February 15 - 17, 2027
CLAMPETT STUDIOS, NASHVILLE
SINGLES SESSIONS
A POP-ART-CHIE PRODUCTION
ROCKING HORSE MEDLEY:
A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP (BERT BERNS)/
MUSTANG SALLY (SIR MACK RICE)/
SUGAR, SUGAR (BARRY, KIM)*
SLOW MOTION (DAVIS, DESTRI)**
THE HARDEST PART (HARRY, STEIN)***
YOU CAN CRY ON MY SHOULDER (BERRY GORDY, JR)**
THE ARCHIES
With TONI TOPAZ, guest lead and backing vocals
With BREE SPELLMAN, keyboards and backing vocals
VOCAL ARRANGER: CHUCK CLAYTON
ARRANGERS:
*DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO, **BREE SPELLMAN,
***GERALDINE GRUNDY
CONDUCTOR: ARCHIE ANDREWS
PRODUCERS:
CHUCK CLAYTON, ALAN MAYBERRY
SOUND ENGINEERS:
ALAN MAYBERRY, PURVIS KNIGHT
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
THE ARCHIES, NICHOLAS FREUND
“Slow Motion” will be offered to Atlantic Records when the group signs their contract. Featuring Veronica's lead vocals, it’s the preview single for a proposed album of Blondie covers; The Archies will have been nursing this concept off and on since 2003. However, when Atlantic declines the single, the idea is abandoned for good. "You Can Cry On My Shoulder" will surface on the flipside of a French dance medley in 2034; Betty sings lead. In the year 2050, "Slow Motion", "The Hardest Part" (with a guest lead vocal by Toni Topaz) and "You Can Cry On My Shoulder" will be included in a Mexican box set that collects all of The Archies' Atlantic sessions. Originally known as The Habanera Rock Medley, The Rocking Horse Medley is the studio version of a 2021 live recording that's been widely bootlegged. It will see belated release on an EP in the year 2075.
AN ARCHIES' LIVE-IN-CONCERT ALBUM
RECORDED IN APRIL 2027 AT THE FAMOUS
STONE PONY CLUB WON'T BE MADE
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE UNTIL
THE YEAR 2050, AND ONLY IN A
MEXICAN BOX SET. HERE IS A
PROMO FOR THAT SET.
April 5, 2027
THE STONE PONY, ASBURY PARK NJ
LIVE-IN-CONCERT RECORDING
JEFF AND ELLIE LIVE!
A POP-ART-CHIE PRODUCTION
INTRO by Bruce Springsteen
RIVER-DEEP, MOUNTAIN-HIGH
quartet vocals by BETTY COOPER and VERONICA
with BLUE-EYED SOUL
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)*
THEN HE KISSED ME/THEN I KISSED HER
duet vocals by BETTY COOPER and CHUCK CLAYTON
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)**
BE MY BABY
lead vocals by KEVIN KELLER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)***
HIP SHAKER
duet vocals by VERONICA and BETTY COOPER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)
ALL GROWN UP
lead vocals by BETTY COOPER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)*
I WANT YOU FOR MY SWEETHEART
lead vocals by CHUCK CLAYTON
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, STEVE VENET)
DOO-WAH-DIDDY-DIDDY
duet vocals by VERONICA and BETTY COOPER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)
I CAN HEAR MUSIC
lead vocals by KEVIN KELLER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)***
HOLD ON, BABY!
lead vocals by BETTY COOPER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)*
I'LL STILL LOVE YOU
lead vocals by ARCHIE
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)**
I KNOW IT'S ALL RIGHT
duet vocals by ARCHIE and VERONICA
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)*
I’LL TAKE YOU WHERE THE MUSIC’S PLAYING
lead vocals by CHUCK CLAYTON
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)
HANKY PANKY
trio vocals by VERONICA, BETTY COOOPER and JUGHEAD
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)
I'LL NEVER NEED MORE THAN THIS
lead vocals by VERONICA
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)*
WHAT'S A BOY SUPPOSED TO DO?
