Archie Records
The Imaginary Vinyl Discography
2001-2008
A Marvelous Lie Production
Art by STUFFED ANIMAL
Costumes by HENRIETTA la del BARRIO
Text by HAMPTON JACOBS
To the folks at Archie Comics, The Archies have never been much more than a promotional gimmick! To the staff of Pop Culture Cantina, they are Pop Art icons and flagship artists for a fabulous, imaginary indie record label. Archie Records was founded in the year 2000 by Archie Andrews, his wife Veronica Lodge-Andrews and their good friend, sound engineer Alan Mayberry. The Archies became the main act, eventually logging over twenty single releases and eleven albums.
Artist & Repertoire for Archie Records was mostly handled by Chuck Clayton, Alan Mayberry and Latin music veterans Ralfi Chingas and Dilton Doiley Briseño. Laura Pinto, Veronica, Sabrina "Bree" Spellman and Alan M's ex-wife, Alexandra Cabot-Mayberry, would produce masters for the label, too. In the year 2030, Alexandra will become CEO of Republic USA, a company founded by Jason Blossom that will play an important part in Archie Records' future.
All artist releases appeared on the Archie label except those by Reginald (Reggie "Gino" Mantle of The Archies) which carried the Cherry Vagina logo; Bingo (Jughead's cousin), which were recorded for Discos Chismosa; Josie, who had a solitary release on the Triumph label; Katz + The Fiddles, who appeared on the Archie Americana subsidiary; and Olguita + Reginald, marketed under the Falcon Records imprint. (Kevin Keller became a Falcon artist after switching over from the parent label.) Product marketed in Europe was sold by Pathé Records, Asian releases appeared on Liberty Records and the Capitol label covered Canada.
A-100
Bitch Better Bring My Pizza!/Crooked Tampon Rap
Big Ethel
Produced by ALEXANDRA
RELEASED FEBRUARY 2001
This single was withdrawn from sale after Big Ethel Mason became a born-again Christian and abandoned her Gangsta Rap music career. In the year 2004, Archie will hire Ethel as his executive secretary. Her office assistants, friends from Riverdale, will morph into a background vocal group known as The Vixens.
A-1-7000
Itchy Twitchy Feelin' (Jimmy Oliver)
She Put The Hurt On Me (Larry Nelson)
I Know (Barbara George)
I Can't Stand It (Smokey McAllister)
A Fool In Love (Ike Turner)
Mockingbird (Charlie + Inez Foxx)
That's How Heartaches Are Made (Halley, Raleigh)
So Far Away (Andrews, Clayton, Harris, Jacobs)
Don't Start Me Talkin' (Sonny Boy Williamson)
Vengeance (Johnny Garfield)
Stick Shift (Andrews, Bellinger, Mason)
It's Gonna Work Out Fine (Lee, Seneca)
duet w/Big Ethel
A Boy Named Sue
Sue Records Rhythm + Blues
Archie
w/The Nasty Boys
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
Arranged by ROD MACK
Produced by ALEXANDRA
Recorded @ Archie Sound Studios (ASS),
Mamaroneck, New York
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, VIRGIL BRADLEY
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
UNRELEASED 2001 ALBUM
The master for Archie's first solo album is lost.
P-500X
Je T'Aime/Fou De Toi/Le Joie D'Aimer/
Que Ton Coeur Me Soit Fidèle
Le Héros de la Ballade
Harris Gardner
Réalizée par ALEXANDRA
RELEASED JULY 2001
This EP was only released in Europe.
ARCHIE RECORDS' FIRST HIT ALBUM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, BUT ONLY IN EUROPE! HARRIS GARDNER'S DÉBUT LP WAS NEVER ISSUED IN NORTH AMERICA.
P-1-7001X
La Joie D'Aimer/The Unforgiven
(Broussolle, Tiomkin)
Oublie, Oublie Tout/Judy, Judy, Judy
(Aber, Pomus, Shuman, Tillotson)
Claquez Vos Doigts/Snap Your Fingers
(Aber, Martin, Zanetis)*
Ne Joues Pas/What Good Does It Do Me?
(Constantin, Hemric, Marotta)
Aimez-Vous Parfois/Unser Liebestraum
(Gardner, Nicholas, Niessen, Spellman)
Un Doigt De Champagne/
Can't Get Over The Bossa Nova
(Gins, Gormezano, Lawrence)
Papayer/Mangos
(Delanoe, Libby, Wayne)
Parce Que C'Est Bon/Du Bist Du Schön
(Bonifay, Courcel, Simon)*
Deux Femmes En Colère/Wie Ein Mann
(Gardner, Hildebrand, Loose, Spellman)
Fou De Toi (Chevalier, Delanoe)
Garde-Moi Ta Dernière Danse/
Save The Last Dance For Me
(Llenas, Pomus, Salvet, Shuman)
Chanson D'Amour (Gardner, Shanklin)*
Chansons D'Amour
Harris Gardner Chante
Une Production ARCHIE AMERICANA
Chef de Production:
ALEXANDRA
*Arrangements par ROD MACK
Arrangements par BREE SPELLMAN
Direction Musicale par HARRIS GARDNER
Enregistré chez Archie Sound Studios (ASS),
Mamaroneck, New York
Ingénieur du Son:
ALAN MAYBERRY
Chef de Production:
CLAUDE CANAILLE
RELEASED AUGUST 2001
The first Archie Records album production released was produced for another label! Specifically, Disques Pathé, Archie's sister label in Europe. CEO Claude Canaille urged Archie and Veronica to record a "no talent" singer he'd been pressured to sign. Suspecting that his evaluation of Harris Gardner was wrong, they flew him to Mamaroneck, put him in the studio with arranger Sabrina "Bree" Spellman and discovered an old-fashioned ballad belter that Pathé executives had nearly let slip through their fingers. Sensing how uncomfortable Harris was singing in English, producer Alexandra Cabot-Mayberry let him cut a superb French-language album that Canaille was eager to release. Since Chansons D'Amour was never marketed in the United States, Archie only earned production royalties from it. Future productions for sister labels would be done under a profit-sharing agreement. Harris Gardner soon returned to France, but during his stateside recording sessions he and Sabrina enjoyed a brief but intense romance.
P-101X
Parce Que C'Est Bon/Claquez Vos Doigts
Harris Gardner
Direction Musicale par HARRIS GARDNER
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2001
This single was only released in Europe.
SPECIAL SLIPCASE EDITION OF
THE GOFFIN-KING DEMOS, A
DOCUMENT OF THE ARCHIES'
ABORTED 2001 ALBUM.
MAYBERRY-1
Hey, Everybody! (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Heaven Is Being With You (Goffin, King, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Betty
This Little Girl (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
One Fine Day (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
So Much Love (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
You're A Sweet Sweetheart (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Hi-De-Ho (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Love You For A While (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
He’s In Town (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Don’t Bring Me Down! (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Don’t Forget About Me (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Betty
What You Got (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
I Can’t Hear You No More (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Betty
I Can’t Make It Alone (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
No Easy Way Down (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Stage Door (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Is This What I Get For Loving You, Baby?
(Goffin, King, Spector)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Reggie
We Love And Learn (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
You’re My Girl (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
At The Club (Goffin, King)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Reggie
I Was Only Kidding (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Betty
They’re Jealous Of Me (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Yours Until Tomorrow (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (Goffin, King)
Lead Vocals by Archie
One Fine Day!
The Archies Sing Carole King
Music Supervision:
CAROLE KING
Recorded @ Sun Studios, Memphis
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, CINDY ST. JOSEPHS
2001 DEMOS
This may be the most famous Archie album of all, but it isn't an album master and it was never issued on the Archie label! The LP that will eventually appear under the title So Much Love began as a collection of demo recordings, arranged and conducted by Carole King. Finished masters would have been produced by Carole's daughter, Louise Goffin, but the planned album was abandoned. Tracking didn’t advance past the demo stage. In the year 2025, Republic International CEO Jason Blossom will secretly (and profitably) bootleg these demos. The Archies will record overdubs in 2030, resulting in a belated album master; but a legitimate LP release will not come until 2127!
C-101X
My Dream*/Send For My Baby
Deb Delman
*w/The Eva Namazzi Strings
*Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
Arranged by GERALDINE GRUNDY
Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON
RELEASED MARCH 2002
Released by Capitol Australia, a sister label of Archie Records, this single was a major hit "down under." Even so, Veronica held off on a stateside release; she didn't think "My Dream" was right for the American market.
AUSTRALIAN SINGER/SONGWRITER DEB DELMAN WAS ARCHIE RECORDS' FIRST DOMESTIC ALBUM ARTIST. HOWEVER, SHE WAS NEVER AN ARCHIE ARTIST! DEB WAS SIGNED TO CAPITOL RECORDS AUSTRALIA, ARCHIE'S SISTER LABEL "DOWN UNDER."
