The Archies (album) explained

The Archies
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Archies
Cover:	thearchiesalbum2.jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	1968
Genre:	Bubblegum pop
Label:	Calendar
Producer:	Jeff Barry
Next Title:	Everything's Archie
Next Year:	1969

The Archies is the debut studio album by The Archies, a fictional bubblegum pop band from Archie Comics. It was produced by Jeff Barry, co-produced by Don Kirshner and released on the Calendar Records label in 1968.^[1] The album includes the band's debut single, "Bang-Shang-A-Lang", which peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[2] The song "Seventeen Ain't Young" became a Top 40 hit in Australia for Frank Howson.^[3] The album peaked at No. 88 on the Billboard 200 chart.^{[4] [5]}

Personnel

• Ron Dante – vocals
• Gary Chester – drums
• Dave Appell – guitars
• Joey Macho – bass guitar
• Ron Frangipane – keyboards

Charts

Album

Singles

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Archies-The-Archies/release/3942752 The Archies, The Archies
2. Whitburn, Joel (2009).Top Pop Singles 1955–2008 (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.47
3. Ross Laird, (1999?), The Sixties: Australian rock & pop recordings, 1964–1969 held at the National Film and Sound Archive, accessed on-line at: Web site: Archived copy . 2008-03-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513004404/http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/docs/collectionguide_thesixties1964-1969.pdf . 2008-05-13 . PDF p 134
4. Whitburn, Joel (1996).Top Pop Albums 1955–1996 (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. p.40
5. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-archies-mw0000121078/awards The Archies, The Archies Chart Position
6. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Bang-Shang-A-Lang+by+The+Archies&id=41067 The Archies, "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" chart position