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Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go
Live album by
ReleasedJune 1965
Recorded1965
Venue Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, California
Genre Pop, rock and roll
Length39:08
Label Imperial
Producer Lou Adler
Johnny Rivers chronology
In Action
(1964)
Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go
(1965)
...And I Know You Wanna Dance
(1966)
Singles from Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go
  1. " Seventh Son"
    Released: May 11, 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Record Mirror [2]

Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go was Johnny Rivers's fourth official album, and was his third recorded live at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles. [3] The album was on the Billboard charts for 21 weeks reaching #21 on August 30, 1965. [4] Rivers' version of "Seventh Son" peaked on the Billboard charts at #7. [5]

Track listing

Side one

  1. " Seventh Son" ( Willie Dixon) – 2:45
  2. "Greenback Dollar" ( Hoyt Axton, Kennard Ramsey) – 3:19
  3. " Stop! In the Name of Love" ( Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 3:07
  4. "Un-Square Dance" (Rivers) – 0:45
  5. " Silver Threads and Golden Needles" ( Jack Rhodes) – 2:59
  6. " Land of 1000 Dances" ( Chris Kenner) – 5:49

Side two

  1. " Parchman Farm" ( Mose Allison) – 3:41
  2. " I'll Cry Instead" ( Lennon–McCartney) – 2:53
  3. "Break Up" ( Charlie Rich) – 3:05
  4. " Work Song" ( Nat Adderley) – 4:22
  5. " Stagger Lee" ( Herb Wiedoeft) – 3:14
  6. " Susie Q" ( Dale Hawkins) – 4:09

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

References

  1. ^ Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go at AllMusic
  2. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (27 November 1965). "Johnny Rivers: Meanwhile Back At The Whisky A Go Go" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 246. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ Johnny Rivers Official Website Discography 1964-1969
  4. ^ "Billboard 200-Johnny Rivers". Billboard. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Billboard Hot 100-Johnny Rivers". Billboard. Retrieved 27 June 2020.