A- 1-7002/C-1-7000X
It's A Different World (Jimmie Crane)*
Roundabout (Tony Hatch)*
We Have Something More (Gentile, Lambert)**
Fallin' (Greenfield, Sedaka)***
from the Cathay motion picture Dreamboat
No Better Off (Kahan, Keyes)**
Hill Underground (Lewis-Warrick, Smith)**
My Dream (Deborah Delman)*
Love Eyes (Charlap, Gimbel)***
from the Broadway musical Whoop Up
Send For My Baby (Heath, Rose)**
from the San Pacifico film Nothing Painted Blue
Spanish Nights And You (Allen, Merrell)*
Dance My Troubles Away (Stillman, Theodorakis)***
from the Fox film Zorba The Greek
Love Is Me, Love Is You (Tony Hatch)**
It Would Still Be Worth It (Ballard, Tobias)*
Your Other Love (Ogermann, Raleigh)*
A Tribute to Connie Francis
Your Other Love
Deb Delman
w/The EVA NAMAZZI Strings
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
Album Coordination:
MIKE PELLERITO
*Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
**Arranged by GERALDINE GRUNDY
***Arranged by ROD MACK
Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON
Recorded @ Splendid Media, Melbourne
Sound Engineer: CHEVY TIDINGS
Executive Producer:
MARK GYURINA
RELEASED MAY 2002
This was the first LP issued by Archie Records. Although only moderately successful in the United States, the Australian pressing of Your Other Love was one of the top-selling albums of 2002.
A-102
Pretty Anna Belle/Big City Miss Ruth Ann
The Archies
featuring Jughead
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JULY 2002
ARCHER SAINT-CHRISTOPHER
"ARCHIE" ANDREWS
ETHNIC HERITAGE:
DUTCH + IRISH + ITALIAN
HETEROSEXUAL MALE
PLAYS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, BASS,
TROMBONE AND DRUMS
TROMBONE AND DRUMS
FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ARCHIES
A-2-7003
Party Doll (Buddy Knox)
Lead Vocals by Archie
My Maria (Moore, Stevenson)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Reggie
Rosalie (Linda Hargrove)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Comin’ On Strong (David Wilkins)
Lead Vocals by Betty
I Don’t Wanna Love You (Mann, Weil)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Down In The Boondocks (Joe South)
Lead Vocals by Archie
My Heart Skips A Beat (Buck Owens)
Lead Vocals by Archie
I Ain’t Never! (Pierce, Tillis)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Don’t Hide Your Love (Greenfield, Sedaka)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Ruby Ann (Roberta Bellamy)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Eyes Of A New York Woman (Mark James)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Honky Tonk Blues (Hank Williams)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Pretty Anna Belle (Levine, Thomas)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Lonely Weekends (Charlie Rich)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
If Not For You (Bob Dylan)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Big City Miss Ruth Ann (Tom Lazaros)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
The Race Is On (Don Rollins)
Lead Vocals by Betty
No Love At All (Christopher, Thompson)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Lonely Queen (McCarthy, Strange)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
A Satisfied Mind (Hayes, Rhodes)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Love’s Gonna Live Here Again (Buck Owens)
Lead Vocals by Betty
So Long, Babe! (Lee Hazlewood)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Sweet City Woman (Rich Dodson)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Reggie
Just Someone I Used To Know (Jack Clement)
Duet Vocals by Reggie + Veronica
When I Stop Leavin, I’ll Be Gone (Kent Robbins)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Archie Country!
The Archies
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
Arranged + Produced by
RALFI CHINGAS
Vocals recorded @ Sun Studios, Memphis
Backing tracks recorded @ The Ryman Opry House, Nashville
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, RANDY KLING,
CINDY ST. JOSEPHS
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED AUGUST 2002
Ralfi Chingas replaced Louise Goffin as The Archies' new producer. The Cuba-born-Puerto Rico-raised Chingas hailed from a Latin music background, but he urged the group to cultivate a rural fan base. The result was this double-length Country/Pop collection. It became the first Archies album to win a Platinum sales award.
Ralfi Chingas replaced Louise Goffin as The Archies' new producer. The Cuba-born-Puerto Rico-raised Chingas hailed from a Latin music background, but he urged the group to cultivate a rural fan base. The result was this double-length Country/Pop collection. It became the first Archies album to win a Platinum sales award.
COMPACT DISCS WERE ANATHEMA TO THE FOUNDERS OF ARCHIE RECORDS! THEY FOUND THE FORMAT AESTHETICALLY REPUGNANT AND AURALLY INFERIOR TO VINYL. ARCHIE RELEASES WERE MARKETED EXCLUSIVELY IN LP AND DOWNLOAD FORMATS. THE FOUNDERS DARED TO BUCK MUSIC INDUSTRY NORMS AND CONSISTENTLY SCORED GOLD AND PLATINUM SALES.
A-103
Rosalie/If Not For You
The Archies
featuring Archie/
featuring Veronica
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2002
A-104
Lonely Weekends /So Long, Babe!
The Archies
featuring Reggie/
featuring Veronica
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2002
A-500
Lonely Weekends*/Sweet City Woman**/
Everybody***/Eyes Of A New York Woman***
Lonely Weekends EP
The Archies
*featuring Reggie
**featuring Archie + Reggie
***featuring Jughead
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JANUARY 2003
RARE PROMO FOR THE ARCHIES' 2006 PSYCHEDELIC ROCK
ALBUM GET IT ON TODAY. PRODUCER RALFI CHINGAS AND
MUSIC DIRECTOR ROD MACK WERE PHOTOGRAPHED IN
LONDON WITH THE BAND.
A-105
When I Stop Leavin’, I’ll Be Gone/
Just Someone I Used To Know
The Archies
featuring Jughead/
featuring Veronica + Reggie
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JANUARY 2003
A-106
Tumbling Dice/A Satisfied Mind
The Archies
featuring Veronica + Betty/
featuring Archie
Arranged by Archie Andrews
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JUNE 2003
MARY ELIZABETH "BETTY"
COOPER JONES
ETHNIC HERITAGE:
RUSSIAN + JEWISH + IRISH
HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE
PLAYS SAXOPHONE, FIDDLE, GUITAR,
KEYBOARDS AND PERCUSSION
JOINED THE ARCHIES IN 1988
A-2-7004
Let’s Spend The Night Together! (Jagger, Richards)*
Duet Vocals by Archie + Reggie
Start Me Up! (Jagger, Richards)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Jagger, Richards)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Honky Tonk Women (Jagger, Richards)*
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Paint It Black (Jagger, Richards)**
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Beast Of Burden (Jagger, Richards)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Dandelion (Jagger, Richards)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Gimme Shelter (Jagger, Richards)
Duet Vocals by Jughead + Veronica
Tumbling Dice (Jagger, Richards)*
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Get Off My Cloud! (Jagger, Richards)*
Lead Vocals by Archie
Time Is On My Side (Jerry Ragovoy)***
Duet Vocals by Jughead + Betty
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Jagger, Richards)
Lead Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Brown Sugar (Jagger, Richards)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
The Last Time (Jagger, Richards)*
Lead Vocals by Archie + Reggie
Emotional Rescue (Jagger, Richards)**
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Ruby Tuesday (Jagger, Richards)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Street Fighting Man (Jagger, Richards)*
Lead Vocals by Jughead
It’s Only Rock 'N' Roll (Jagger, Richards)***
Trio Vocals by Archie, Jughead + Reggie
Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown (Jagger, Richards)*
Lead Vocals by Archie
Happy (Jagger, Richards)*
Lead Vocals by Betty
Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
Chorus by The Archies
Like A Rolling Stone
The Archies Get Stoned!
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
*Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
**Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
***Arranged by ROD MACK
Arranged + Produced by
RALFI CHINGAS
Recorded @ Archie Sound Studios (ASS), Mamaroneck,
The Capitol Tower, Hollywood + Baby Grand Studios, Honolulu
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, ZACHARY THAXTON,
RHETT VALENTYNE
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED JULY 2003
Archie and Veronica sought and received permission from Mick Jagger to cut this double-length tribute to the world's greatest Rock 'n' Roll band. In the year 2092, the album master for Like A Rolling Stone will be destroyed! The culprit is a vengeful tape librarian who believes that The Archies "desecrated" Rolling Stones' music! By 2096, session tapes for the album will have mysteriously disappeared; only the single and EP masters will survive. In the year 2115, a reissue will be attempted using these elements and second-generation foreign masters but it won't be released.
BETWEEN THE YEARS 1989 AND 2117, THE ARCHIES WILL LOG TWENTY-ONE CHART-TOPPING SINGLES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES. ALL BUT THREE OF THEM WILL BE ARCHIE RECORDS MASTERS.
