Love Power: Hard to Find Hits of the '60s (1996)

About this title: Castle's Love Power: Hard to Find Hits of the '60s collects 25 amorous nuggets, most of which found mild success on the U.K. charts. R&B, blue-eyed soul, and straight-up pop/rock dominate the compilation, boasting standout cuts from the likes of the Hullabaloos ("I'm Gonna Love You Too"), the Devotions ("Rip Van Winkle"), and Eddie Rambeau (the latter was rescued from obscurity by director Wes Anderson when he included "Concrete and Clay" in his film Rushmore), resulting in a slice of nostalgia that's a lot more fun than the hippie-drippy "Love Power" moniker would suggest. James ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Got Rhythm [Gershwin/Gershwin]
2. I'm Gonna Love You Too [Petty/Mauldin/Sulli]
3. Music to Watch Girls By [Ramin]
4. Walkin' My Cat Named Dog [Tanega]
5. Attack [Linzer/Randell]
6. Hey Lover [Covay/Berry]
7. Johnny Loves Me [Mann/Weil]
8. Hey Girl [Goffin/King]
9. Her Royal Majesty [Goffin/King]
10. Big Wide World [Randazzo/Weinstein/]
11. I Got a Woman [Charles/Richard]
12. Rip Van Winkle [Sanchez]
13. (When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes to Me [Leiber/Stoller]
14. Leader of the Laundromat [Pockriss/Vance]
15. But It's Alright [Jackson/Tubbs]
16. That Boy John [Greenwich/Barry]
17. Soul Heaven [Vann]
18. Concrete and Clay [Moeller/Parker]
19. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead [Arlen/Harburg]
20. Opportunity [Evans/Stewart]
21. Love Power [Vann]
22. Happy [Gormann/Michaels]
23. You Better Go [Randazzo/Stallman]
24. Count Down [Glover/Clowney/Levy]
25. Double-O-Seven [Vance/Pockriss]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.