Louie Louie: The Very Best of The Kingsmen (1999)

About this title: When the Kingsmen's ragged, stumbling and accidentally brilliant version of Richard Berry's "Louie Louie" broke out as a national hit in 1964, it created a three-chord stomping template for garage and frat bands everywhere, and the Kingsmen themselves never abandoned the organ-driven R&B approach that spawned the song, working the formula into other hits like "Jolly Green Giant" and the huge, crushing "Killer Joe." This set collects the essential tracks and tosses in a few instrumentals, as well. A few of the cuts are supposedly done live in concert, but one can never be sure with the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Louie, Louie [Berry]
2. Money (That's What I Want) [Bradford/Gordy]
3. Jolly Green Giant [Easton/Harris/Terry]
4. Little Latin Lupe Lu [Medley]
5. Death of an Angel [Woods/Woods]
6. Annie Fannie [Easton]
7. The Climb [Easton]
8. Killer Joe [Medley/Russell/Elgi]
9. Little Sally Tease [Valley]
10. Don't You Just Know It [Smith/Vincent]
11. That's Cool, That's Trash [Barri/Sloan]
12. Long Green [Easton]
13. Shout [Isley/Isley/Isley]
14. Mashed Potatoes [Live][Instrumental] [Rozier]
15. Little Green Thing [Live][Instrumental] [Lewis]
16. Shake a Tail Feather [Hayes/Rice/Williams]
17. Mustang Sally [Rice]
18. I Like It Like That [Kenner/Toussaint]
19. Twist and Shout [Medley/Russell]
20. Do You Love Me [Gordy]
21. New Orleans [Guida/Royster]
22. Fever [Live] [Leiber/Stoller]
23. Gimme Some Lovin' [Davis/Winwood/Winwo]
24. Tall Cool One [Live][Instrumental] [Dangel/Greek/Morril]
25. Long Tall Texan [Live] [Serrette]
26. Night Train [Live][Instrumental] [Forrest/Simpkins/Wa]

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