Hang On Sloopy (album)

Summary

Hang On Sloopy is the debut studio album by The McCoys, released in 1965. It reached #44 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[2]

Hang On Sloopy
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1965
GenreRock
Length26:26
LabelBang
ProducerBob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
The McCoys chronology
Hang On Sloopy
(1965)
You Make Me Feel So Good
(1966)
Singles from Hang On Sloopy
  1. "Hang On Sloopy"/"I Can't Explain It"
    Released: 1965
  2. "Fever"/"Sorrow"
    Released: 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album featured two singles: "Hang On Sloopy", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] and "Fever", which reached #7.[4]

Track listing edit

All songs written and composed by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer except where noted.

  1. "Meet the McCoys" – 2:00
  2. "Hang On Sloopy" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) – 2:57
  3. "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) – 2:47
  4. "Sorrow" – 2:02
  5. "If You Tell a Lie" – 1:58
  6. "I Don't Mind" (James Brown) – 2:37
  7. "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" (Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson, George Gordy) – 2:50
  8. "I Can't Help Fallin' In Love" (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss) – 2:05
  9. "All I Really Want to Do" (Bob Dylan) – 2:05
  10. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (James Brown) – 1:58
  11. "I Can't Explain It" – 2:35
  12. "High Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) – 3:00
  13. "Stormy Monday Blues" (Aaron Walker) – 4:00

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart (1965) Peak
position
Billboard 44
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1965 "Hang On Sloopy" Billboard Hot 100 1
Cashbox 1
UK Singles Chart 5
"Fever" Billboard Hot 100 7
Cashbox 9
UK Singles Chart 44

References edit

  1. ^ Hang On Sloopy at AllMusic
  2. ^ The McCoys, Hang on Sloopy Retrieved June 23, 2015
  3. ^ The McCoys, "Hang on Sloopy" chart positions Retrieved June 23, 2015
  4. ^ The McCoys, "Fever" chart positions Retrieved June 23, 2015
  5. ^ The McCoys, Hang on Sloopy credits Retrieved June 23, 2015