It's the Searchers
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| Released | May 1964 | |||
| Recorded | April 1964 | |||
| Studio | Pye Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock/Pop | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Producer | Tony Hatch | |||
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| This Is Us This Is Us | ||||
It's the Searchers is the third studio album by English rock band The Searchers. Album features the band's famous hit singles "Needles and Pins" and "Don't Throw Your Love Away" as well as cover versions of some well known tracks originally recorded by Betty Everett ("It's In Her Kiss"), Carl Perkins ("Glad All Over"), Don Gibson ("Sea of Heartbreak"), The Drifters ("I Count The Tears") or Tommy Tucker ("Hi-Heel Sneakers"). It was also the last Searchers album to feature singer Tony Jackson. The album peaked at No. 4 in the UK album chart.
Recording
During the album sessions, the band also recorded two unreleased tracks. The first was "I (Who Have Nothing)", an English language cover of the Italian song performed by Ben E. King in the US. The second was "Shame Shame Shame" written by American blues musician Jimmy Reed. Both songs were finally released in 1992 on The Searchers' 3CD box 30th Anniversary Collection 1962–1992. Journalist Alan Walsh (Disc) claimed that he "goes to a Pye LP session and joins the boys" and sang backing vocals with them on the song "Sho' Know A Lot About Love".[1]
Release
It's the Searchers was released as a monaural (mono) LP album on the Pye label in the UK in April 1964, Pye NPL 18092. It entered the LP charts on May 30 went to No. 4 and stayed for 17 weeks.[2] Early pressings of the album had been made with the original album's title "It's Fab! It's Gear! It's the Searchers", but later it was shortened.[3]
US version
The US version of It's The Searchers was retitled This Is Us (i. e. the headline on the back side of the UK LP cover) and given a different cover. It was released with a different track listing (included some older UK album tracks and B–sides, while deleting six songs: "Glad All Over", "Livin' Lovin' Wreck", "Shimmy Shimmy", "Needles And Pins", "Gonna Send You Back To Georgia" and "Sho' Know A Lot About Love"). The album peaked at No. 97 in the US album chart.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "It's In Her Kiss" | Rudy Clark | Mike Pender | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Glad All Over" | Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett | Chris Curtis | 1:53 |
| 3. | "Sea of Heartbreak" | Paul Hampton, Hal David | Mike Pender | 2:25 |
| 4. | "Livin' Lovin' Wreck" | Otis Blackwell | Mike Pender | 1:45 |
| 5. | "Where Have You Been" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | Chris Curtis | 2:38 |
| 6. | "Shimmy Shimmy" | Albert Shubert, Bill Massey | Mike Pender | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Needles and Pins" | Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche | Mike Pender | 2:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "This Empty Place" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | Chris Curtis | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Gonna Send You Back To Georgia" | Johnnie Mae Matthews, Timmy Shaw | Chris Curtis | 2:18 |
| 3. | "I Count The Tears" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Mike Pender | 2:03 |
| 4. | "Hi-Heel Sneakers" | Robert Higginbotham | John McNally | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Can't Help Forgiving You" | Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley | Mike Pender | 2:05 |
| 6. | "Sho' Know A Lot About Love" | Gary S. Paxton, Buddy Mize | Tony Jackson, Mike Pender | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Don't Throw Your Love Away" | Billy Jackson, Jimmy Wisner | Mike Pender | 2:21 |
Personnel
The Searchers
- Mike Pender – lead guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
- John McNally – rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Tony Jackson – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Chris Curtis – drums, lead and backing vocals
Additional musicians and production
- Tony Hatch – producer, piano
- Alan Walsh – backing vocals on "Sho' Know A Lot About Love"
References
- ^ Walsh, Alan (25 April 1964). "The Fifth Searcher!". Disc. p. 2.
- ^ "Searchers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Allen, Frank (2009). The Searchers And Me. St. Bride's Major. p. 141.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
