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Hang On Sloopy
Studio album by
Released November 1965
Genre Rock
Length26:26
Label Bang
Producer Bob 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]

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

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

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

Charts

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

  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