A-501AFR
Green River/Travelin' Band/
Proud Mary/Down On The Corner/
Medley: Rip It Up/Up Around The Bend
Bad Moon Rising/Fortunate Son/
Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Armed Forces Radio
The Archies + Chuck Clayton
Green River/Travelin' Band/
Proud Mary/Down On The Corner/
Medley: Rip It Up/Up Around The Bend
Bad Moon Rising/Fortunate Son/
Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Armed Forces Radio
The Archies + Chuck Clayton
w/Big Ethel + The Vixens
Music Supervision:
CHUCK CLAYTON
Music Supervision:
CHUCK CLAYTON
RELEASED JULY 2003
These are live-in-concert recordings packaged
for and released exclusively to US
Armed Forces Radio.
These are live-in-concert recordings packaged
for and released exclusively to US
Armed Forces Radio.
ARCHIE RECORDS ACQUIRED THE ARCHIES' EARLY ALBUM MASTERS IN 2005. A BOX SET WAS PLANNED FOR RELEASE IN 2011 BUT CANCELLED. PROMO COPIES ARE RUMORED TO EXIST, BUT NONE HAVE EVER TURNED UP!
A-1-7005
Possum In The Pot (Randy Parton)
Maxene w/The Hens
Rock The Joint (Bagby, Crafton, Keene)
Fanny w/Pump Boys
Crazy, Man, Crazy (Bill Haley)
Jethro
Fanny Five + Dime (Parton, Stallings)
Maxene w/The Hens
Dim Dim The Lights (Dixon, Ross)
Cooter
See You Later, Alligator (Bob Guidry)
Trudy w/Pump Boys
Hot Dog Buddy Buddy (Bill Haley)
Jethro
Squeeze Me Like A Squeeze Box (Gabrielle Stallings)
Fanny
Two Hound Dogs (Haley, Pingatore)
Cooter
Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley)
Jethro
Chicken Legs 'N Chit'lins (Parton, Stallings)
Fanny w/The Hens
Shake, Rattle + Roll (Jesse Stone)
Trudy w/Pump Boys
Burn That Candle (Winfield Scott)
Jethro
Rock Around The Clock (DeKnight, Freedman)
Jethro, Fanny + Cooter w/cast
Original Cast Album
Hot Dog Buddy Buddy
The Bill Haley + The Comets Musical
starring Kevin Keller, Cheryl Blossom
Chuck Clayton, Geraldine Grundy
+ Big Ethel + The Vixens
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
in association with
INCA HOOTS Productions
Musical Accompaniment by THE KINFOLKS
Arranged by GERALDINE GRUNDY
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Recorded @ Falcon Studios, El Paso TX
Sound Engineers:
RANDY KLING, PUNK E. GUTIÉRREZ
Executive Producers:
DOLLY + RANDY PARTON
RELEASED AUGUST 2003
A bizarre musical created to showcase early Rock 'n Roll music, Hot Dog Buddy Buddy premiered @ Dolly Parton's Tennessee theme park in the Summer of 2003. Audience response was so negative, it was only performed one time! The lead roles were performed by acting novices Kevin Keller and Cheryl Blossom. This cast album was recorded to launch Dollywood Records, an Archie subsidiary label that unfortunately never got off the ground! It was pressed in very limited quantities.
NUMEROUS SONGS WRITTEN BY BARRY MANN + CYNTHIA WEIL
WERE RELEASED ON ARCHIE RECORDS. BY FAR, THE MOST
IMPORTANT ONE WAS "SOUL AND INSPIRATION" WHICH
FIGURED INTO THE LABEL'S BIGGEST COMMERCIAL
SUCCESS!
A-107
Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown/Honky Tonk Women
The Archies
featuring Archie/
featuring Jughead
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED AUGUST 2003
THE ARCHIES SERVED AS RHYTHM SECTION
FOR THEIR FORMER PRODUCER JEFF BARRY
ON HIS 2003 SOLO ALBUM WALKIN' IN THE
SUN. PROMOTIONAL COPIES EXIST, BUT
THERE WAS NO COMMERCIAL RELEASE
FOR THIS LP.
A-108
Emotional Rescue/Street Fighting Man*
The Archies
featuring Reggie/
featuring Jughead
Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
*Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2003
A-109
Happy*/Under My Thumb
The Archies
featuring Betty/
featuring Veronica
*Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED FEBRUARY 2004
A-502
The Last Time*/Start Me Up!**/
Ruby Tuesday***/Shattered****
The Last Time EP
The Archies
*featuring Archie + Reggie
**featuring Jughead
***featuring Betty
***featuring Reggie
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED FEBRUARY 2004
A-110
Hip Shaker/I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine
The Archies
featuring Veronica/
featuring Reggie
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JULY 2004
VERONICA YVETTE STELLANEDRA
"RONI" LODGE-ANDREWS
ETHNIC HERITAGE:
ITALIAN + SWEDISH + ACADIAN ("CAJUN")
HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE
PLAYS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS AND PERCUSSION
JOINED THE ARCHIES IN 1988
A-2-7006
Leader Of The Pack (Barry, Greenwich, Morton)
Trio Vocals by Reggie, Jughead + Archie
All Grown Up (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)*
Lead Vocals by Betty
He Ain’t No Angel (Barry, Greenwich)
Lead Vocals by Betty
I Want You For My Sweetheart
(Barry, Greenwich, Venet)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Medley:
Doo Wah Diddy Diddy/Da Doo Ron Ron
(Barry, Greenwich/Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Be My Baby (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)**
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Hip Shaker (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine
(Barry, Greenwich, Spector)**
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Don’t Ever Leave Me! (Barry, Greenwich)*
Lead Vocals by Betty
Hanky Panky (Barry, Greenwich)
Trio Vocals by Veronica, Betty + Jughead
I Got A Dream (Barry, Greenwich)
Duet Vocals by Jughead + Reggie
Then He Kissed Me/Then I Kissed Her
(Barry, Greenwich, Spector)***
Duet Vocals by Jughead + Betty
Why Don’t They Let Us Fall In Love?
(Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Veronica
Hold On, Baby! (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)*
Lead Vocals by Betty
I’ll Take You Where The Music’s Playing
(Barry, Greenwich)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Heaven Only Knows (Barry, Greenwich)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
I Know It’s All Right (Barry, Greenwich)*
Duet Vocals by Archie + Veronica
Train From Kansas City
(Barry, Greenwich, Hawkins)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
That’s All I Ever Want From You, Baby
(Barry, Greenwich)***
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Medley:
Good Night, Baby/Baby, I Love You
(Barry, Greenwich, Venet/Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Reggie
I Can Hear Music (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)**
Lead Vocals by Reggie
River-Deep, Mountain-High (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)*
Chorus by The Archies
She Hangs Out (Barry, Greenwich, Leiber, Stoller)***
Lead Vocals by Betty
Nobody But You (Barry, Greenwich)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Chapel Of Love (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)***
Blue-Eyed Soul w/The Archies
Jeff + Ellie Songbook
The Archies
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
*Arranged by GERALDINE GRUNDY
**Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Arranged + Produced by
RALFI CHINGAS
"Be My Baby",
"Then He Kissed Me/Then I Kissed Her",
"That's All I Ever Want From You, Baby",
and "She Hangs Out"
***Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Recorded @ Chapel of Rock, Santa Barbara
Sound Engineer:
TOM MOURGOS
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED AUGUST 2004
When Archie decided that Chapel of Rock would be The Archies' regular recording studio, owner Jeff Barry urged him to cut a collection of his hit songs. Barry was also the group's original producer. In the year 2030, Alan Mayberry will supervise the release of a compilation containing demos recorded for Jeff and Ellie Songbook. In 2014, this Platinum-award-winning double album will be reissued in a French box set under the title Hits Of The Sixties, Volume Two.
IN MAY OF 2033, NEW GROUP MEMBERS TONI TOPAZ AND KEVIN KELLER WILL ADD LEAD VOCALS TO FOUR UNFINISHED ARCHIE RECORDS MASTERS: "GO ALL THE WAY", "ONE OF THE LIVING", "WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU" AND "ARCHIE ON BROADWAY". THESE ARCHIES TRACKS WON'T BE RELEASED UNTIL THE LATTER 21st AND EARLY 22nd CENTURY.
A-503
Hip Shaker*/You Don’t Know**/
I’ll Still Love You***/I Wonder**
Hip Shaker EP
The Archies
*featuring Veronica
**featuring Betty
***featuring Archie
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
"You Don't Know", "I'll Still Love You" and "I Wonder"
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED OCTOBER 2004
A-111
Hold On, Baby!/Hold On, Baby!*
The Archies
featuring Archie/
featuring Betty
*Arranged by Geraldine Grundy
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED OCTOBER 2004
The top and flipside of this single play two completely different
Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich songs with the same title.
