1964: 20 Original Chart Hits (1997)

About this title: 1964: 20 Original Chart Hits represents the British Invasion at its full power. Unlike previous years' charts, as compiled in this series, there are almost no American acts represented. Apart from the Beach Boys' "I Get Around" and the Crickets' "La Bamba," it is all U.K. artists. Without the Beatles, Rolling Stones, or Kinks, this collection could never be considered complete, but it does round up most of the bands operating just below the big three. The Hollies ("Just One Look"), Manfred Mann ("Do Wah Diddy Diddy"), Herman's Hermits ("I'm Into Something Good"), Peter & Gordon ("A World ... read more

Tracks:

1. I'm into Something Good [Goffin/King]
2. Da Wah Diddy Diddy [Barry/Greenwhich]
3. A Little Loving [Alquist]
4. I Get Around [Wilson]
5. A World Without Love [Lennon/McCartney]
6. You're No Good [Ballard]
7. Walk Away [Juergens/Black]
8. Fever [Davenport/Cooley]
9. Little Children [Shuman/McFarland]
10. Ferry Cross the Mersey [Marsden]
11. One Way Love [Russell/Meade]
12. Happiness [Anderson]
13. Tobacco Road [Loudermilk]
14. I Understand (Just How You Feel) [Best]
15. Anyone Who Had a Heart [Bacharach/David]
16. Just One Look [Payne/Carrol]
17. A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird) [Bacharach/David]
18. The House of the Rising Sun [Price/Traditional]
19. La Bamba [Allison/Cason]
20. Goldfinger [Barry/Bricusse/Newl]

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