lead vocals by KEVIN KELLER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)
HE AIN'T NO ANGEL
lead vocals by BETTY COOPER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)
I WONDER
lead vocals by BETTY COOPER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)**
NOBODY BUT YOU
lead vocals by KEVIN KELLER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)
I GOT A DREAM
duet vocals by BLUE-EYED SOUL
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)
DON'T EVER LEAVE ME
lead vocals by BETTY COOPER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)*
THAT'S ALL I EVER WANT FROM YOU, BABY
lead vocals by JUGHEAD
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH)**
MEDLEY:
GOOD NIGHT, BABY
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, STEVE VENET)/
BABY, I LOVE YOU
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)
duet vocals by KEVIN KELLER and VERONICA
ENCORE INTRO by Archie Andrews
LEADER OF THE PACK
quartet vocals by ARCHIE ANDREWS and CHUCK CLAYTON
with BLUE-EYED SOUL
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, GEORGE MORTON)
CHAPEL OF LOVE
duet vocals by BLUE-EYED SOUL
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)**
DA DOO RON RON
lead vocals by BETTY COOPER
(JEFF BARRY, ELLIE GREENWICH, PHIL SPECTOR)
THE ARCHIES
With THE JERSEY BOUNCE FIVE, brass section
With REY COCHINO, trumpet solos
With FISH BACALAO, backing vocals
ARRANGERS:
RALFI CHINGAS,
*GERALDINE GRUNDY,
**ARCHIE ANDREWS,
***REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
MUSIC DIRECTOR: CHUCK CLAYTON
ENGINEERS: ALAN MAYBERRY, PARIS FLEMING
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
THE ARCHIES, NICHOLAS FREUND
Bruce Springsteen will obtain a private pressing of this live recording when Atlantic Records decides against releasing it. In mid-2027, an unreleased live set from the Archie Fan Club Records catalog will be offered to Atlantic, but it will also be shelved. The master for The Archies' ÉXITOS EN VIVO album will subsequently be lost in the tape archives of Abbey Road Studios! Recovered in the late 2070, it will finally have an official release in the year 2083.
EARLY ARCHIES HITS APPEARED ON THE
KIRSHNER LABEL. LATER, THE BAND
RECORDED FOR ARCHIE AND VERONICA'S
"ARCHIE" IMPRINT. FROM 2027 TO 2033,
THE ARCHIES LOGGED SESSIONS FOR
ATLANTIC RECORDS, REPUBLIC RECORDS
AND DISCOS FUENTES. NOT UNTIL THE
YEAR 2160 WILL A COMPILATION APPEAR
THAT INCLUDES HITS FROM ALL
OF THESE LABELS.
MAY 12 - 24, 2027
FALCON STUDIOS, EL PASO TX
INSTRUMENTAL SESSIONS
A POP-ART-CHIE PRODUCTION
I SAY LOVE
CRY, BABY*
A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP*
HANG ON, SLOOPY**
FRIENDS AND LOVERS FOREVER*
ARETHA
AM I GROOVIN’ YOU?
ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME, BABY?
TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT
RIDE, RIDE, BABY***
EASIER TO HURT HER*
SOUL MOTION***
PIECE OF MY HEART
I GOT TO GO BACK**
I WANT CANDY
TELL HIM
THE ARCHIES
With DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO, keyboards, guitars and percussion
With MARIACHI LOWRIDER, guitars, brass and percussion
ARRANGERS:
HARVEY “FOOLKILLER” SCHWARTZ,
*DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO,
**ARCHIE ANDREWS, ***BLUE-EYED SOUL
CONDUCTOR:
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
PRODUCERS:
CHUCK CLAYTON, ALAN MAYBERRY
SOUND ENGINEERS:
ALAN MAYBERRY, PUNK E. GUTIÉRREZ
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
THE ARCHIES, NICHOLAS FREUND
These are the backing tracks for RIDE, RIDE, BABY, intended to be
the first of several Archies albums for Atlantic Records.
