Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1967
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1967 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length |
26:33 (original 1988 release) 25:47 (1993 re-release) | |||
| Label | Rhino Records | |||
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology | ||||
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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1967 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1967.
The original album includes six songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The remaining four tracks each reached the Hot 100's Top 10. A re-issue in 1993 followed, replacing tracks by the Monkees, The Buckinghams, and Paul Revere & The Raiders with songs by Aretha Franklin, The Young Rascals, and Sam & Dave.
Absent from the track lineup were songs by The Beatles. A disclaimer on the back of the album stated that licensing restrictions made those tracks unavailable for inclusion on the album.
Track listing
1989 original release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Little Bit O' Soul" (Billboard peak No. 2 in July) | Carter/Lewis | The Music Explosion | 2:22 |
| 2. | "The Letter" (Billboard peak No. 1 in September) | Thompson | The Box Tops | 1:55 |
| 3. | "Happy Together" (Billboard peak No. 1 in March) | Bonner/Gordon | The Turtles | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Daydream Believer" (Billboard peak No. 1 in December) | Stewart | The Monkees | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Windy" (Billboard peak No. 1 in July) | Friedman | The Association | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Kind of a Drag" (Billboard peak No. 1 in February) | Holvay | The Buckinghams | 2:10 |
| 7. | "Incense and Peppermints" (Billboard peak No. 1 in November) | Carter/Gilbert/Weitz/King | Strawberry Alarm Clock | 2:49 |
| 8. | "I Think We're Alone Now" (Billboard peak No. 4 in April) | Cordell | Tommy James & the Shondells | 2:11 |
| 9. | "Good Thing" (Billboard peak No. 4) | Paul Revere & the Raiders | 3:06 | |
| 10. | "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Billboard peak No. 7 in February) | Winwood/Winwood/Davis | The Spencer Davis Group | 2:58 |
1993 re-release, replacement tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Soul Man" (Billboard peak No. 2 in November) | Hayes/Porter | Sam & Dave | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Respect" (Billboard peak No. 1 in June) | Redding | Aretha Franklin | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Groovin'" (Billboard peak No. 1 in May) | Cavaliere/Brigati | The Young Rascals | 2:32 |
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