The McCoys - Hang On Sloopy (1965)
Bert Berns (credited as Bert Russell) | Wes Farrell
from:
"Hang On Sloopy" / "I Can't Explain It" (Single)
"Bang & Shout Super Hits"
(1970 Bang Records Compilation)
"Hang On Sloopy: The Best of the McCoys"
(1995 Sony Legacy Records Compilation)
Personnel:
Rick Derringer: Lead Vocals | Lead Guitar Solo
Jerry Goldstein: Keyboards
Richard Gottehrer: Bass
Bob Feldman: Drums / Percussion
Horns: New York Session Players
Produced by Bob Feldman / Jerry Goldstein / Richard Gottehrer
(AKA The Strangeloves)
Recorded:
@ Bell Sound Studios
in New York City, New York USA
1965
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐨
@𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞
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(320kbps)
Single Released:
on July 30, 1965
Bang Records (US)
August, 1965
Immediate Records (UK)
𝟑 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐨
𝐉𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐔𝐊
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(320kbps)
The 3 Verse Version:
"Bang & Shout Super Hits"
(1970 Bang Records Compilation)
"Hang On Sloopy: The Best of the McCoys."
(1995 Sony Legacy Records Compilation)
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"Originally written and recorded with three verses, "Hang On Sloopy" was edited down to two verses for the single and original Hang On Sloopy album. The unedited three-verse version first appeared on the 1970 Bang various artists compilation Bang & Shout Super Hits (BLPS-220), then again in 1995 on the Sony Legacy compilation Hang On Sloopy: The Best of the McCoys."- Wikipedia
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The song became standard fare for garage bands and, in 1965, it became one of the first songs recorded by the Yardbirds with guitarist Jeff Beck. A version by the rock group the McCoys was the most successful when it reached number one in the U.S. singles chart in October 1965.[3] Recordings by additional artists also reached the charts, including versions in Spanish and Portuguese.
By one account, the inspiration for the song was Dorothy Sloop, a jazz singer from Steubenville, Ohio, and a student at Ohio University in Athens.
- Wikipedia