IN 2005, ARCHIE SIGNED AN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR HIS INDIE
LABEL WITH DISCOS FUENTES, BASED IN
MEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA. FUENTES
DISTRIBUTION BEGAN WITH A SINGLE
CALLED "IF WE BOTH HOLD ON".
HERE IS A RARE PROMO FOR THAT
SINGLE.
SUN STUDIOS, MEMPHIS TN
VOCAL SESSIONS
RIDE, RIDE, BABY!
A POP-ART-CHIE PRODUCTION
May 25, 2027
I WANT CANDY
(BERT BERNS, THE STRANGELOVES)
TELL HIM (BERT BERNS)
SOUL MOTION (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)
PIECE OF MY HEART (BERT BERNS, JERRY RAGOVOY)
All lead vocals by Betty except “I Want Candy”,
a Betty and Veronica duet.
May 26, 2027
TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT (BERT BERNS, PHIL MEDLEY)
RIDE, RIDE, BABY (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)
A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP (BERT BERNS)
HANG ON, SLOOPY (BERT BERNS, WES FARRELL)
Blue-Eyed Soul duets on “Twist ‘n’ Shout”. Archie and Chuck duet
on “Ride, Ride, Baby” and “Hang On, Sloopy”. Archie and Blue-Eyed Soul sing trio on “A Little Bit Of Soap”. The Archies first performed the latter song as part of a medley at their 2021 induction into the Latin Music Hall of Fame. A recording of that performance exists.
May 27, 2027
I SAY LOVE (BERT BERNS, PHIL MEDLEY)
CRY, BABY (BERT BERNS, JERRY RAGOVOY)
FRIENDS AND LOVERS FOREVER (BERT BERNS, WES FARRELL)
AM I GROOVIN’ YOU? (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)
Chuck Clayton solos on “I Say Love” and “Am I Groovin’ You?”
Blue-Eyed Soul duets on “Cry, Baby”. Veronica solos on
“Friends And Lovers Forever”.
May 28, 2027
ARETHA (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)
I GOT TO GO BACK (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)
EASIER TO HURT HER
(BERT BERNS, JERRY RAGOVOY)
ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME, BABY?
(BERT BERNS)
Juggy solos on all sides except “Are You Lonely For Me,
Baby?” which is sung by Kelly.
THE ARCHIES
VOCAL ARRANGER: CHUCK CLAYTON
PRODUCERS:
CHUCK CLAYTON, ALAN MAYBERRY
SOUND ENGINEERS:
ALAN MAYBERRY, CINDY ST. JOSEPHS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
THE ARCHIES, NICHOLAS FREUND
Backing vocals will be sung by The Vixens (Clydene Philpott-
Saunders, Pippa Tagliaferro, Kraygen Hinojosa) and
Toni Topaz on May 29 and 30. Chuck Clayton will
supervise and Cade Murphy will engineer these sessions
in Nashville at Clampett Studios.
THIS IS AN MTV PROMO FOR A TELEVISED TRIBUTE
TO SONGWRITERS BARRY MANN AND CYNTHIA
WEIL. STARRING THE ARCHIES, IT WILL BE
PRODUCED IN MILAN, ITALY SHORTLY
AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY 2028.
September 24 - 25, 2027
CRESCENT MOON STUDIOS, MIAMI FL
EP SESSIONS
A POP-ART-CHIE PRODUCTION
in association with TONY BRISEÑO PRODUCTIONS
Arranged by BLUE-EYED SOUL:
RIDE, RIDE, BABY - CLUB VERSION
(JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)
Spanglish Rap written by EMILY ESTEFAN
Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO:
ÓYEME LLORONA/CRY, BABY
(BERT BERNS, JERRY RAGOVOY)
Spanish lyrics written by GLORIA ESTEFAN
Arranged by FLOR FINESTRE:
WISHFUL THINKING
(ARCHIE ANDREWS, GLORIA ESTEFAN, WYNN STEWART)***
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS:
STOCKINGS AND SHOES
(LYLE GASTON)**
Arranged by FOOLKILLER:
TWENTY-FIVE MILES
(BERT BERNS, JOHNNY BISTOL, HARVEY FUQUA,
EDWIN STARR, JERRY WEXLER)
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS:
WHAT'CHA GONNA DO ABOUT IT?