A-2-505
Soul Deep*/Does Your Mother Know?/
Big City Miss Ruth Ann**/Hip Shaker***/
Good Deal, Lucille****/ Nobody But You/****
Happy*****/Who's Your Baby?******/
Sugar, Sugar******/Sunshine
Hot, Sweet + Live EP
The Archies
*featuring Archie
**featuring Jughead
***featuring Veronica + Betty
****featuring Reggie
*****featuring Betty
******featuring Archie + Veronica
Music Supervision:
Soul Deep*/Does Your Mother Know?/
Big City Miss Ruth Ann**/Hip Shaker***/
Good Deal, Lucille****/ Nobody But You/****
Happy*****/Who's Your Baby?******/
Sugar, Sugar******/Sunshine
Hot, Sweet + Live EP
The Archies
*featuring Archie
**featuring Jughead
***featuring Veronica + Betty
****featuring Reggie
*****featuring Betty
******featuring Archie + Veronica
Music Supervision:
CHUCK CLAYTON
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2004
This double EP package was withdrawn from sale
in 2005 and replaced by an LP. Alan M's EP
mixes were shelved in favor of remixes by
"Spanish" Eddie Roxchild.
This double EP package was withdrawn from sale
in 2005 and replaced by an LP. Alan M's EP
mixes were shelved in favor of remixes by
"Spanish" Eddie Roxchild.
JAZZ GUITARIST ROD MACK WORKED
WITH JOSIE + THE PUSSY CATS ON
THEIR SMASH-HIT COMEBACK
ALBUM FROM 2008.
A-112
He Ain’t No Angel/I Got A Dream
The Archies
featuring Betty/
featuring Archie + Jughead
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JANUARY 2005
A-1-7007
Soul Deep (Wayne Carson Thompson)
Lead Vocals by Archie*
Does Your Mother Know? (Andersson, Ulvaeus)
Trio Vocals by Betty, Veronica + Reggie**
Big City Miss Ruth Ann (Tom Lazoros)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Hip Shaker (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
Lead Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Good Deal, Lucille (Miller, Terry, Theriot)
Lead Vocals by Reggie***
Nobody But You (Barry, Greenwich)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Happy (Jagger, Richards)
Lead Vocals by Betty*
Who’s Your Baby? (Barry, Kim)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Veronica****
Sugar, Sugar (Barry, Kim)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Veronica****
Sunshine (Barry, Bloom)
Trio Vocals by Archie, Jughead + Reggie
Hot, Sweet + Live!
The Archies
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
Album Coordinator:
MIKE PELLERITO
Music Direction by
CHUCK CLAYTON
*Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
**Arranged by ROD MACK
***Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
****Arranged by GERALDINE GRUNDY
Arranged + Produced by
RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Recorded live-in-concert @ Congo Square, New Orleans
Remixed @ Spanish Eddie's Bar + Grill, New Orleans
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, "SPANISH EDDIE" ROXCHILD
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED FEBRUARY 2005
This repackaging of The Archies' first live-in-concert recording will become a coveted rarity by the mid-21st century. However, since Hot, Sweet and Live! wasn't one of the group's best-sellers, neither the LP nor the EP version will be easy to find.
This repackaging of The Archies' first live-in-concert recording will become a coveted rarity by the mid-21st century. However, since Hot, Sweet and Live! wasn't one of the group's best-sellers, neither the LP nor the EP version will be easy to find.
A-113
Nobody But You/River-Deep, Mountain-High*
The Archies
featuring Reggie/
ensemble vocal
*Arranged by GERALDINE GRUNDY
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED MARCH 2005
A-504
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*
Nobody But You EP
The Archies
featuring Reggie
*featuring Jughead
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
*Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED JUNE 2005
IN THE YEAR 2111, ARCHIE ON BROADWAY WILL BE AN EXTREMELY POPULAR COMPILATION OF ARCHIES RECORDINGS. IT WILL STAY IN PRINT FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. ALL BUT TWO OF ITS SELECTIONS ARE ORIGINAL
ARCHIE RECORDS MASTERS.
A-114
Train from Kansas City/Don’t Ever Leave Me!*
The Archies
featuring Veronica/
featuring Betty
*Arranged by GERALDINE GRUNDY
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JUNE 2005
Outside of North America, the A and B-sides of this single
were flipped, and "Don't Ever Leave Me" scored the
bigger hit.
A-115LTD
Chapel Of Love/Strange World*
Blue-Eyed Soul
w/The Archies
w/The Archies
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
*Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JUNE 2005
Limited-edition single recorded for the Equality Now!
Marriage Equality Fund.
A-117
If We Both Hold On/I'm Into Lookin' For Someone To Love Me
The Archies
featuring Archie, Betty + Jughead/
featuring Reggie
Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Produced by THE ARCHIES
RELEASED AUGUST 2005
This single was withdrawn from sale. The songs hail from sessions for an album tribute to songwriter Toni Wine.
REGINALD WHITNEY BRAXTON
"GINO" MANTLE III
also known as "Reggie"
ETHNIC HERITAGE:
WELSH + AUSTRALIAN + CHEROKEE
PANSEXUAL MALE
PLAYS BASS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VIOLIN,
REEDS, DRUMS AND PERCUSSION
FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ARCHIES
A-116
Sunshine (Live @ Congo Square)/I Don’t Wanna Love You*
The Archies
featuring Archie, Jughead + Reggie/
featuring Archie, Jughead + Reggie/
featuring Reggie
Music Supervision:
CHUCK CLAYTON
*Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2005
IN THE YEAR 2096, MOST OF THE
ARCHIES' MULTI-LINGUAL RECORDINGS
WILL BE COLLECTED ON A EUROPEAN
COMPILATION TITLED ARCHIE AROUND
THE WORLD.
A-1-7008
Love Me Like You're Gonna Lose Me (Levine, Wine)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Veronica
I Loved Him Like I Loved My Very Life (Levine, Spector, Wine)
Lead Vocals by Betty
I Think I Love You Again (Levine, Wine)
Lead Vocals by Betty
I Wanna See Morning With Him (Levine, Wine)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Your Husband, My Wife (Levine, Wine)
Duet Vocals by Jughead + Veronica
A Groovy Kind Of Love (Bayer-Sager, Wine)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Holly, Go Softly (Levine, Wine)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
That's What Life Is All About (Levine, Wine)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Heaven Help The Non-Believer (Bayer-Sager, Wine)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Take A Little Time Out For Love (Levine, Wine)
Chorus by The Archies
Heaven Help The Non-Believer
The Archies Sing the Songs of Toni Wine
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Produced by THE ARCHIES
Recorded @ Sun Studios + Ardent Studios, Memphis
Sound Engineer:
ISAK CHAUDHURY
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
UNRELEASED 2005 ALBUM
A-118x
If We Both Hold On/Someone To Love Me
The Archies
featuring Archie, Betty + Jughead/
featuring Reggie
Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Produced by THE ARCHIES
WITHDRAWN FROM SALE
The Archies cut their Toni Wine tribute during the Spring of 2005. The session tapes were sabotaged by a disgruntled sound engineer, and an album master was never made. However, a preliminary album mix survives on vinyl acetate. That recording will make possible a much-belated LP release in the year 2098.
IN 2006, DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO PROPOSED AN ARCHIES STUDIO ALBUM DEVOTED TO THE SONGS OF LAURA NYRO. A QUARTER OF A CENTURY LATER, HIS ALBUM CONCEPT WILL BE REALIZED BUT AS A LIVE RECORDING! THIS RARE PHOTO SHOWS THE ARCHIES IN REHEARSAL
FOR THE SHOW.
A-1-7009
What Is Life? (George Harrison)*
Magic (John Farrar)
A Little More Love (John Farrar)
Totally Hot (John Farrar)*
Hopelessly Devoted To You (John Farrar)
Physical (Kipner, Shaddick)*
Come On Over (Barry + Robin Gibb)
Deeper Than The Night (Snow, Vastano)
Heart Attack (Bliss, Kipner)*
Every Face Tells A Story (Allison, Black, Sills)
I Honestly Love You (Allen, Barry)
Let Me Be There (John Rostill)
Twist Of Fate (Beckett, Kipner)*
Xanadu (Jeff Lynne)*
Deeper Than The Night
Veronica Sings Olivia Newton-John
w/Katz + The Fiddles
*w/THE SUGARTOWN PIPERS
+ ANGLO-CARIBBEAN Strings
An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
Album Coordination:
MIKE PELLERITO
Music Directed by
PAUL PRESTON
Arranged + Produced by
VERONICA
Recorded @ Abbey Road Studios, London
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, BUDDY SHELBY
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2005
Jughead and Kevin Keller (AKA Blue-Eyed Soul) were
uncredited co-producers of Veronica's solo album. In the
year 2012, The Archies will cut a Disco version of Olivia
Newton-John's hit "Come On Over" with Betty singing
lead vocals.
uncredited co-producers of Veronica's solo album. In the
year 2012, The Archies will cut a Disco version of Olivia
Newton-John's hit "Come On Over" with Betty singing
lead vocals.
