60's Flashback [Double Play]

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: January 23, 1998
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rock

Review

60's Flashback is 20 tracks of easygoing AM pop from the '60s with a dash of R&B and garage rock thrown in to liven things up. Most of the tracks are along the lines of Paul & Paula's "Hey Paula," Jewel Akens' "The Birds and the Bees," Kitty Lester's "Love Letters," and Gene Pitney's "24 Hours From Tulsa" -- sophisticated and light. The Isley Brothers' "Twist and Shout," Del Shannon's "Hats Off to Larry," Mel & Tim's "Backfield in Motion," and the Knickerbockers' "Lies" inject some life into the proceedings and help make the collection a decent buy for someone looking for a brief and fun (though nowhere near definitive) look at the pop sound of the '60s. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Alley-Oop	Dallas Frazier	The Hollywood Argyles	(2:45)
Poetry in Motion (Lyrics)	Mike Anthony	Johnny Tillotson	(2:31)
Hats Off to Larry (Lyrics)	Del Shannon	Del Shannon	(2:02)
This Time	Chips Moman	Troy Shondell	(2:37)
Duke of Earl	Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards, Bernie Williams	Gene Chandler	(2:25)
Love Letters (Lyrics)	Victor Young, Edward Heyman	Ketty Lester	(2:42)
Soldier Boy (Lyrics)	Florence Greenberg, Luther Dixon	The Shirelles	(2:42)
Twist and Shout (Lyrics)	Bert Russell, Phil Medley	The Isley Brothers	(2:35)
Let's Dance (Lyrics)	Chris Montez, Jim Lee	Chris Montez	(2:31)
Hey Paula	Ray Hildebrand	Paul & Paula	(2:30)
24 Hours from Tulsa (Lyrics)	Hal David, Burt Bacharach	Gene Pitney	(2:59)
With This Ring	Richard Wylie, Tony Hester, Luther Dixon	The Platters	(2:43)
Chapel of Love (Lyrics)	Jeff Barry, Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich	Dixie Cups	(2:51)
Leader of the Pack (Lyrics)	Shadow Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich	The Shangri-Las	(2:51)
The Birds and the Bees	Herb Newman, Barrington Stuart	Jewel Akens	(2:07)
Liar, Liar	Jim Donna, James Donna, Denny Craswell	The Castaways	(1:53)
Five O'Clock World (Lyrics)	Allen Reynolds	The Vogues	(2:09)
She'd Rather Be With Me	Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon	The Turtles	(2:21)
Backfield in Motion	Tim McPherson, Melvin Harden	Mel & Tim	(2:35)
Lies (Lyrics)	Buddy Randell, Beau Charles	The Knickerbockers	(2:41)

Credits

Troy Shondell (Performer), Dixie Cups (Performer), The Hollywood Argyles (Performer), Gene Pitney (Performer), Johnny Tillotson (Performer), Del Shannon (Performer), The Shangri-Las (Performer), The Isley Brothers (Performer), The Platters (Performer), Ketty Lester (Performer), The Shirelles (Performer), Jewel Akens (Performer), The Knickerbockers (Performer), Gene Chandler (Performer), Paul & Paula (Performer), Mel & Tim (Performer), Chris Montez (Performer)