Chartbusters USA, Vol. 1 (1999)

About this title: Conceived as a counterpart to Golden Age of American Rock'n'Roll, Ace's excellent anthology series covering the first decade of U.S. rock, Chartbusters USA does the same thing for American rock spanning 1964-69. It's perhaps less valuable than the Golden Age series because the material anthologized, at least to judge by the first installment, is somewhat less difficult to acquire, or hear on oldies radio, than the Golden Age stuff. There's no conceptual thread running through the selections, except general top-of-the-line quality: you get "California Dreamin'," "Dance to the Music," "Hi Heel ... read more

Tracks:

1. She's About a Mover [Sahm]
2. Brown Eyed Girl [Morrison]
3. Do You Believe in Magic? [Sebastian]
4. Wooly Bully [Samudio]
5. I Fought the Law [Curtis]
6. Jenny Take a Ride [Crewe/JOhnson/Littl]
7. Games People Play [South]
8. Gimme Little Sign [Hooven/Smith/Winn]
9. Elusive Butterfly [Lind]
10. California Dreamin' [Phillips/Phillips]
11. Walk Away Renee [Brown/Calilli/Sanso]
12. G.T.O. [Wilking]
13. Working in the Coal Mine [Dorsey/Toussaint]
14. I Can't Stand It [McAllister]
15. Hi-Heel Sneakers [Higginbotham]
16. Treat Her Right [Head]
17. Eve of Destruction [Sloan]
18. Hawaii Five-O [Stevens]
19. Kicks [Mann/Weil]
20. Green Tambourine [Leka/Pinz]
21. On the Road Again [Jones/Wilson]
22. Psychotic Reaction [Atkinson/Chaney/Ell]
23. Pushin' Too Hard [Saxon]
24. Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) [Cunningham/Hunter]
25. Soul Deep [Thompson]
26. Remember (Walking in the Sand) [Morton]
27. The "In" Crowd [Page]
28. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [Morricone]
29. Expressway to Your Heart [Gamble/Huff]
30. Dance to the Music [Stewart]

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