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLICITY PHOTO TAKEN OF
THE ARCHIES WHILE THEY WERE STILL SIGNED TO
KIRSHNER RECORDS. THE HITS HAD STOPPED COMING,
BUT THEIR ARCHIE LABEL RENAISSANCE WAS LESS
THAN A DECADE AWAY!
A-2-7010
Baby, Don't You Do It!
Back In My Arms Again
This Old Heart Of Mine
Cone See About Me
You Lost The Sweetest Boy
Without The One You Love
You Keep Me Hangin' On
Quicksand
Ask Any Girl
Mickey's Monkey
Rock Me A Little While
I'll Turn To Stone
Nothing But Heartaches
Something About You, Baby
Leaving Here*
In And Out Of Love*
When The Love Light Starts Shining*
Forever Came Today*
(Holland, Dozier)
Motown Forever!
The Candyhearts
starring FLAME EVANGELISTA
*BIG ETHEL + THE VIXENS
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
Arranged by ROD MACK + BREE SPELLMAN
Music Directed by REY COCHINO
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
*An A LO LATINO Production
Arranged + Produced by
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Music Directed by FOOLKILLER
Recorded @ Spanish Eddie's Bar + Grill,
New Orleans, Louisiana + Studio "B",
El Paso, Texas
Sound Engineers:
"SPANISH EDDIE ROXCHILD", PUNK E. GUTIÉRREZ
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
UNRELEASED 2005 ALBUM
Inexplicably, all of the vocal tracks went missing from this album master! Even so, it will serve as the basis of a smash-hit Disco remix over a century from now. The Evangelista Sisters (Aqua Vulva, Flame and Sugar Walls) only stayed with Archie Records long enough to record this unreleased LP. Dilton Doiley Briseño and Rod Mack both worked on it but in different studios and at different times. The future life partners won't actually meet face-to-face until the year 2031!
A-118
Let’s Get It On Today!/Raining in My Sunshine
The Archies
featuring Archie/
featuring Betty
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED JULY 2006
JEROME FORSYTHE PASHINGU
"JUGHEAD" JONES III
ETHNIC HERITAGE:
ENGLISH + JAPANESE + JEWISH
HETEROSEXUAL MALE
PLAYS DRUMS, PERCUSSION, GUITAR, BASS, KEYBOARDS,
TRUMPET AND SAXOPHONE
FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ARCHIES
A-1-7011
Hey, Boy (The Girl's In Love With You)! (Allan, Dante)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Reggie
Building With A Steeple (Allan, Dante)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
A Million Lights (Allan, Dante)
Chorus by The Archies
Follow A Dream (Allan, Dante)
Lead Vocals by Reggie*
Let’s Get It On Today! (Adams, Dante)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Midnight Show (Allan, Dante)
Lead Vocals by Reggie*
Don’t Call It Love! (Allan, Dante)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Raining In My Sunshine (Allan, Dante)
Lead Vocals by Betty
God Bless Rock ‘N Roll (Dante, Greenfield)
Trio Vocals by Archie, Reggie + Jughead
Yellow Van (Allan, Dante)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Reggie*
Get It On Today!
The Archies Sing the Songs of Ron Dante
w/ANGLO-CARIBBEAN STRINGS
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Recorded @ Abbey Road Studios, London
*An ARCHIE AMERICANA Production
Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Produced by ALAN MAYBERRY
Recorded @ Archie Sound Studios (ASS), Mamaroneck
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, BUDDY SHELBY
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED AUGUST 2006
The Archies' tribute to writer/producer/performer Ron Dante pulled disappointing sales, mainly because the group didn't promote it. Veronica and Juggy's extramarital affair came to light during the sessions, leaving the group's future in doubt. Amid rumors of a break-up, the members kept distance from each other during much of 2006. The London recording sessions were actually abandoned, leaving Reggie Mantle, Ron Dante, sound engineer Alan M and The Archies' manager Big Nipsy to complete the album in Mamaroneck. Fortunately, The Archies were able to reconcile and reunite in early 2007.
THE ARCHIES SPIN-OFF ACT KNOWN AS BLUE-
-EYED SOUL WAXED AN EP AND A CHART-TOPPING
MUSICAL CAST RECORDING FOR ARCHIE'S LABEL,
BUT THEY WON'T GET AROUND TO RECORDING A
STUDIO ALBUM UNTIL THE YEAR 2055. FAITHFUL
WILL BE RELEASED TWO YEARS BEFORE
KEVIN KELLER PASSES AWAY.
A-119
Yellow Van/Midnight Show
The Archies
featuring Archie + Reggie/
featuring Reggie
Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Produced by ALAN MAYBERRY
RELEASED OCTOBER 2006
(Theme from) Black Belt Smackdown!/You Are That Bitch
FROM THE MAMARONECK PRODUCTION
BLACK BELT SMACKDOWN!
Archie
A Mamaroneck Production
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by LAURA PINTO
Very rare promo single for the 2007 Kung Fu/Blaxploitation
flick starring Archie. The flipside is an instrumental.
It was released with no catalog number.
RELEASED DECEMBER 2006
A-120
Don’t Call It Love!/(I'm Your) Back Door Daddy*
The Archies
featuring Jughead/
featuring Reggie
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
*Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON + ALAN MAYBERRY
Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON + ALAN MAYBERRY
UNRELEASED 2007 SINGLE
A release that was cancelled due to an X-rated B-side
recorded by Reggie without his bandmates!
FORTY-TWO ARCHIE MASTERS BECAME UNIQUE BEST-SELLERS OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA; HERE ARE FIFTEEN OF THOSE SIDES. THESE FOREIGN-ONLY HITS WERE DISTRIBUTED BY DISCOS FUENTES AND LABELS AFFILIATED WITH CAPITOL-EMI. REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL PURCHASED
ARCHIE RECORDS IN LATE 2014.
A-1-7012
(Theme from) Black Belt Smackdown!*
Stand It Like A Man - instrumental
Training Room Pachanga - instrumental
Ritchie Meets Jesse - instrumental
Waterfront Montage - instrumental
Kick A Man’s Ass*
Bolero for Ritchie and Karma - instrumental
Don’t Piss Me Off!*
You Are That Bitch - instrumental
Smackdown In New York - instrumental
Goodbye, Jesse*
An Unmade Bed - instrumental
Smackdown Coda - instrumental
(Archie Andrews)
Original Motion-Picture Soundtrack
Black Belt Smackdown!
Music Score Composed by Archie Andrews
A MAMARONECK Production
Album Coordination:
MIKE PELLERITO
Music Direction by
DAVE BASSETT
The Sugartown Pipers
w/ANGLO-CARIBBEAN Strings
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by LAURA PINTO
*Archie
w/REY COCHINO + BIG-ASS BRASS
Recorded @ Abbey Road Studios, London
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, RONNIE + BUDDY SHELBY
RELEASED JANUARY 2007
Archie starred in and scored the music for Black Belt Smackdown! It was the first and last time he acted in a film. The songs on this album consist entirely of imaginary Archie Andrews compositions performed in the style of 1970s "Blaxploitation" soundtracks.
A-121
Soul Deep Ska/You're A Sweet Sweetheart*
The Archies
featuring Archie
Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
*Arranged by CAROLE KING
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED MAY 2007
The flipside of this single is an overdubbed
demo taken from The Archies' recording
sessions with Carole King.
The flipside of this single is an overdubbed
demo taken from The Archies' recording
sessions with Carole King.
KEVIN LUTHER VANDROSS
"KELLY" KELLER
ETHNIC HERITAGE:
DUTCH + GERMAN + SCOTTISH
PANSEXUAL MALE
PLAYS KEYBOARDS, GUITAR, DRUMS
AND PERCUSSION
JOINS THE ARCHIES IN 2030
A-1-7013
Soul Deep Ska (Wayne Carson Thompson)*
Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Lead Vocals by Archie
Hip Shaker (Barry, Greenwich, Spector)
Arranged + Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Tumbling Dice (Jagger, Richards)
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Let's Get It On Today! (Adams, Dante)
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Lead Vocals by Archie
Lonely Weekends (Charlie Rich)
Arranged + Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Big City Miss Ruth Ann (Tom Lazoros)
Arranged + Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Jingle Jangle (Barry, Kim)
Arranged by RON FRANGIPANE
Produced by JEFF BARRY
Trio Vocals by Archie, Veronica
+ Jughead
Neil Diamond Medley:
Two-Bit Manchild/Practically Newborn
(Neil Diamond)*
Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Pretty Anna Belle (Levine, Thomas)
Arranged + Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Lady Jane (James, King)*
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Lead Vocals by Archie
Happy (Jagger, Richards)
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Lead Vocals by Betty
Yellow Van (Allan, Dante)
Arranged by REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Produced by ALAN MAYBERRY
Produced by ALAN MAYBERRY
Duet Vocals by Archie + Reggie
Nobody But You (Barry, Greenwich)
Arranged + Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Sugar, Sugar (Barry, Kim)
Arranged by RON FRANGIPANE
Produced by JEFF BARRY
Lead Vocals by Archie
Greatest Hits Of All-Time!
