AN IMAGINARY ARCHIES DISCOGRAPHY


an imaginary
A   R   C   H   I   E   S
discography
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. They not only track songs in English but also in Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, Japanese and Korean. 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!  


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 BRISEƑO
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 BRISEƑO
Archie Records
SEPTEMBER 2009

Jet Airliner
Written by Paul PeƱa
Produced by 
DILTON DOILEY BRISEƑO 
A SPANISH EDDIE Mix
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 
BARRY MANN, CYNTHIA WEIL 
+ RALFI CHINGAS
A Number One Adult-Contemporary single
Archie Records
JANUARY 2012

Sweet Savior/
San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair)
Written by Jeff Barry/Written by John Phillips
Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
Produced by JONNIEMAE
A Number One Pop single and 
a Top Ten Adult-Contemporary single
Republic USA
FEBRUARY 2030

JUST FOR TONIGHT EP
Just For Tonight/Let Me Bring You Up/
Medley: He's A Runner/Goodbye, Joe
LIVE-IN-CONCERT RECORDINGS
Music Direction by FOX PRINTEMPS
Produced by THE ARCHIES
A VOX SOUND + IMAGE Mix
A Number One Dance Record
Discos Fuentes
OCTOBER 2060

All Platinum singles.


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 + THE ARCHIES
Reissued in 2014 as 
Hits Of The Sixties, Volume Two
Archie Records
AUGUST 2004

RETURN TO ARCHIE COUNTRY
Produced by 
THE ARCHIES w/DILTON DOILEY BRISEƑO 
Archie Records
OCTOBER 2009

HITS OF THE SIXTIES:
SONGS OF MANN + WEIL
Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
Archie Records
AUGUST 2011

ARCHIE @ THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL:
FIEBRE DEL WATUSI NAVIDEƑO
Music Direction by ROD MACK
Executive Producer:
DILTON DOILEY BRISEƑO
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 Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
A Number One Double Platinum album
Discos Fuentes
AUGUST 2031

¡ADIƓS AMIGOS!
THE FAREWELL WORLD TOUR
Music Direction by FOOLKILLER
Executive Producers:
RAJ PATEL, THE ARCHIES,
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
+ ALAN MAYBERRY
A Number One album and
a Double Platinum CD/DVD package
Discos Fuentes
AUGUST 2033

GRANDES ƉXITOS LATINOS
Compilation Producers:
RALFI CHINGAS + SPANISH EDDIE
A Top Ten Double Platinum album
featuring selections in five languages
Discos Fuentes
NOVEMBER 2037

All Platinum albums.


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 EspaƱol
Written by Jeff Barry + Andy Kim
Spanish Lyrics by PX Milstein
Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEƑO
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

Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN
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


Albums:
GREATEST HITS OF ALL-TIME
Executive Producer:
NICHOLAS FREUND
Archie Records
JUNE 2007

ƉXITOS EN ESPAƑOL
Produced by 
RALFI CHINGAS + DILTON DOILEY BRISEƑO
An international Double Platinum album
Archie Records
JULY 2008

DISQUE D'OR
A ROD MACK Mix
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
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!
Music Direction by 
DILTON DOILEY BRISEƑO
Produced by 
CHUCK CLAYTON + ALAN MAYBERRY
50TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE
Atlantic Records
JUNE 2078

All Gold albums.


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

Arranged by ROD MACK
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 "GINO" 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 BRISEƑO
Produced by RALFI CHINGAS + THE ARCHIES
A Top Twenty Adult-Contemporary single
Archie Records
AUGUST 2007

ANGELITO MƍO EP
La MĆ¹sica Rock/Ven Bailar Conmigo/
Chicos y Chicas/Juventud No Es Joven/
Paseo/Angelito MƬo

Produced by 
RALFI CHINGAS + DILTON DOILEY BRISEƑO
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 BRISEƑO
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

An ALAN M Mix
Discos Fuentes
SEPTEMBER 2031


Albums:
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
BUTT NAKED BEACH PARTY!
A PHIL SPECTOR Production
Music Supervision by DON KIRSHNER
Vocal Arrangements by DARLENE LOVE
Arranged by PERRY BOTKIN, JR
Conducted by AKI ALEONG
Capitol Records
MAY 1989