(GREGORY CARROLL, REX GARVIN, DORIS TROY)
Arranged by
ARCHIE ANDREWS and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN:
RAMROD
(BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN)
Arranged by KEVIN KELLER:
GREEN ONIONS - INSTRUMENTAL
(BOOKER T + THE MGs)
THE ARCHIES
With GLORIA ESTEFAN, Spanglish Rap and backing vocals
With BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, guitar
With PATTI SPRINGSTEEN, backing vocals
With MIDLAND, guitars and backing vocals
With TONI TOPAZ, backing vocals
With FLOR FINESTRE + MAMBO TERESA,
brass, percussion and backing vocals
VOCAL ARRANGER: CHUCK CLAYTON
CONDUCTOR: ARCHIE ANDREWS
PRODUCERS:
CHUCK CLAYTON, ALAN MAYBERRY,
DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
SOUND ENGINEERS:
ALAN MAYBERRY, PAULETTE VOGEL
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
THE ARCHIES, NICHOLAS FREUND
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS:
DR. LESTER E. BLUE, JR
Blue-Eyed Soul is the Archies spin-off group comprised of Jughead
and Kevin Keller. Veronica sings “Wishful Thinking”.
Kelly fronts the band on “Stockings And Shoes”. Juggy is on mike for
“Ramrod.” Chuckii sings lead on ”Twenty-Five Miles”. Betty does
the honors on “What'cha Gonna Do About It” with prominent backing
vocals by Toni Topaz. Chuck Clayton and Veronica duet on the Spanish
version of “Cry, Baby”, which will languish in Atlantic's tape vault
for almost 50 years! All songs from these sessions will
be intended as EP tracks, but all except the overdubbed
version of “Ride, Ride, Baby” will be withheld
from release in North America.
January 5, 2028
TEATRO DAL VERME, MILAN IT
LIVE-IN-CONCERT RECORDING
PER SEMPRE MANN E WEIL
UNA PRODUZIONE TELEVISA RAI
SOUL AND INSPIRATION
GOOD, GOOD LOVIN’
NEW WORLD COMIN’
SHADES OF GRAY
(BARRY MANN, CYNTHIA WEIL)
THE ARCHIES
With ORQUESTRA SINFONICA DI MILANO
With CORO OLIMPICO 4 + 4
VOCAL ARRANGER: CHUCK CLAYTON
ARRANGER: D’ANGELO WONG
MUSIC DIRECTOR: GIACOMO FEINBERG DIAZ
PRODUCERS:
RAI TELEVISION STAFF
CHIEF ENGINEER:
JOSEFINA ISSACSON
Blue-Eyed Soul duets on “Soul And Inspiration”. Betty and
Chuck Clayton team up to sing “Good, Good Lovin”.
Veronica solos on “New World Comin’” and “Shades Of
Gray” features an ensemble vocal. These live recordings with
orchestral accompaniment will be featured in a TV special
celebrating the hit songs of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
They won't be released until the year 2050, in the
aforementioned Mexican box set.
ARCHIE RECORDS' PACT WITH DISCOS FUENTES
RESULTED IN A STRING OF INTERNATIONAL
HITS THAT CONTINUED UNTIL THE ARCHIE
LABEL WAS SOLD IN 2014. AFTER THEIR
ROCKY RELATIONSHIP WITH ATLANTIC
RECORDS ENDS, THE ARCHIES WILL
SIGN DIRECTLY TO FUENTES AS
RECORDING ARTISTS.
