ARCHIE'S (ALMOST) TOTALLY IMAGINARY HIT PARADE

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The Archies
North-American Chart History
1988-2099
featuring Stuffed Animal's rare promotional artwork
created for the album
Archie Country!
The Archies is a musical concept with several manifestations. The earliest was a comic book send-up of The Monkees that first appeared in April of 1967. The second was a studio group brought to animated life by Filmation Studios in September of 1968. Except for belated Christmas album sessions in 2008, that group existed for barely four years: 1968-72. However, fueled by popularity of the cartoon series, the comic strip Archies persevere to this day.

Now dig, if you will, The Archies as depicted here @ Pop Culture Cantina. Our version of the band is based on the late '60s/early '70s studio group but its recording career was launched twenty years later. They're not teenagers, they're not novices and they are definitely not Bubblegum rockers! The members' musical tastes are eclectic, ranging from Jazz to Country to Latin Rock to vintage Disco; stylistically, they seem to be everywhere at once. However, Archie is determined to shepherd them toward his favorite sound: Classic Soul music, which ironically was in its heyday when the group was conceived.  

The Archies cut masters for their own record label and arrange, produce and write original music; even so, they are masterful interpreters of Rock and Pop standards, and that's what they perform most of the time. The singles and albums listed here are imaginary except where noted with an asterisk. That handful of releases actually exists, and those records scored chart hits for the studio group. The listed song titles are also genuine; most of them will be familiar to the average vintage vinyl collector.

For your inspection, we offer a stream of best-selling vinyl that spans the latter 20th and entire 21st centuries! Listen with your mind's ear to kick-ass remakes of golden oldies culled from America's rich Rock 'n' Roll Song Book! Do you dig The Beatles? Yeah, you do! And The Allman Brothers? Sure. Let's show some love for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Queen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fleetwood Mac and The Rolling Stones, too! Now, you may never judge The Archies worthy of such esteemed company but the (totally! imaginary!) musical legacy left by the world's greatest cartoon band is still liable to blow your mind and rock your world. Let the credits roll!  

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Top Ten
Singles:
Sugar, Sugar*
Written by Jeff Barry + Andy Kim
Produced by Jeff Barry
A number one Pop single, a Double Platinum single
and a Top Ten Adult-Contemporary single
Calendar Records
MAY 1989

Jingle Jangle*
Written by Jeff Barry + Andy Kim
Produced by Jeff Barry
A Double Platinum single and a Top Ten Adult-Contemporary single
Kirshner Records
NOVEMBER 1989

Lonely Weekends
Written by Charlie Rich
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
NOVEMBER 2002

Hip Shaker
Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich + Phil Spector
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
JULY 2004

Nobody But You
Written by Jeff Barry + Ellie Greenwich
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
A Top Twenty Adult-Contemporary single
Archie Records
MARCH 2005

Let's Get It On Today!
Written by Ritchie Adams + Ron Dante
Arranged by Archie Andrews
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Archie Records
JULY 2006

Soul Deep Ska
Written by Wayne Carson Thompson
Arranged by Dilton Doiley Briseño 
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
A Top Ten Dance single
Archie Records
MAY 2007

Lady Jane
Written by Tommy James + Bob King
Arranged by Archie Andrews
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
A Double Platinum single and a Number One 
Adult-Contemporary single
Archie Records
NOVEMBER 2007

Love Of The Common People
Written by John Hurley + Ronnie Wilkins
Produced by The Archies w/Dilton Doiley Briseño
Archie Records
SEPTEMBER 2009

Jet Airliner
Written by Paul Peña
Produced by The Archies w/Dilton Doiley Briseño
Additional Production + Remix by
"Spanish" Eddie Roxchild
Archie Records
JUNE 2010

Glitter + Gold
Written by Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil
Arranged by Bree Spellman
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Archie Records
OCTOBER 2011

Love Her!
Written by Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Additional Production + Remix by
Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil
A Number One Adult-Contemporary single
Archie Records
JANUARY 2012

San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair)
Written by John Phillips
Arranged by Bree Spellman
Conducted by Ralfi Chingas
Produced by Jonniemae
A Number One Pop single and a Top Ten 
Adult-Contemporary single
Republic USA
FEBRUARY 2030

All Platinum singles.

