Sugar, Sugar [Import, Original recording remastered]

Archies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B000023XG5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,974 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bang-Shang-A-Lang

2. Feelin' So Good(S.K.O.O.B.Y.D.O.O.)

3. Sugar Sugar

4. Sunshine

5. Jingle Jangle

6. Who's Your Baby

7. Everything's Alright

8. This Is Love

9. Truck Driver

10. Love Light

11. Melody Hill

12. Over And Over

13. Justine

14. Rock And Roll Music

15. Don't Touch My Guitar

16. You Little Angel

17. Hot Dog

18. Inside Out

19. Upside Down

20. Get On The Line

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Greatest hits collection for the bubblegum pop group, featuring all of their U.S. chart hits, including the #1 smash 'Sugar Sugar' & the top 10 'Jingle Jangle'. 24 tracks total. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let's Get This Straight...., April 20, 2001

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Windsor Bear "-=WB=-" (Isle of Wight, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sugar, Sugar (Audio CD)

Ok, time to staighten out this online database review mix-up. There have been many CD issues simply titled "Sugar, Sugar - The Archies" and over time, the reviews have gotten mixed up. This review is for the 24 track compilation released on the Repertoire label, not the heart-shaped CD single with the same name released earlier on the 32 Records label, although, most of the reviews that follow are for that CD single. This 24-track compilation is without a doubt the BEST Archies compilation to hit the market yet. Songs are included from all 6 of the original Archies albums. The sound is clean, bright, and at the right pitch. While most of these songs have been included on other Archies compilations, this is the only one I have found that took great care and used good quality source material to get the job done right. If you are an Archies fan, THIS is the CD to get. Do not let this one slip by. I have been an Archies fan for over 30 years, and have my own Archies web-site, so you can trust my judgement on this one.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best of the Archies (i.e., of Jeff Barry, 1968-1970), July 8, 2003

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sugar, Sugar (Audio CD)

The year 1969 was a year in which unbelievable things happened: human beings walked on the moon and the New York Mets won the World Series. But such things usually come in threes and one nomination for that final spot would be that in 1969 the biggest selling pop song of the year was "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies. The group was created by producer Don Kirschner after he was fired by the Monkees. Behind the animated figures of Archie and the gang were a group of seasoned session vocalists including Andy Kim, Ron Dante, Ellie Greenwich, Jeanie Thomas and Toni Wine. Most of the songs recorded by the group were written by Jeff Barry, who usually wrote with his wife, Greenwich. But the two big Archies hits, "Sugar,Sugar" (#1) and "Jingle Jangle" (#10), were both co-written by Barry and Kim. You would have thought that would have been a giant clue for the pair to do more, but Barry wrote the majority of these songs by himself, and once he left the picture the Archies faded from music history.

The other minor hits by the Archies would be "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" (#22), "Feelin' So Good (S.k.o.o.b.y-D.o.o)" (#53), "Sunshine" (#57), and "Who's Your Baby?" (#40). Notice that the six singles that charted are the first six cuts on the album, so do not be surprised when this collection starts off strong and then by the time you get to the end of the album the flavor has gone out of it (what other metaphor would you suggest?). All of these songs fit the same mold, which means a catchy melody and meaningless lyrics about love. It would be easy to dismiss all bubblegum music as ear candy, but "Sugar, Sugar" sold six million copies. As long as you have the six songs that made the charts you have the basics covered and then the rest depends on how well you remember the Archies and your personal preferences as to what other songs you want in your collection. For most of us, having "Sugar, Sugar," and "Jingle, Jangle" as part of your bubblegum music collection is enough. This album would be for the die hard Archies fans.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Who mixed this CD?, October 18, 2001

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This review is from: Sugar, Sugar (Audio CD)

I have mixed emotions about this CD. After searching and waiting for a CD like this, with all of these excellent and, in some cases, hard to find Archies classics, I was very disappointed. It is not the song selection that is the problem. Although I would have deleted a couple and added a couple of others, that is not the issue here as everyone has their favorites. It is the sound quality that baffled me. Some songs are not so bad, but still not as good a quality as on other Archies CDs. In some cases, my vinyl recordings sound better. It is as if different people mixed different songs because there is no continuity. Some sound extremely shrill with too much treble and high end. Some sound muffled, almost distorted. Some sound entirely different than the vinyl - for example: Melody Hill; the background vocals are barely audible while on the vinyl they are vibrant and play a key role in the song. I'm glad I have the CD but I hope to find these songs on other CDs with better mixing. If you are very picky about your CD sound quality and good mixing, you should pass this one by.