January 10, 2028
GRAND PRIX STUDIOS, MILAN IT
DEMO SESSIONS
SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE
(ARETHA FRANKLIN, TED WHITE)
SUPERNATURAL THING
(PATRICK GRANT, GWEN GUTHRIE)
MUSTANG SALLY
(SIR MACK RICE)
KNOCK ON WOOD
(STEVE CROPPER, EDDIE FLOYD)
HARD TO HANDLE
(AL BELL, ALLEN JONES, OTIS REDDING)
SOME OTHER GUY
(RITCHIE BARRETT, JERRY LEIBER, MIKE STOLLER)
WE ARE FAMILY
(BERNARD EDWARDS, NILE RODGERS)
THE ARCHIES
With PERCOLATORI, percussion
CONDUCTOR: ARCHIE ANDREWS
PRODUCERS:
CHUCK CLAYTON, D'ANGELO WONG
SOUND ENGINEERS:
D’ANGELO WONG, CHICO GRANDINETTI
These are demos for a proposed second Atlantic album, to be
titled HARD TO HANDLE. Betty is lead vocalist on “Since You’ve
Been Gone”. Juggy does the honors on “Mustang Sally”, “Hard To Handle”
and “Some Other Guy”. Chuck Clayton sings “Knock On Wood” and duets with guest musician Rod Mack on a stunning version of "Supernatural Thing" (destined for release on the 2075 ROCKING HORSE EP). Veronica, Betty and special guest Toni Topaz sing trio on “We Are Family.” There exists a D'Angelo Wong-produced master tape of “Some Other Guy” that was recorded in 2012 for DESTINATION LOVE, an unreleased Archie + Veronica duet album. “Mustang Sally” is an expanded version of the song excerpted in The Archies' ROCKING HORSE medley. Also at these sessions, The Archies are captured on tape rehearsing various other songs of 1950s/60s vintage. That tape will later be enhanced by AI and orchestral overdubs and the contents will be marketed as two separate albums: BRILLiance (2055) and HITS OF THE FIFTIES (2127). The distribution of both LPs will be halted by threat of litigation.
THE 2143 DISCOS FUENTES ALBUM
ARCHIE LOVES LAURA WILL HAVE ON ITS
COVER A PHOTO TAKEN DURING THE
ARCHIES' FEBRUARY 2028 RECORDING
SESSION FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS IN
NEW YORK CITY.
Scheduled sessions for the HARD TO HANDLE album will never
take place! Those sessions would have been as listed below:
Scheduled for Late 2028
GRAND PRIX STUDIOS, MILAN IT
INSTRUMENTAL SESSIONS
A POP-ART-CHIE PRODUCTION
Arranged by BREE SPELLMAN:
WHAT’D I SAY? (RAY CHARLES)
COMIN’ HOME BABY (BOB DOROUGH, BEN TUCKER)
SOME OTHER GUY
(RITCHIE BARRETT, JERRY LEIBER, MIKE STOLLER)
THE BEAT GOES ON (SONNY BONO)
"What'd I Say" would have featured an ensemble vocal.
"Comin' Home, Baby" would've been sung by Kelly.
"Some Other Guy" would've been sung by Juggy
and "The Beat Goes On" would have been a
Blue-Eyed Soul duet.
Arranged by BLUE-EYED SOUL:
SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE (ARETHA FRANKLIN, TED WHITE)
ROCK STEADY (ARETHA FRANKLIN)
KNOCK ON WOOD (STEVE CROPPER, EDDIE FLOYD)
B-A-B-Y (ISSAC HAYES, DAVID PORTER)
Betty would have sung lead on both "Since You've Been Gone"
and "Rock Steady". Chuck Clayton would have sung lead
on "Knock On Wood". "B-A-B-Y" would have featured
Veronica's lead.
Arranged by ROD MACK:
MUSTANG SALLY (SIR MACK RICE)
HARD TO HANDLE (AL BELL, ALLEN JONES, OTIS REDDING)
TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
(JACK DANIELS, BONNIE THOMPSON)
COOL JERK - discarded
Both "Mustang Sally" and "Hard To Handle" would
have been showcases for Juggy. "Turn Back The Hands Of
Time" Time" would have featured a guest lead vocal
by Rod Mack.
