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The Archies
Studio album by
The Archies
Released1968
Recorded1968
GenreBubblegum pop
Length28:28
LabelCalendar
ProducerJeff Barry
The Archies chronology
The Archies
(1968) 		Everything's Archie
(1969)
Singles from The Archies
  1. "Bang-Shang-A-Lang"
    Released: August 31, 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.[2] It was produced by Jeff Barry and co-produced by Don Kirshner. The band's debut single was "Bang-Shang-A-Lang"; it peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.[3] The album peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at number 88.[4][5] The song "Seventeen Ain't Young" became a Top 40 hit in Australia for Frank Howson in 1969.[6]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Archie's Theme (Everything's Archie)"Jeff Barry1:31
2."Boys and Girls"Barry2:14
3."Time for Love"
2:22
4."You Make Me Wanna Dance"Barry2:22
5."La Dee Doo Down Down"Barry2:12
6."Truck Driver"Barry2:54
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Catchin' Up on Fun"
  • Adams
  • Barkan
2:18
8."I'm in Love"Barry2:24
9."Seventeen Ain't Young"Barry2:19
10."Ride, Ride, Ride"Barry2:13
11."Hide and Seek"
  • Adams
  • Barkan
2:30
12."Bang-Shang-A-Lang"Barry2:34

Session personnel

  • Vocals: Ron Dante
  • Drums: Gary Chester
  • Guitars: Dave Appell
  • Bass guitar: Joey Macho
  • Keyboards: Ron Frangipane

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Peak Position
1968 Billboard Top LPs[4][5] 88

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak Position
1968 "Bang-Shang-A-Lang"[3][7] Billboard Hot 100 22

References

  1. ^ The Archies at AllMusic
  2. ^ The Archies, The Archies Retrieved September 7, 2013
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2009).Top Pop Singles 1955–2008 (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.47
  4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996).Top Pop Albums 1955–1996 (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. p.40
  5. ^ a b The Archies, The Archies Chart Position Retrieved September 7, 2013
  6. ^ Ross Laird, (1999?), The Sixties: Australian rock & pop recordings, 1964–1969 held at the National Film and Sound Archive, accessed on-line at: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) PDF p 134
  7. ^ The Archies, "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" chart position Retrieved May 19, 2015



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