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Albums:
Archie Country!
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
AUGUST 2002

Like A Rolling Stone:
The Archies Get Stoned
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
JULY 2003

Jeff + Ellie Songbook
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Later reissued as 
Hits Of The Sixties, Volume Two
Archie Records
AUGUST 2004

Return To Archie Country!
Produced by The Archies 
w/Dilton Doiley Briseño 
Archie Records
OCTOBER 2009

Hits Of The Sixties:
Songs Of Mann + Weil
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Archie Records
AUGUST 2011

Archie @ The Hollywood Bowl:
Fiebre del Watusi Navideño
Music Direction by Rod Mack
Executive Producer:
Dilton Doiley Briseño
A Top Ten Dance and Latin Pop album
Coda/Discos Fuentes
JANUARY 2014

Golden Sugar
Album Coordination by Nero the Dog
Executive Producer:
Jason Blossom
A Double Platinum album
Republic International
NOVEMBER 2025

The Grass Will Sing For You:
Tribute to Jay + The Americans
Executive Producers:
The Archies w/Heather MacGillicuddy
+ Alan Mayberry
A Number One Double Platinum album
Discos Fuentes
AUGUST 2031

¡Adiós, Amigos!
The Farewell World Tour
Music Direction by Foolkiller
Executive Producers:
The Archies w/Heather McGillicuddy
+ Alan Mayberry
A Number One album and
a Double Platinum CD/DVD package
Discos Fuentes
AUGUST 2033

Grandes Éxitos Latinos
Compilation Producers:
Ralfi Chingas + Eddie Roxchild
A Top Ten Double Platinum album
featuring selections in five languages
Discos Fuentes
NOVEMBER 2037

All Platinum albums.

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Top Twenty
Singles + EPs:
Lonely Weekends EP
Lonely Weekends/Sweet City Woman/
Everybody/Eyes Of A New York Woman
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
JANUARY 2003

Tumbling Dice
Written by Mick Jagger + Keith Richards
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
JUNE 2003

Happy
Written by Mick Jagger + Keith Richards
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
A Gold single
Archie Records
FEBRUARY 2004

Hip Shaker EP
Hip Shaker/You Don't Know/
I'll Still Love You/I Wonder
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Archie Records
OCTOBER 2004

He Ain't No Angel
Written by Jeff Barry + Ellie Greenwich
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
JANUARY 2005

Nobody But You EP
Nobody But You/I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing/
What's A Boy Supposed To Do?/That's All I Ever Want From You, Baby
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Archie Records
JUNE 2005

Sugar, Sugar en Español
Written by Jeff Barry + Andy Kim
Spanish Lyrics by PX Milstein
Arranged by Dilton Doiley Briseño
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
A Gold single and a Number One Latin Pop single
Archie Records
JANUARY 2008

Good Deal, Lucille
Written by JD Miller, Allison Theriot + Charles Theriot
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
MARCH 2010

Glitter + Gold EP
Glitter + Gold/Blame It On The Bossa Nova/
Hungry/That's The Boy
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Archie Records
OCTOBER 2011

Stop! And You'll Become Aware
JOSIE + THE PUSSY CATS w/THE ARCHIES
Written by Roger Okim
Arranged by Justin Strickland
Produced by Alexandra
Executive Producer:
Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
JULY 2012

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Albums:
Greatest Hits Of All-Time
Executive Producer:
Nicholas Freund
Archie Records
JUNE 2007

Èxitos En Español
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + Dilton Doiley Briseño 
An international Double Platinum album
Archie Records
JULY 2008

Disque D'Or
Album Coordination by Rod Mack
Executive Producer:
Fawn Ethel Mason
A French import, originally scheduled for release in Great Britain
in the year 2006. A Top Ten entry on the Dance charts.
Discos Fuentes
AUGUST 2031

Jump Back, Honey!
The Rhythm + Blues of Ella Mae Morse
Arranged by Justin Strickland
Conducted by Jonniemae
Produced by Veronica w/Blue-Eyed Soul
Executive Producer:
Ralfi Chingas
Reissue of an original 2013 release
Vox Sound + Image
JANUARY 2074

Rocking Horse
The Archies in Soul Motion
Executive Producer:
Lester E. Blue III
Atlantic Records
MAY 2074

Ride, Ride, Baby!
Produced by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry
50th Anniversary reissue
Atlantic Records
JUNE 2078

All Gold albums.