Arranged by SONSERI KENNEDY:
I’LL BE AROUND (THOM BELL, PHIL HURTT)
DOCK OF THE BAY (STEVE CROPPER, OTIS REDDING)
JUST ONE LOOK (GREGORY CARROLL, DORIS TROY)
OH, ME, OH, MY (JIM DORIS)
"I'll Be Around" would have been an Archie/Chuck duet. Betty
would have sung "Dock Of The Bay". "Just One Look" would
have been a Veronica/Betty duet. "Oh, Me, Oh, My"
would have been a solo for Veronica.
Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS:
SUPERNATURAL THING
(PATRICK GRANT, GWEN GUTHRIE)
A NATURAL WOMAN
(GERRY GOFFIN, CAROLE KING, JERRY WEXLER)
WE ARE FAMILY (BERNARD EDWARDS, NILE RODGERS)
THE RUBBER BAND MAN - discarded
Chuck and Rod Mack would have sung a tag-team "Supernatural Thing".
Toni Topaz would have sung guest lead vocals on "A Natural Woman".
Toni, Veronica and Betty would have sung trio on
"We Are Family."
Arranged by ROSCOE SHIRLEY:
DAVID GATES MEDLEY:
If/Baby, I'm A Want You/Everything I Own
(DAVID GATES)
COOL JERK (DONALD STORBALL)
THE RUBBER BAND MAN (THOM BELL, LINDA CREED)
MAKE ME YOUR BABY (ROGER ATKINS, HELEN MILLER)
The "David Gates Medley" would have been a duet for
Veronica and Archie. Veronica would have sung
lead on "Cool Jerk" and "Make Me Your Baby".
"Rubber Band Man" would have been sung as
a Blue-Eyed Soul duet.
THE ARCHIES
VOCAL ARRANGER: CHUCK CLAYTON
CONDUCTOR: ARCHIE ANDREWS
PRODUCERS:
CHUCK CLAYTON, ALAN MAYBERRY
SOUND ENGINEERS:
ALAN MAYBERRY, CHICO GRANDINETTI
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
THE ARCHIES, NICHOLAS FREUND
Vocal playbacks would have been recorded at Crescent Moon Studios in Miami.
Backing vocals would have been handled by The Vixens and The Cochinada Brothers.
“Dock Of The Bay”, “Supernatural Thing”, “David Gates Medley” and “The Beat Goes On”
would been used as flipsides of limited-edition vinyl pressings. To standing ovations,
Toni Topaz will perform "A Natural Woman" during The Archies' final tour.
February 18, 2028
LIMELIGHT STUDIOS, NEW YORK CITY
EP SESSION
SEDAKA JUNCTION
A STEED-PINTO PRODUCTION
LOVE IS SPREADING OVER THE WORLD
TURN ON THE SUNSHINE
YOUR HEART’S NOT IN YOUR LOVE
SUNNY
(HOWARD GREENFIELD, NEIL SEDAKA)
THE ARCHIES
With OLGUITA + REGINALD, guest duet vocals, guitars
With TREVOR SANTIAGO, guest lead vocals
With CRISTINA ANGEL-SANTIAGO, backing vocals
With JUSTIN STRICKLAND, keyboards
MUSIC SUPERVISION: DARA SEDAKA
ARRANGER/CONDUCTOR:
JUSTIN STRICKLAND
PRODUCER: LAURA PINTO
SOUND ENGINEERS:
ALAN MAYBERRY, TAFFY MIDDLETON
SEDAKA JUNCTION is a promotional record for a film of the same title,
based on a hit Broadway musical. However, none of these Archies
tracks will be heard in the movie. Laura Pinto is contracted to produce
the session with no co-producers; having joined the Archies with the
proviso that he produce every track he records with them, Chuck
Clayton sits out the date. Veronica does the same; she and Laura
have a long-standing acrimonious relationship! Tejano duo Olguita
and Reginald stands in for them; this act features former Archies
member Reggie "Gino" Mantle. Archie sings lead on “Love Is
Spreading Over The World”. Blue-Eyed Soul performs duet vocals
for “Turn On The Sunshine.” Olguita and Reginald perform a guest
vocal duet on “Your Heart’s Not In Your Love”. Former Archies
member Trevor Santiago (aka Trevor Smith) makes an unexpected
visit to the session; at Archie's insistence, he contributes guest
lead vocals on “Sunny”. On June 27, the Nigella Federman
Horns will be overdubbed in London at Metropolis Studios. SEDAKA
JUNCTION will chart in the American Top Forty and be The Archies'
only hit for Atlantic Records.
