Love That Louie: The Louie Louie Files [Import]

Love That Louie (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B000067A5I
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Louie Louie - Richard Berry And The Pharoahs

2. El Loco Cha Cha - Rene Touzet

3. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Johnny Mercer

4. Havana Moon - Chuck Berry

5. Louie Louie - Rockin Robin Roberts And The Wailers

6. Louie Louie - Little Bill With The Adventurers And The Shali

7. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

8. Louie Louie - Paul Revere And The Raiders

9. Louie Louie - Don And The Goodtimes

10. Louie Louie - The Sonics

11. Louie Louie - The Beach Boys

12. Louie Louie - Otis Redding

13. Louie Louie - The Sandpipers

14. Louie Louie - The Swamp Rats

15. Louie Louie - Travis Wammack

16. Louie Louie - The Kinks

17. Louie Louie - Sounds Orchestral

18. Love That Louie - Jack E Lee And The Squires

19. Louise Louise - H B And The Checkmates

20. Long Green - The Kingsmen

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Subtitled - The Louie Louie Files. An entertaining and fun trawl through the evolution of the ultimate three-chord rock 'n' roll anthem - Louie Louie. True, there have been 'Louie' compilations before but this is definitive - avoiding novelties and instead focusing on the history and influence of the song in the 1950s and 1960s. Artists include Richard Berry & The Pharoahs, Rene Touzet, Chuck Berry, The Kingsmen and more. 2002.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent and comprehensive, May 11, 2004

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Michael Oneal-petterson "I'm Peggy!" (Altadena, CA) - See all my reviews
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I don't think there are that many Louie-philes out there, but I thought I'd add my review anyway. There have been a few other Louie compilations released over the years, but they've often contained a few "real" covers and then some novelty/joke tracks. This album is a definitive history of the song.

It starts with the original version by Richard Berry. Most people won't recognize it, because most of us grew up hearing the Kingsmen's version. This version has never been on CD before, due to copyright issues.

After that are 3 songs that influenced Mr. Berry's songwriting. "El Loco Chacha" in particular is a gem of a find. Beyond those 3 are bunch of covers. I don't think I had heard the Beach Boys' version before, but it's fantastic. They stick to the Berry version and incorporate 2 modulations.

Finally, the album finishes off with Louie "knock-offs;" songs that were sequels of the original. I don't like those as much, but they're interesting.

All in all, if you're fascinated with Louie history, this album will not disappoint. It also comes with a great booklet which contains a "mini-history" of the song.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Need This, June 20, 2008

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Kristan Kincade "Auntikrist" (Port Angeles, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love That Louie: The Louie Louie Files (Audio CD)

If you want to capture a bit of musical history, this is a great album for doing it. Addressing the popularity of the tune Louie Louie and its many changes and permutations, Love That Louie leads you along the path that Louie Louie followed.

This disc is a treasure. Since I'm 62 years old, I am very familiar with a lot of these different versions that I danced to during my college years, but even I had missed a few of the latter versions. The book that comes with disc enlightened me about the origins and progression of the song and the disc itself has really good recordings of the original releases.

I bought this disc about 6 months ago, and I am still pulling it out to play in rotation because it is just that good and totally irresistible to me. My favorite cut? Number 10, Louie Louie by The Sonics. The Sonics were an obscure group that released their version of Louie Louie in 1965. Their version was instantly my favorite and I fell in love with it immediately. I was very pleased and happy find The Sonics version on this disc. It is great to listen to it again after so long and hear how their version seems to eerily hint about the punk music movement far, far, in the distance.

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Story, October 3, 2009

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Lewis F. Murphy (Miami, Fl, USA) - See all my reviews
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Always loved the song. It was more than a song that had "a beat you could dance to". The establishment hubbub over it was a watershed in the emergence of baby boomer consciousness in the 60s. Used this CD to explain an important piece of pop history to my kids (pun intended). Good collections of covers but the Kingsmen version is still the best.