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Top Forty
Singles + EPs:
Bang-Shang-A-Lang*
Written + Produced by Jeff Barry
Calendar Records
AUGUST 1988

Who's Your Baby?*
Written by Jeff Barry + Andy Kim
Produced by Jeff Barry*
Kirshner Records
FEBRUARY 1990

Big City Miss Ruth Ann
Written by Tom Lazaros
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
A Top Forty Adult-Contemporary single
Archie Records
JULY 2002

When I Stop Leavin', I'll Be Gone
Written by Kent Robbins
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
JANUARY 2003

Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown
Written by Mick Jagger + Keith Richards
Arranged by Archie Andrews
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
AUGUST 2003

The Last Time EP
The Last Time/Start Me Up/
Ruby Tuesday/Shattered
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Archie Records
FEBRUARY 2004

Hold On, Baby!
Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich + Phil Spector
Arranged by Geraldine Grundy
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Another song with the same title appears on the flipside. 
It features Archie Andrews on lead vocals; 
the hit title features Betty Jones
Archie Records
OCTOBER 2004

Yellow Van
Written by Gene Allan + Ron Dante
Arranged by Reggie Mantle
Produced by Alan Mayberry
Archie Records
OCTOBER 2006

Neil Diamond Medley:
Two-Bit Manchild/Practically Newborn
Written by Neil Diamond
Arranged by Dilton Doiley Briseño
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
A Top Twenty Adult-Contemporary single
Archie Records
AUGUST 2007

Angelito Mìo EP
La Mùsica Rock/Ven Bailar Conmigo/
Chicos y Chicas/Juventud No Es Joven/
Paseo/Angelito Mìo
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + Dilton Doiley Briseño
The title track was a Top Forty Latin Pop single
Archie Records
APRIL 2008

Jacky Daniels + You
Written by Howard Greenfield + Neil Sedaka
Produced by The Archies w/Dilton Doiley Briseño
A Top Ten Country single
Archie Records
DECEMBER 2009

Looking @ Tomorrow
Written by Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil
Arranged by Bree Spellman
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Archie Records
OCTOBER 2011

Sedaka Junction EP
Love Is Spreading Over The World/
Turn On The Sunshine/Your Heart's Not In Your Love/
Sunny
Written by Howard Greenfield + Neil Sedaka
Arranged by Justin Strickland
Produced by Laura Pinto
Atlantic Records
APRIL 2028

Only In America EP
Let's Lock The Door*/Come A Little Bit Closer
Cara Mia/Only In America*
*Music Direction by Ralfi Chingas
Produced by Dilton Doiley Briseño
Additional Production + Remix by
Alan Mayberry
Discos Fuentes
SEPTEMBER 2031

Just For Tonight EP
Let Me Bring You Up/Karate Monkey*/
Medley: He's A Runner/Goodbye, Joe**/
Just For Tonight***
LIVE-IN-CONCERT RECORDINGS
Music Direction by Archie Andrews
*Music Direction by Rod Mack
**Music Direction by Fox Printemps
***Music Direction by Blue-Eyed Soul
Additional Production + Remix by
Sonny Yin-Bao
A Top Forty Dance Single
Discos Fuentes
OCTOBER 2060

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Albums:
Get It On Today!
The Songs of Ron Dante
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies 
w/Alan Mayberry
Archie Records
AUGUST 2006

Archie's Christmas Album*
Produced by Ron Dante
A Top Ten Holiday/Seasonal album
Archie Records
NOVEMBER 2007

Soul Motion
The Atlantic Sessions
Produced by Chuck Clayton, Alan Mayberry,
Dilton Doiley Briseño + Laura Pinto
Expanded reissue of The Archies' only studio album
for Atlantic Records, first released in 2028
Tiger's Milk
JULY 2048

Archie's Chicano Oldies
Produced by Ron Dante
Additional Production + Remix
by Babalú + Veronica
Reissue of an album recorded in 1992
but first released by Republic USA in 2048
A Top Twenty Catalog album
Discos Fuentes
MAY 2074

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World Chart History

The Archies scored twelve Number One singles and twenty-five Top Ten
singles outside the United States with titles that differed from their
stateside releases. Asian releases appeared on the Liberty label. European releases were marketed by Pathé Records. The Australian Archie label distributed Archies product "down under" and the Latin-American pressings all carry the Discos Fuentes logo. Productions by Chuck Clayton with Alan Mayberry or D'Angelo Wong were marketed by WEA International.