STAX STUDIOS, MEMPHIS
SINGLES SESSIONS
A NINE TIMES BLUE PRODUCTION
THE RIGHT TRACK (JOHNNY JONES)
GONE WITH THE WIND (LOU BARRETO)
BLUE-EYED SOUL
With LESTER E. BLUE, JR, keyboards
With LA VERNE BERKEL, drums
With KIM LANGREHR, bass guitar
With VINCENZA ROSE MARACH, guitar
With DENISE GULLEDGE, guitar
With ARNOLD ABELS, percussion
With THE DOWNTOWN SOUND, brass
With QUEENIE, backing vocals
With TONI TOPAZ, backing vocals
VOCAL ARRANGER: KEVIN KELLER
ARRANGERS: BLUE-EYED SOUL
CONDUCTOR: MARILYN HUTCHINSON
PRODUCER: DR. BLUE
SOUND ENGINEERS:
LAUREN RICHERSON, MARY BELLE WRIGHT
This is a secret recording session booked by Atlantic Records
CEO Dr. Lester Blue, Jr. He produces a prospective single
for Blue-Eyed Soul (Juggy and Kelly) against the wishes of
Archie and Veronica. When the duo gets cold feet about going
behind their backs, two excellent, dance-oriented Soul
numbers get shelved; however, both tracks will achieve
belated hit status in the year 2075.
CAST OF CHARACTERS FOR POP CULTURE
CANTINA'S 2021 GRAPHIC NOVELETTE
RIDE, RIDE, BABY: THE ARCHIES IN
SOUL MOTION
2048 CANADIAN REISSUE
Record One
TWIST AND SHOUT (BERT BERNS, PHIL MEDLEY)
I WANT CANDY (BERT BERNS, THE STRANGELOVES)
I SAY LOVE (BERT BERNS, PHIL MEDLEY)
ARETHA (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)
TELL HIM (BERT BERNS)
CRY, BABY (BERT BERNS, JERRY RAGOVOY)*
RIDE, RIDE, BABY (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)***
I GOT TO GO BACK (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)**
ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME, BABY? (BERT BERNS)
SOUL MOTION (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)***
FRIENDS AND LOVERS FOREVER (BERT BERNS, WES FARRELL)*
EASIER TO HURT HER (BERT BERNS, JERRY RAGOVOY)*
A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP (BERT BERNS)*
HANG ON, SLOOPY (BERT BERNS, WES FARRELL)**
AM I GROOVIN’ YOU? (JEFF BARRY, BERT BERNS)
PIECE OF MY HEART (BERT BERNS, JERRY RAGOVOY)
A POP-ART-CHIE PRODUCTION
Vocal Arrangements by CHUCK CLAYTON
Arranged by FOOLKILLER
*Arranged by DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
**Arranged by ARCHIE ANDREWS
***Arranged by BLUE-EYED SOUL
Conductor: DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON and ALAN MAYBERRY
VOX SOUND + IMAGE WILL RELEASE A SOUL-
ORIENTED ARCHIES COMPILATION IN THE
YEAR 2065. AN EARLY TRACK LINEUP
GETS SCRAPPED, BUT THAT DISCARDED
SONG LIST WILL SURFACE ON A PROMO.