The Archies
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
Album Coordinator:
MIKE PELLERITO
*Recorded @ Spanish Eddie's Bar + Grill, New Orleans
Sound Engineer: "SPANISH EDDIE" ROXCHILD
Chief Engineer: ALAN MAYBERRY
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED JUNE 2007
The recording sessions for this compilation produced some of The Archies' most successful singles, including their all-time biggest hit: The Rock ballad "Lady Jane". Although Archie sings lead vocals on the album track, the single version features Jughead.
IN 2013, PRODUCER RALFI CHINGAS TRAVELED TO LONDON TO SUPERVISE A MUSICAL CAST ALBUM. BASED ON THE MEMOIRS OF BILL MEDLEY, SOUL AND INSPIRATION: THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS MUSICAL WAS A BROADWAY-BOUND SMASH! THE ALBUM, MARKETED BY ARCHIE RECORDS, WAS ALSO
A SMASH HIT.
In 2008, Archie succeeded in luring his favorite group, Josie + The Pussy Cats away from a major label. Since the 1980s, the iconic all-girl band had been touring and recording exclusively in Europe. During this time, they'd morphed from an old-school Soul group to a Punk Rock trio. With Archie and one-time Pussy Cats songwriter Alexandra Cabot-Mayberry overseeing production, Josie, Melody and Valerie returned to their Rhythm + Blues roots. Their blockbuster Soul Galore album won a Platinum sales award and launched the ladies on a successful comeback tour of the United States.
PROMO FOR THE DELUXE REISSUE OF JUGGY JONES' SMASH HIT
A SMASH HIT.
A-122
Neil Diamond Medley:
Two-Bit Manchild/Practically Newborn*/
Hill Underground
The Archies
featuring Reggie/
featuring Betty
*Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED AUGUST 2007
A-123
Lady Jane (Single Remix)/
Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love?*
Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love?*
The Archies
featuring Jughead/
featuring Archie + Veronica
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
*Produced by Ralfi Chingas
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2007
A-506PR
Sugar, Sugar*/He Ain't No Angel**/
Don't Call It Love!***/When I Stop Leavin', I'll Be Gone***
Golden Sugar EP
The Archies
*featuring Archie
**featuring Betty
***featuring Jughead
*Produced by JEFF BARRY
**Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
***Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2007
This was a promotional EP, pressed on gold vinyl and marketed to radio stations. Collectors will wrongly associate it with The Archies' Golden Sugar album, compiled (but not released) in 2015. Actually, it predates that compilation by eight years! The version of "He Ain't No Angel" is an alternate take.
TREVIÑO BARCLAY HAMPTON
"TREVOR SMITH" SANTIAGO
ETHNIC HERITAGE:
AFRICAN (CONGOLESE) + MEXICAN
HETEROSEXUAL MALE
PLAYS BASS, GUITAR, HARP AND VIOLIN
JOINED THE ARCHIES IN 2011
A-1-7014
Christmas In Riverdale (Ron Dante)
Trio Vocals by Archie, Veronica + Betty
Jingle Bell Rock (Beal, Boothe)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Sleigh Ride (Anderson, Parish)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Up On The Housetop (Benjamin Russell Hanby)
Lead Vocals by Betty
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Tommy Connor)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Holly Jolly Christmas (Johnny Marks)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Here Comes Santa Claus (Autry, Haldeman)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (Johnny Marks)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
(Blane, Martin)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Run, Rudolph, Run! (Brodie, Marks)
Lead Vocals by Archie
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
(Coots, Gillespie)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Archie’s Christmas Party (Ron Dante)
Chorus by The Archies
Archie’s Christmas Album
The Archies featuring Betty and Veronica
A RON DANTE Production
Album Coordination:
MIKE PELLERITO + VICTOR GORELICK
Arranged by LEE HOLDRIDGE
Conducted by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Produced by RON DANTE
Recorded @ The Capitol Tower, Hollywood
Sound Engineers:
TED PERLMAN + SCOTT ERICKSON
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2007
This Ron Dante-produced album is NOT imaginary: It actually exists! With Dante, Kelly-Lynn Federman and Dani Knights performing Archies vocals, The Archies' Christmas Album featuring Betty and Veronica was released by Fuel 2000 Records in 2008.
BETWEEN 2086 AND 2107, VOX
SOUND + IMAGE WILL REISSUE THE
ARCHIES' EXTENDED-PLAY CATALOG
IN THREE VOLUMES. THIS IS A PROMO
FOR VOLUME TWO OF THE SERIES.
A-124
Sugar, Sugar en Español/Don’t Call It Love!*
The Archies
featuring Archie + Veronica/
featuring Jughead
*Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
RELEASED JANUARY 2008
CV-400
Eunice Danvers/Truck Bed Lolita*
Reginald
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + VERONICA
*Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED JANUARY 2008
This was a solo single by Reggie Mantle. Gino loved to push the envelope, so this murder ballad with a bisexual twist was right up his alley. Everyone agreed on the hit potential of "Eunice Danvers", but its subject matter proved to be a bit too potent for Country music radio! Veronica and Kevin Keller penned the controversial A-side, and Jughead and Betty wrote the flipside, which also had sexually provocative lyrics.
A-507
La Música Rock (Rock ‘n’ Roll Music)/
Ven Bailar Conmigo (You Make Me Wanna Dance)/
Chicos y Chicas (Boys And Girls)/
Juventud No Es Joven (Seventeen Ain’t Young)/
Paseo (Ride! Ride! Ride!)/
Angelito Mío (You Little Angel, You)
Angelito Mío EP
The Archies
canta Archie
Realizado por RALFI CHINGAS + DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
RELEASED APRIL 2008
RAFAEL ROBERT LÓPEZ "RALFI"
CHINGAS y KAISER PERMANENTE
ETHNIC HERITAGE:
CUBAN + GERMAN + MEXICAN
HOMOSEXUAL MALE
PLAYS BRASS, REEDS, KEYBOARDS,
DRUMS AND PERCUSSION
PRODUCER FOR THE ARCHIES
A-2-7015/F-2-2013X
Dulce Y Picante/Sugar And Spice
(Allan, Dante, Santiago)
canta Archie
Jingle Jangle en Español (Barry, Kim, Milstein)
cantan Veronica, Jughead + Archie
Skooby-Doo (Barry, Kim, Milstein)
canta Trevor
Señor Fábrica/Mr Factory (Goldberg, Santiago)
canta Betty
Disfrutando Tú/Catchin’ Up On Fun
(Adams, Barkan, Santiago)
canta Archie
¿Quién Es Tu Novia?/Who’s Your Baby?
(Barry, Kim, Milstein)
cantan Archie + Veronica
Una Y Otra Vez/Over And Over (Barry, Dante, Santiago)
canta Archie
Angelito Mío/You Little Angel, You (Barry, San Quentín)
canta Archie
Señorita Rita (Barry, San Quentín)
canta Trevor
Sugar, Sugar en Español (Barry, Kim, Milstein)*
cantan Archie + Veronica
Bang-Shang-A-Lang en Español (Barry, San Quentín)
canta Archie
Juventud No Es Joven/Seventeen Ain’t Young
(Barry, San Quentín)
canta Betty
A La Linea/Get On The Line (Barry, San Quentín, Santiago)
cantan todos
Juntos Dos/Together We Two (Barry, Kim, Milstein)
cantan Jughead + Betty
Sonrisa/Sunshine (Barry, Bloom, Briseño, Milstein)
cantan Archie, Jughead + Trevor
Luz De Amor/Love Light (Barry, San Quentín)
canta Jughead
¡Éxitos en Español!
Los Archies
acompañado por Mariachi Lowrider
Una Producción RALFI CHINGAS y A LO LATINO
Jefe de Producción:
NICHOLAS FREUND
Arreglos de DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Música dirigido por FOOLKILLER
Realizado por RALFI CHINGAS + DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Grabado al Chapel of Rock,
Santa Barbara de California
Ingeniero de Sonido:
TOM MOURGOS
*Una Producción RALFI CHINGAS
Grabado @ Spanish Eddie's Bar + Grill, New Orleans
Realizado por RALFI CHINGAS + LOS ARCHIES
Ingeniero de Sonido:
"SPANISH EDDIE" ROXCHILD
Jefe de Producción:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED JULY 2008
When Dilton Doiley Briseño approached Archie with a new Tejano-flavored arrangement for "Sugar, Sugar", Arch booked a New Orleans recording session immediately. "Sugar Sugar en Español" became an across-the-board smash in Spanish-speaking countries! This prompted The Archies to cut an entire Latin album with bilingual lyrics. Although the two-record set ¡Éxitos En Español! logged decent sales in North America, it topped charts internationally. In time, it will become the biggest-selling LP ever released on the Archie label. Reggie Mantle only appeared on the single; in 2008, he was temporarily suspended from the group. At the Santa Barbara album sessions, Reg's bass chair was filled by session musician Trevor Santiago, who also contributed Spanish song lyrics.