Am I Grooving You?
(Latin America)
Written by Jeff Barry + Bert Berns
Produced by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry
Angel Of The Morning - Spanish version/
Picture Me Gone 
(Latin America) 
live-in-concert recordings
Written by Chip Taylor
Spanish lyrics written by Rod Mack + Trevor Santiago/
Written by Al Gorgoni + Chip Taylor
Produced by Tom Mourgos + Veronica
Archie in Japan EP
Kind Of A Drag/Denver Dream/
St. Kevin Apostrophe/Precious And Few
- Japanese versions
(Asia)
Japanese lyrics by Jughead + Go Takeshi
Produced by Barclay Singh
Are You Lonely For Me, Baby? 
(Latin America)
Written by Bert Berns
Produced by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry
Aretha 
(Latin America)
Written by Jeff Barry + Bert Berns
Number One in México
Produced by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry
Chico's Girl 
(Latin America)
Written by Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil
Number One in México
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Country 2 The City
(European Union) 
recorded live-in-concert
Written by Charles Harper + Gene Poindexter/
Produced by Rod Mack
Don't Call It Love! 
(United Kingdom)
Written by Gene Allan + Ron Dante
Number One in the UK
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Don't Ever Leave Me! 
(Latin America, European Union, Asia)
Written by Jeff Barry + Ellie Greenwich
Number One in Belgium
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Fever/State Of Shock* - bilingual versions 
(Latin America)
live-in-concert recordings
Written by Otis Blackwell + Ed Cooley
Spanish lyrics written by Trevor Santiago
Music Direction by Rod Mack
*Written by Randy Hansen + Michael Jackson
French lyrics written by Bree Spellman
Produced by Nicholas Freund
Friends And Lovers Forever
 (Latin America, European Union)
Written by Bert Berns + Wes Farrell
Produced by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry
Get On The Line - Spanish version 
(Latin America)
Written by Jeff Barry
Spanish Lyrics written by 
Olga San Quentín + Trevor Smith
Number One in Colombia
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + Dilton Doiley Briseño
Girl (in Bengali)*/Rascals Medley (in Hindi): 
Lonely Too Long/A Beautiful Morning/Groovin'/
How Can I Be Sure?/People Got To Be Free
(Asia)
Written by Angelo D'Aleo + Freddy Milano/
Written by Eddie Brigati + Felix Cavaliere
Lyric translations by Manny Vandaloo
Produced by Barclay Singh
*The Israeli release is in English
Good Lovin' Man - Spanish version
- GINO EL HUAPANGUERO con LOS ARCHIES
(Latin America)
Written by AJ Bernstein, Kenny Discorfano, Dion DiMucci + Phil Spector
Spanish Lyrics written by Olga San Quentín
Produced by Dilton Doiley Briseño + Rod Mack
The Hardest Part
(West Africa, Latin America)
Written by Debbie Harry + Chris Stein
Produced by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry
Hill Underground
(Asia)
Written by Maggie Lewis-Warrick + Myrna Smith
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
I'll Still Love You 
(Canada)
Written by Jeff Barry + Ellie Greenwich
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
I Fought The Law 
(Australia)
Written by Sonny Curtis
Produced by The Archies w/Dilton Doiley Briseño
A Little Bit Of Everything - Swedish version 
(European Union)
Written by Ellie Greenwich + Tony Powers
Swedish Lyrics written by Gus Svenson Veronica
Number One in Sweden
Produced by Veronica w/Blue-Eyed Soul
Made In Paris - French version
JUGGY avec LES ARCHIES 
(Canada)
Written by Burt Bacharach + Hal David
French Lyrics written by Bree Spellman

Arranged by Bree Spellman
Conducted by Jughead
Produced by Jean-Emanuel de Luxe
Mi Ricordano Maria EP
I Fought The Law/A Mess Of Blues/
Drift Away/Take A Letter, Maria
- Italian versions 
(European Union)
Italian Lyrics by Terry Tate + Veronica
Number One in Italy
Produced by D'Angelo Wong

