Jackson, Pender | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" | Pete Seeger | Pender, Curtis | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Twist and Shout" | Jackson | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "It's All Been a Dream" | Curtis | 1:49 |
| 14. | "Geld (Das Ist, Was Ich Wünsche)" ("Money (That's What I Want)" in German) | Bradford, Gordy (Translator unknown) | 2:46 |
| 15. | "Landwirt John" ("Farmer John" in German) | Harris, Terry (Translator unknown) | 2:00 |
| 16. | "Mais C'Était Un Rêve" ("It's All Been a Dream" in French) | Curtis (Translator unknown) | 1:51 |
Personnel
- The Searchers
- Michael Pender - lead guitar, backing vocals
- John McNally - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Jackson - bass, lead vocals
- Chris Curtis - drums, backing vocals
References
- Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Revised and Enlarged, Billboard Books, New York, 1992
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