When Dilton Doiley Briseño approached Archie with a new Tejano-flavored arrangement for "Sugar, Sugar", Arch booked a New Orleans recording session immediately. "Sugar Sugar en Español" became an across-the-board smash in Spanish-speaking countries! This prompted The Archies to cut an entire Latin album with bilingual lyrics. Although the two-record set ¡Éxitos En Español! logged decent sales in North America, it topped charts internationally. In time, it will become the biggest-selling LP ever released on the Archie label. Reggie Mantle only appeared on the single; in 2008, he was temporarily suspended from the group. At the Santa Barbara album sessions, Reg's bass chair was filled by session musician Trevor Santiago, who also contributed Spanish song lyrics.
TALENTED JUSTIN STRICKLAND, WHO WROTE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SAVOY SOUND'S BEGIN THE BEGUINE ALBUM, THE ARCHIES' JUMP BACK, HONEY AND ABBA-NORMALITY ALBUMS, AND THE JOSIE
+ THE PUSSY CATS SINGLE "STOP! AND
YOU'LL BECOME AWARE."
A-125
Heavy Music/Stolen Hours
Josie + The Pussy Cats
featuring Josie/featuring Valerie
w/Kooltyme Katts
Arranged by ROD MACK
Produced by ALEXANDRA
RELEASED JULY 2008
A-1-7016
Heartbeat (Rowe, Somerville, Stannard)*
Fugitive From Love (Harris, Kerr)**
Soulful Dress (Maurice McAlister)***
Take This Heart Of Mine (Moore, Robinson, Tarplin)*
Crumbs Off The Table (Dunbar, Payne, Wayne)**
Stolen Hours (Billy Page)**
I’ll Come Running Over (Berns, Stuart)***
Sexy MF (Prince Rogers Nelson) ***
A Bird In The Hand (Holland, Whitfield)**
I Hurt On The Other Side, Baby (Barnes, Jackson)**
Love’s Gone Bad (Dozier, Holland)***
Just Keep On Lovin’ Me! (Goehring, Deborah, Martin)**
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (John Loudermilk)*
Heavy Music (Bob Seger)***
Soul Galore
Josie + The Pussy Cats
*Josie + The Pussy Cats featuring Melody
*Josie + The Pussy Cats featuring Melody
**Josie + The Pussy Cats featuring Valerie
***Josie + The Pussy Cats featuring Josie
***Josie + The Pussy Cats featuring Josie
w/KOOLTYME KATTS
A KOOLTYME Production
Music Directed by
JOSIE JAMES
Arranged by ROD MACK
Produced by ALEXANDRA
Recorded @ Abbey Road Studios, London
+ Archie Sound Studios (ASS), Mamaroneck
Sound Engineers:
ALAN MAYBERRY, TAYE FAXTOTUM
Executive Producer:
LEX CABOT
RELEASED AUGUST 2008
In 2008, Archie succeeded in luring his favorite group, Josie + The Pussy Cats away from a major label. Since the 1980s, the iconic all-girl band had been touring and recording exclusively in Europe. During this time, they'd morphed from an old-school Soul group to a Punk Rock trio. With Archie and one-time Pussy Cats songwriter Alexandra Cabot-Mayberry overseeing production, Josie, Melody and Valerie returned to their Rhythm + Blues roots. Their blockbuster Soul Galore album won a Platinum sales award and launched the ladies on a successful comeback tour of the United States.
CV-401
Ain't Nothin' Like A Heartbreaker/Bullets For Breakfast
Reginald
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2008
By the fall of 2008, Archie regretted his decision to oust Gino from The Archies, but the damage had been done. Even if this catchy Honky-Tonk two-sider had broken for a hit, a reconciliation was highly unlikely! At any rate, Gino had already cut a solo album for another label and had no interest in promoting an Archie Records single. "Ain't Nothin' Like A Heartbreaker" was a rare songwriting collaboration between Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead.
EARLY ON, ARCHIE RECORDS PLANNED TO MARKET 45 RPM VINYL WORLDWIDE. THAT PLAN WAS ABANDONED, AND VINYL SINGLES WERE ONLY SOLD COMMERCIALLY IN AUSTRALIA. HOWEVER, LIMITED-EDITION PROMOTIONAL VINYL WAS MANUFACTURED FROM THE START; THIS CHART SHOWS HOW THE PROMO LABEL DESIGNS CHANGED OVER TIME.
CHISME-100
¡Dámelo!/¡Dámelo de Nuevo!
Bingo
w/The Archies
Arreglos de DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Realizado por RALFI CHINGAS y DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2008
SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROMO FOR
BINGO WILKIN'S 2008 SOLO
ALBUM ON ARCHIE'S CHISMOSA
SUBSIDIARY.
CHISME-1000
Esta Noche
Manos Sobre La Mesa
Su Cabeza En Mi Hombro
Abrazándote
Caliente Para Tí
Dime Que Me Quieres
Hace Mucho Tiempo Empezó
Sosteniéndote
Queiro Amarte
Vamos A Besar
¿Cuánto Tiempo Ha Pasado?
Mis Dulces Sueños
(Olga San Quentín)
Boleros by Bingo
Bingo
w/LOS HERMANOS COCHINADA
Una Producción RALFI CHINGAS
Arreglado y Realizado por
RALFI CHINGAS
Música Dirigido por REY COCHINO
Grabado al Rancho Chingas,
Bayamón de Puerto Rico
Ingeniero de Sonido:
MIGUELITO SKEEN
Jefa de Producción:
BUFFY CHINGAS
RELEASED OCTOBER 2008
Discos Chismosa was Archie Records' first attempt
to create a Latin music subsidiary. Its first and
ultimately only artist was Jughead's half-
Puerto Rican cousin Bingo Wilkin, and Bingo's
début single was a Spanish-language remake
of "Makin' It!", the 1979 David Naughton hit. Bingo
led the Archie Records house band, but instead of
his regular musicians, he requested that The
Archies back him on his first recording. While
"¡Dámelo!" never charted in the USA, the disc
scored a sizable hit throughout the Caribbean.
Touring to promote his single, Bingo got involved
in several embarrassing incidents with groupies; the
stability of his marriage was threatened! When
his album sold poorly, he decided to shelve his
star dreams, stay close to his wife and continue
making a comfortable living behind the scenes
as a session musician.
A-126
Heartbeat/I’ll Come Running Over
Josie + The Pussy Cats
featuring Melody
w/Kooltyme Katts
Arranged by ROD MACK
Produced by ALEXANDRA
RELEASED NOVEMBER 2008
PROMO FOR THE DELUXE REISSUE OF JUGGY JONES' SMASH HIT
SOLO ALBUM OF FRENCH DISCO SONGS. HIS BANDMATES
SERVED AS BACKING MUSICIANS.
C-508AUS
Sugar Daddy/Nobody/The Love You Save/
Mama's Pearl/One More Chance/
I Want You Back
Sugar Daddy
Reggie Rocks The Jackson Five!
w/The Get Down Kids
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
An ALAN M Mix
RELEASED JANUARY 2009
This EP was only released in Australia. It became a huge hit in Gay dance clubs!
A-1-7017
Ramblin’ Man (Dickey Betts)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Trevor
Reuben James (Etris, Harvey)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
Drift Away (Mentor Williams)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Jacky Daniels And You (Greenfield, Sedaka)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Lovin' Arms (Tom Jans)
Duet Vocals by Reggie + Veronica
Aimée (Craig Fuller)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Trevor
Good Deal, Lucille (Miller, Theriot)
Lead Vocals by Reggie
Jet Airliner (Paul Peña)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
Niki Hoeky (Ford, Vegas)
Lead Vocals by Betty*
There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight (Hank Williams)
Lead Vocals by Betty
The Sweetest Thing I’ve Ever Known (Robert Otha Young)
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Never-Ending Song Of Love (Delaney Bramlett)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Up Above My Head (Rosetta Tharpe)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Love Of The Common People (Hurley, Wilkins)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Archie On The Bayou
The Archies Sing Cajun Country Music
A RALFI CHINGAS Production
Vocal Arrangements by BETTY JONES
Arranged + Produced by
RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
*Arranged + Produced by
RALFI CINGAS
Recorded @ El Rancho Chingas, Bayamón,
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Sound Engineer:
MIGUELITO SKEEN
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
UNRELEASED 2009 ALBUM
A single-disc concept of The Archies' second Country album, with all songs set to Cajun music arrangements. Veronica didn't think it sounded commercial enough, so the band shelved these tracks. Regrouping in New Orleans, they came up with a more Rock-oriented, double-album concept.