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*
FEATURING BETTY + VERONICA
Arranged by BARRY MANILOW
Produced by RON DANTE
A Top Ten Holiday/Seasonal album
Archie Records
NOVEMBER 2007

SOUL MOTION
THE ATLANTIC SESSIONS
Executive Producer:
HEATHER McGILLICUDDY
Expanded reissue of The Archies' 
dĆ©but studio album for Atlantic Records, 
first released in 2028
Tiger's Milk
JULY 2048

ARCHIE'S CHICANO OLDIES
Arranged by JIMMY "WIZ" WISNER
Produced by RON DANTE
A BABALƚ Mix
Reissue of an album recorded in 1992
but first released by Republic USA in 2048
A Top Twenty Catalog album
Discos Fuentes
MAY 2074


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. African and Asian releases appeared on the Liberty label. European releases were marketed by PathĆ© Records. The Australian Archie label distributed Archies product "down under" and the Latin-American pressings all carry the Discos Fuentes logo. All productions by Chuck Clayton + Alan Mayberry were marketed by WEA International.

Angel Of The Morning en EspaƱol
Written by Chip Taylor/
Picture Me Gone en InglĆ©s 
Written by Al Gorgoni + Chip Taylor
(South America)
live-in-concert recordings
Top Ten in Colombia and Venezuela, 2014

ARCHIE IN JAPAN EP
Kind Of A Drag/Denver Dream/
St. Kevin Apostrophe/Precious And Few
- Japanese versions
(Asia)
Top Ten in Japan and South Korea, 2009

Are You Lonely For Me, Baby?
Written by Bert Berns 
(Africa, North America, South America)
Top Ten in MĆ©xico, Colombia and Nigeria, 2028

Aretha
Written by Jeff Barry + Bert Berns 
(North America)
NUMBER ONE IN MƉXICO, 2028

Chico's Girl
Written by Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil 
(North America)
NUMBER ONE IN MƉXICO, 2011

Country 2 The City
Written by Charles Harper + Robert Poindexter
(Europe) 
recorded live-in-concert
Top Ten in the UK, 2009

Don't Call It Love!
Written by Gene Allan + Ron Dante 
(Europe)
NUMBER ONE IN THE UK, 2008

Don't Ever Leave Me!
Written by Jeff Barry + Ellie Greenwich 
(South America, Europe, Asia)
NUMBER ONE IN BELGIUM
Top Ten in Brazil, PerĆŗ and Venezuela
Top Ten in South Korea and the Philippines
2005

Fever en EspaƱol
Written by Otis Blackwell + Ed Cooley/
State Of Shock en FranƧais*
Written by Randy Hansen + Michael Jackson 
*w/ROD MACK
(South America)
live-in-concert recordings
Top Ten in Argentina, 2014

Friends And Lovers Forever
Written by Bert Berns + Wes Farrell
 (South America, Europe)
Top Ten in Chile, Germany, Portugal and Sweden, 2029

Get On The Line en EspaƱol
Written by Jeff Barry
(South America)
NUMBER ONE IN COLOMBIA, 2008

Girl in Bengali*
Written by Angelo D'Aleo + Freddy Milano/
Rascals Medley in Hindi: 
Lonely Too Long/A Beautiful Morning/Groovin'/
How Can I Be Sure?/People Got To Be Free
Written by Eddie Brigati + Felix Cavaliere
(Asia)
Top Ten in India and Israel, 2032
*The Israeli release is in English

Good Lovin' Man en EspaƱol
Written by AJ Bernstein, Dion DiMucci, 
Kenny Discrofano + Phil Spector 
- GINO EL HUAPANGUERO con LOS ARCHIES
(North America)
Top Ten in MĆ©xico, 2039

Hill Underground
Written by Maggie Lewis-Warwick + Myrna Smith
(Asia)
Top Ten in Israel and South Korea, 2007

I'll Still Love You
Written by Jeff Barry + Ellie Greenwich
(North America)
Top Ten in Canada, 2004

I Fought The Law
Written by Sonny Curtis 
(Australia)
Top Ten in Australia and New Zealand, 2010

A Little Bit Of Everything in Swedish
Written by Ellie Greenwich + Tony Powers
(Europe)
NUMBER ONE IN SWEDEN, 2013

Made In Paris en FranƧais
Written by Burt Bacharach + Hal David
JUGGY avec LES ARCHIES 
(North America)
Top Ten in Canada, 2011

