Billboard Top Pop Hits: 1969

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: 1995
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

One of the most eclectic volumes of the Billboard Top Pop Hits series, 1969 spans everything from Nino Rota's "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet" to the Ventures' "Hawaii Five-O" theme to Zager & Evans' "In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)." The 5th Dimension's "Wedding Bell Blues," Blood, Sweat & Tears' "Spinning Wheel," and Brooklyn Bridge's "Worst That Could Happen" add a touch of soulful pop to the mix, while Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" and Oliver's "Jean" are some of the year's mellower favorites. Tommy James & the Shondells' "Sweet Cherry Wine" and Young-Holt Unlimited's "Soulful Strut" round out this somewhat unfocused, but nevertheless entertaining, collection of late-'60s singles. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Spinning Wheel (Lyrics)	David Clayton-Thomas	Blood, Sweat & Tears
Hawaii Five-O	Mort Stevens	The Ventures
Wedding Bell Blues (Lyrics)	Laura Nyro	The 5th Dimension
In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)	Richard Evans	Zager & Evans
Wichita Lineman (Lyrics)	Jimmy Webb	Glen Campbell
Jean (Lyrics)	Rod McKuen	Oliver
The Worst That Could Happen (Lyrics)	Jimmy Webb	Brooklyn Bridge
Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet"	Nino Rota	Henry Mancini
Sweet Cherry Wine (Lyrics)	Tommy James, Richard Grasso	Tommy James & the Shondells
Soulful Strut	Eugene Record, W. Sanders, Sonny Sanders	Young-Holt Unlimited

Credits

Blood, Sweat & Tears (Performer), Mark Pinkus (Project Assistant), Brooklyn Bridge (Performer), Oliver (Performer), David McLees (Project Assistant), Kim Bloxdorf (Project Assistant), Glen Campbell (Performer), Joel Whitburn (Compilation), Joel Whitburn (Compilation Producer), Zager & Evans (Performer), Steve Poltorak (Project Assistant), Brigid Pearson (Design), The Ventures (Performer), Rachel Gutek (Design), Henry Mancini (Performer), Ted Myers (Project Assistant), Coco Shinomiya (Art Direction), Michael Ochs (Photography), Patrick Milligan (Project Assistant), Tommy James & the Shondells (Performer), Ken Perry (Remastering), The 5th Dimension (Performer), Bill Inglot (Remastering), Young-Holt Unlimited (Performer)