A-128A-127
Lonely Queen/Totally Hot!*
Veronica
w/The Archies
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
*Produced by VERONICA
RELEASED JULY 2009
Love Of The Common People/No Love At All*
The Archies
chorus by The Archies/
featuring Jughead
Produced by THE ARCHIES w/DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
*Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2009
(TRANSSEXUAL) GUITARIST AND MUSIC DIRECTOR JONNIEMAE TROUTEN, (GAY) SOUND ENGINEER "SPANISH" EDDIE ROXCHILD, (GAY) ARRANGER AND PRODUCER RALFI CHINGAS AND (BISEXUAL)
BACKGROUND SINGER KEVIN KELLER: THE ARCHIES'
LGBT SUPPORT STAFF!
A-2-7018
My Boy Archie (Demetrius, Schroeder)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Bless My Soul! (Barry, Bloom)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Trevor
You're A Sweet Sweetheart (Goffin, King)*
Lead Vocals by Archie
Time Drags By (The Shadows)
Guest Lead Vocals by Reggie
A Mess Of Blues (Pomus, Shuman)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Six Days On The Road (Green, Montgomery)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Good Deal, Lucille (Miller, Theriot)*
Guest Lead Vocals by Reggie
Reason To Worry (David Russo)*
Lead Vocals by Veronica
Reuben James (Etris, Harvey)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
I Fought The Law (Sonny Curtis)
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Lovin' Arms (Tom Jans)
Guest Duet Vocals by
Reggie + Olga San Quentín
If You Ain't Lovin, You Ain't Livin' (Tommy Collins)*
Lead Vocals by Archie
Hey, Memphis! (Pomus, Shuman)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Jacky Daniels And You (Greenfield, Sedaka)
Lead Vocals by Betty
Sleepy-Eyed John (Tex Atchison)*
Lead Vocals by Jughead
Take A Letter, Maria (RB Greaves)
Guest Lead Vocals by Reggie
Diesel On My Tail (Jimmy Fagan)*
Duet Vocals by Archie + Reggie
Wheeling, West Virginia (Greenfield, Sedaka)
Duet Vocals by Veronica + Betty
Heaven Only Knows (Freddie Hart)*
Duet Vocals by Trevor + Jughead
Love Of The Common People (Hurley, Wilkins)
Chorus by The Archies
Speedy González (Hess, Kaye, Lee)
Guest Duet Vocals by
Reggie + Olga San Quentín
Jet Airliner (Paul Peña)
Lead Vocals by Trevor
Walk A Mile In My Shoes (Joe South)*
Lead Vocals by Betty
Up Above My Head (Rosetta Tharpe)
Duet Vocals by Archie + Jughead
Plain And Simple (Geld, Udell)*
Lead Vocals by Archie
Return To Archie Country!
The Archies
An A LO LATINO Production
in association with
ARCHIE AMERICANA Productions
Music Direction by
FOOLKILLER
Arranged + Produced by
THE ARCHIES w/DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Recorded @ Spanish Eddie's Bar + Grill,
New Orleans, Louisiana
*A RALFI CHINGAS Production
Arranged + Produced by
RALFI CHINGAS
Recorded @ Sun Studios, Memphis
+ Ryman Opry House, Nashville
Sound Engineers:
"SPANISH EDDIE" ROXCHILD, ALAN MAYBERRY
RANDY KLING + CINDY ST. JOSEPHS
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
RELEASED OCTOBER 2009
The Return to Archie Country album is actually a compilation made up of leftover Ralfi Chingas-produced tracks from 2002 and new recordings supervised by Dilton Doiley Briseño. (Much to Dilton's displeasure, some copies omitted his production credit!) Holding forth with a harder Rock sound than its stylistic predecessor Archie Country, this double-length release became the first Archies album in five years to achieve Platinum status. It was also the first to officially feature six group members: Trevor Santiago (brother of Josie + The Pussy Cats' Valerie Smith) joined the band in 2009, replacing Reggie Mantle on bass. Going forward, he was known as Trevor Smith. In turn, Reggie replaced Veronica on keyboards, and Roni assumed lead guitar duties. From this point forward, Archie played rhythm guitar. In yet another first, this album features the premier duet recordings of Olguita and Reginald.
The Return to Archie Country album is actually a compilation made up of leftover Ralfi Chingas-produced tracks from 2002 and new recordings supervised by Dilton Doiley Briseño. (Much to Dilton's displeasure, some copies omitted his production credit!) Holding forth with a harder Rock sound than its stylistic predecessor Archie Country, this double-length release became the first Archies album in five years to achieve Platinum status. It was also the first to officially feature six group members: Trevor Santiago (brother of Josie + The Pussy Cats' Valerie Smith) joined the band in 2009, replacing Reggie Mantle on bass. Going forward, he was known as Trevor Smith. In turn, Reggie replaced Veronica on keyboards, and Roni assumed lead guitar duties. From this point forward, Archie played rhythm guitar. In yet another first, this album features the premier duet recordings of Olguita and Reginald.
BROSNAN YOVAHNEE, SONNY YIN-BAO + "MIX
MISTRESS" HEPZIBAH BAUMGARTNER ARE THE
PRODUCTION TEAM THAT HELMS A WILDLY
SUCCESSFUL ARCHIES REISSUE CAMPAIGN
IN THE 2070s. THEIR COMPILATIONS WILL
TRIGGER A WORLDWIDE OUTBREAK OF WHAT
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WILL CALL ARCHIE-
-F*CKING-MANIA!
T-001
He's So Easy To Love/What Love Has Joined Together
Josie
Arranged by KEVIN KELLER
Produced by ROD MACK
RELEASED OCTOBER 2009
Triumph Records was set up as a custom label for
Josie + The Pussy Cats. This was supposed to be
a Pussy Cats single, but after hearing Josie's
demo Archie was anxious to get the song on
the market. He released the demo as the
master recording, before Valerie + Melody
had a chance to add their parts. His haste
wasn't rewarded with a hit, but "What Love
Has Joined Together" proved to be a flipside
sleeping giant! It belatedly topped the dance
charts in 2017 after rediscovery and reissue
by popular demand. However, the Triumph
logo never appeared again, and Josie never
had another solo single.
"TONI" TOPAZ
ANTOINETTE BRAITHWAITE
ETHNIC HERITAGE:
CHINESE + JAMAICAN
HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE
PLAYS BASS, GUITAR, DRUMS AND PERCUSSION
JOINS THE ARCHIES IN 2032
A-129
Jacky Daniels And You/Waiting For You*
The Archies
featuring Betty
Produced by THE ARCHIES w/DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
*Produced by RALFI CHINGAS
RELEASED DECEMBER 2009
This was the only Archies single to register
on the Country charts. It was a Top Ten Country smash!
P-509X
Ho Infanto La Legge (I Fought The Law)/
Tazza Di Lacrime (A Mess Of Blues)/
Gallegiante (Drift Away)*/
Mi Ricordano Maria (Take A Letter, Maria)
Mi Ricordano Maria
The Archies
*Musica Arrangiata da RALFI CHINGAS e GLI ARCHIES
Musica Arrangiata da
GLI ARCHIES con DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Voci Realizzate da D'ANGELO WONG
RELEASED DECEMBER 2009
This EP topped the charts in Italy and went Top Ten on the Pan-European Pop surveys! It was not marketed in North America.
THE SMASH HIT "PRECIOUS AND FEW"
HAILS FROM THE ONLY ARCHIES
RECORDING SESSION SUNG
ENTIRELY IN JAPANESE.
L-510X
Kind Of A Drag in Japanese/
Denver Dream in Japanese/
St. Kevin Apostrophe in Japanese/
Precious And Few in Japanese
Archie In Japan
The Archies
Produced by BARCLAY SINGH
RELEASED DECEMBER 2009
By far, ARCHIE IN JAPAN was Archie Records' biggest selling release in Asia, mainly due to the runaway continental success of "Precious And Few." Jughead's superb lead vocals made this remake of a Soft Rock oldie a firm favorite of The Archies' many Japanese fans! A massive future hit lay in waiting on the EP: Sung in English, "St. Kevin Apostrophe" will belatedly top the charts in the 22nd century.
ARCHIE RECORDS STAFF
ARCHIE ANDREWS, PRESIDENT/CEO
RONI LODGE-ANDREWS, VICE-PRESIDENT/A + R CHIEF
ALAN MAYBERRY, VICE-PRESIDENT/RECORDING MANAGER
LEROY LODGE, JR, CFO
FAWN ETHEL MASON, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
MIKE PELLERITO, CHIEF OF STAFF
ARSENIO PANUNZIO, LOGISTICS MANAGER
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS/DEMO SINGERS:
KRAYGEN HINOJOSA, JELLI JONES-TORRES, ANNABETTE McDONALD,
CLYDENE PHILPOTT-SAUNDERS, EMBER ROSLINDALE,
NURMEEN SAROYAN, PIPPA TAGLIAFERRO