Midnight Show
 
(Asia, Latin America)
Written by Gene Allan + Ron Dante
Produced by Alan Mayberry
Mustang Sally 
(Canada, Latin America, European Union)
Written by Sir Mack Rice
Produced by Chuck Clayton + D'Angelo Wong
A demo recording
Oh, How Happy
(Australia)
Written by Edwin Starr
Number One in Australia
Produced by Kal Kingston + Andy Yoshida
Push Push EP
Medley:
Start The Party Again*/The Sh'Down-Down Song*/
 Ramrod**/You Can Cry On My Shoulder***
(European Union, Canada)
*Produced by Bree Spellman
**Produced by Chuck Clayton, Alan Mayberry
+ Dilton Doiley Briseño
***Produced by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry
Number One Dance Track in France
From the indie film Philadelphia Freedom
Reach Out In The Darkness
(Latin America)
Written by Jim Post
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Ride, Ride, Baby - bilingual version 
(Latin America)
Written by Jeff Barry + Bert Berns
Spanish Rap Lyrics Written by Emily Estefan
Number One in Brazil
Produced by Chuck Clayton, Alan Mayberry
+ Dilton Doiley Briseño
The Right Track/Gone With The Wind
(United Kingdom)
BLUE-EYED SOUL
Written by Johnny Jones
Produced by Dr. Lester E. Blue, Jr.
River-Deep, Mountain-High 
(Asia, Australia)
Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich + Phil Spector
Number One in Australia
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
The Rocking Horse EP
Rocking Horse Medley:
A Little Bit Of Soap/Mustang Sally/Sugar, Sugar
Óyeme Llorona*/Supernatural Thing**
(México)
Spanish Lyrics Written by Gloria Estefan
Produced by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry
*Produced by Chuck Clayton, Alan Mayberry + Dilton Doiley Briseño
**Produced by Chuck Clayton + D'Angelo Wong
Shades Of Gray
(European Union)
recorded live-in-concert
Written by Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil
Produced by RAI Television
She Doesn't Know It
(Australia)
Written by Jack Keller + Art Kornfeld/
Written by Todd Rundgren
Produced by Veronica w/Blue-Eyed Soul/
Soul Motion 
(Latin America)
Written by Jeff Barry + Bert Berns
Produced by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry
Speedy Gonzáles/Magic Town* 
(Latin America)
Written by David Dante, Buddy Kaye + Ethel Lee
Spanish Dialogue and Guest Duet Vocals by 
Olga San Quentín
Produced by The Archies w/Dilton Doiley Briseño/
*Written by Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
That's All I Ever Want From You, Baby 
(Asia, Australia)
Written by Jeff Barry + Ellie Greenwich
Produced by Ralfi Chingas + The Archies
Walk A Mile In My Shoes 
(European Union, Latin America)
Written by Joe South
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
You're A Sweet Sweetheart 
(South Africa)
Written by Gerry Goffin + Carole King
Produced by Ralfi Chingas
Yours Until Tomorrow
(Australia)
Written by Gerry Goffin + Carole King
Number One in Australia
Produced by Jonniemae

Without logging chart positions, numerous DISQUE 'OR album tracks including "House Of Gold", "Can't Escape From You, Baby", "Bring A Little Lovin'", "Maryann" and "Strange World" will rate significant airplay in France between 2031 and 2033. A pair of live recordings, "Jim Dandy" and "Trapped In The Prison Of Love," were hits on the Asian continent during the fall of 2014 but neither was ever released as a single. Both songs were performed in Korean.

In the 22nd century, The Archies will posthumously score several best-selling catalog albums and dozens of additional chart singles including (at least) three more Number Ones!  The hits will come from various parts of the globe: North America embraces "Billy Sunshine" and "Any Way That You Want Me" - both are Betty Cooper solo rarities issued under The Archies' name. Another showcase for Betty, "Knowing Me, Knowing You" sells big in Europe, South America, and Africa. "Titty Twister", led by Jughead, is a smash in Europe and Australia. Kevin Keller's excellent vocals on "St. Kevin, Apostrophe" results in an Asian chart-topper.  These last two titles will also become Number One Country singles; they are original songs written by members of the band.

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