Record Two
SUNNY
(HOWARD GREENFIELD, NEIL SEDAKA)
featuring TREVOR SANTIAGO
TWENTY-FIVE MILES
(BERT BERNS, JOHNNY BRISTOL, HARVEY FUQUA,
EDWIN STARR, JERRY WEXLER)*
SOME OTHER GUY (demo)
(RITCHIE BARRETT, JERRY LEIBER, MIKE STOLLER)**
WHAT'CHA GONNA DO ABOUT IT?
(GREGORY CARROLL, REX GARVIN, DORIS TROY)*
with TONI TOPAZ
KNOCK ON WOOD (demo)
(STEVE CROPPER, EDDIE FLOYD)**
TURN ON THE SUNSHINE
(HOWARD GREENFIELD, NEIL SEDAKA)
featuring BLUE-EYED SOUL
HARD TO HANDLE (demo)
(AL BELL, ALLEN JONES, OTIS REDDING)**
WISHFUL THINKING
(ARCHIE ANDREWS, GLORIA ESTEFAN, WYNN STEWART)*
with GLORIA ESTEFAN
RAMROD
(BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN)*
with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
YOUR HEART'S NOT IN YOUR LOVE
(HOWARD GREENFIELD, NEIL SEDAKA)
featuring OLGUITA + REGINALD
STOCKINGS AND SHOES
(LYLE GASTON)*
with MIDLAND
MUSTANG SALLY (demo)
(SIR MACK RICE)**
LOVE IS SPREADING OVER THE WORLD
(HOWARD GREENFIELD, NEIL SEDAKA)
WE ARE FAMILY (demo)
(BERNARD EDWARDS, NILE RODGERS)**
with TONI TOPAZ
SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE (demo)
(ARETHA FRANKLIN, TED WHITE)**
GREEN ONIONS
(BOOKER T + THE MGs)*
instrumental
SOUL MOTION:
THE ATLANTIC SESSIONS
THE ARCHIES
A STEED-PINTO PRODUCTION
Produced by LAURA PINTO
*Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON, ALAN MAYBERRY
and DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
**Produced by CHUCK CLAYTON and D'ANGELO WONG
This two-record vinyl repackaging of the RIDE, RIDE, BABY album
features new backing tracks recorded by The New Archies; they
will be the successor group to The Archies. Lana Suzuki plays both
lead and rhythm guitars; Donna Dante is on bass; Mal Hypster plays
drums and percussion; Toby Maxx plays various brass instruments;
and Rikki Ninja is the keyboard player. The tracking sessions will take
place at Boston's Witch Queen Recording Studios in April and May of 2048.
The re-recording happens because the album master is accidentally
erased in the year 2047 and only the Memphis-recorded vocal
tracks survive. Miraculously, The New Archies (under the direction
of Bree Spellman) are able to duplicate them with near 100% accuracy.
The substitution will not become public knowledge until decades
after the fact! Every track listed in this log will be issued in
the aforementioned eight-record vinyl box set. Called ALLÁ
EN LA CAJA GRANDE, this 2050 Atlantic Records release will
sell out its first pressing.
PROMO FOR THE THE 2083 ATLANTIC
RECORDS ALBUM ÉXITOS EN VIVO,
A LONG-LOST LIVE VERSION OF THE
ARCHIES' BEST'-SELLING ÉXITOS
EN ESPAÑOL LP FROM 2008.
*The date of Jason Blossom's death changed from 2027 to 2029 in the aftermath of a time-travel incident chronicled in Pop Culture Cantina's 2019 feature "The Freaking Out of Geraldine Grundy." There will be one more Atlantic Records studio session credited to The Archies, in September of 2033. Produced by Bree Spellman, it results in a soundtrack recording for the indie film Philadelphia Freedom. Only released in Europe, it features Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper and Kevin Keller performing together after The Archies have officially disbanded! The group name is used for contractual reasons. Since this won't truly be an Archies recording session, it falls outside the scope of this particular sessionography.
For details, see Part Six of Pop Culture Cantina's
GREAT AMERICAN ROCK 'N' ROLL SONG BOOK.