MI RICORDANO MARIA EP
I Fought The Law/A Mess Of Blues/
Drift Away/Take A Letter, Maria
in Italiano
(Europe)
NUMBER ONE IN ITALY, 2010

Midnight Show
Written by Gene Allan + Ron Dante
(Asia, South America)
Top Ten in Argentina, Japan and the Philippines, 2006

Mustang Sally
Written by Sir Mack Rice 
(Africa, North America, Europe)
Top Ten in Canada, Germany and South Africa, 2074

Oh, How Happy!
Written by Edwin Starr
(Australia)
NUMBER ONE IN AUSTRALIA, 2034

PUSH PUSH EP
Push Push Medley:
Start The Party Again/The Sh'Down-Down Song/
 Ramrod/You Can Cry On My Shoulder
PUSH ME MIX/PULL YOU MIX
(European Union, North America)
NUMBER ONE DANCE TRACK IN FRANCE
Top Ten Dance Track in Canada
From the indie film Philadelphia Freedom
2034

Reach Out In The Darkness
Written by Jim Post
(Africa, South America)
Top Ten in Argentina, Nigeria and South Africa, 2007

Ride, Ride, Baby en EspaƱol 
Written by Jeff Barry + Bert Berns
w/GLORIA ESTEFAN
(South America)
NUMBER ONE IN BRAZIL, 2028

The Right Track
Written by Johnny Jones/
Gone With The Wind
Written by Lou Barreto
(United Kingdom, Europe)
BLUE-EYED SOUL
Top Ten in Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, 2075

River-Deep, Mountain-High
Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich + Phil Spector 
(Asia, Australia)
NUMBER ONE IN AUSTRALIA
Top Ten in Japan, the Philippines and South Korea, 2005

ROCKING HORSE EP
Rocking Horse Medley:
A Little Bit Of Soap/Mustang Sally/Sugar, Sugar
Ɠyeme Llorona/Supernatural Thing
(North America, Europe)
Top Ten in MĆ©xico, Germany, Portugal and Spain, 2075

Shades Of Gray
Written by Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil/
Dancin' An' A-Prancin'*
Written by Allen Jones, Andrew Love + Richard Shann
*THE ARCHIES featuring TONI TOPAZ
(Europe)
A-side recorded live-in-concert
Top Ten in Italy, Portugal and Spain, 2051

She Doesn't Know It
Written by Jack Keller + Artie Kornfeld
(Australia)
Top Ten in New Zealand, 2035

Since You've Been Gone
Written by Aretha Franklin + Ted White
(Africa, Asia, Australia)
Top Ten in Nigeria, South Korea and Australia, 2074

Soul Motion
Written by Jeff Barry + Bert Berns 
(Africa, South America)
Top Ten in Brazil, Colombia, Nigeria and Venezuela, 2028

Speedy GonzƔles/
Written by David Hess, Buddy Kaye + Ethel Lee
Magic Town 
Written by Barry Mann + Cynthia Weil
(Africa, North America, South America)
Top Ten in Argentina, MĆ©xico and South Africa, 2012 

SWEET DAVID GATES:
If/Baby, I'm-A Want You/Everything I Own
Written by David Gates/
The Rubberband Man
Written by Thom Bell + Linda Creed
(Africa, South America)
Top Ten in Nigeria, South Africa and MĆ©xico

That's All I Ever Want From You, Baby 
Written by Jeff Barry + Ellie Greenwich
(Asia, Australia, North America)
Top Ten in Australia, Canada, the Philippines and South Korea, 2004 

Walk A Mile In My Shoes 
Written by Joe South
(Europe, Australia)
Top Ten in Australia, Germany and the Netherlands, 2003

You're A Sweet Sweetheart 
Written by Gerry Goffin + Carole King
(Africa)
Top Ten in South Africa, 2007

Yours Until Tomorrow
Written by Gerry Goffin + Carole King
(Asia, Australia)
NUMBER ONE IN AUSTRALIA
Top Ten in New Zealand and the Philippines
2034

Without logging chart positions, numerous DISQUE D'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," a Betty Cooper solo rarity 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.


ARCHIES XXI
A COLLECTION OF NUMBER
ONE SINGLES FOR RELEASE
IN THE 22nd CENTURY

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