Hang On Sloopy (album)

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Hang On Sloopy
Studio album by The McCoys
Released 1965
Genre Rock
Length 26:26
Label Bang 212
Producer Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
The McCoys chronology
Hang on Sloopy
(1965)
You Make Me Feel So Good
(1966)You Make Me Feel So Good1966
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
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Hang On Sloopy is the debut album by The McCoys and was 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. "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday's Just As Bad)" (T-Bone Walker) – 4:00

Credits

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