According to the interweb this song performed by the
virtual band the ‘Archies’ was produced by Jeff Barry – and originally released
on the album Everything's Archie. The
final product was the result of a collection of studio musicians managed by Don
Kirshner.
Lead
vocals were by Ron Dante along with Andy Kim and Toni Wine - multitracking studio engineering held this catchy tune together by a thread. Released in
late May of 1969 the song achieved small success on the charts in the
early summer in some radio markets. It
was re-released mid-July 1969, on the Kirshner label. From there it went viral (before viral was a thing) spending
four weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song eventually rose to the 1969 US
number-one single of the year. It
persists - ranked at number 78 on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Hot 100
Singles.
Not a poor showing for a fake band.....
Friday, November 3, 2023
Friday Earworm
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