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The Archies (album)

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Released
  
1968

Genre
  
Bubblegum pop

Label
  
Calendar Records 101

Recorded
  
1968

Length
  
27:53

Producer
  
Jeff Barry Don Kirshner

The Archies is the debut studio album by The Archies, a fictional pop band from the Archie comics. The album was originally released on the Calendar Records label in 1968 and included 12 songs. It was produced by Jeff Barry and co-produced by Don Kirshner. The band's debut single was "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" and it hit number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. The album peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at number 88. The song "Seventeen Ain't Young" became a Top 40 hit in Australia for Frank Howson in 1969.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Archie's Theme (Everything's Archie)" (Jeff Barry)
  2. "Boys and Girls" (Jeff Barry)
  3. "Time for Love" (Mark Barkan, Ritchie Adams)
  4. "You Make Me Wanna Dance" (Jeff Barry)
  5. "La Dee Doo Down Down" (Jeff Barry)
  6. "Truck Driver" (Jeff Barry)
  7. "Catchin' Up On Fun" (Mark Barkan, Ritchie Adams)
  8. "I'm in Love" (Jeff Barry)
  9. "Seventeen Ain't Young" (Jeff Barry)
  10. "Ride, Ride, Ride" (Jeff Barry)
  11. "Hide and Seek" (Mark Barkan, Ritchie Adams)
  12. "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" (Jeff Barry)

Session personnel

  • Vocals: Ron Dante

    • Chart positions

    Album

    Singles

    References

    The Archies (album) Wikipedia
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