Let's Have a Party (Rivieras album)

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Let's Have a Party
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Studio album by
The Rivieras
Released1964
RecordedJuly 1963 – February 1964
StudioColumbia Recording, Chicago
Genre Rock 'n' roll, garage rock
Length27:11
Label USA
Producer Bill Dobslaw
The Rivieras chronology
Let's Have a Party
(1964)		 Campus Party
(1965)
Singles from Let's Have a Party
  1. "California Sun"
    Released: December 1963
  2. "Let's Have a Party"
    Released: March 1964
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Let's Have a Party is the debut album by the American rock band the Rivieras released in 1964 by USA Records. This album contains the band's biggest hit, "California Sun", which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [2] The album continues the band's popular surf style, and contains covers of classic and contemporary rock and roll hits. The album's title track is a cover of Elvis Presley's "Let's Have a Party", written by Jessie Mae Robinson.

Contents

The album was reissued in Sweden in 1967 with the name California Sun!! by Sonet and Grand Prix Records. [3] Another album sharing the title Let's Have a Party was released in Sweden in 1989 by Star-Club Records, but features an entirely different track listing; Side A is non-LP single tracks, and Side B has tracks from Campus Party . [4] All tracks from Let's Have a Party were later compiled onto California Sun: The Best of the Rivieras in 2000.

Background

With the band's newfound success with "California Sun", the Rivieras set out to record a full-length effort in February 1964 at Chicago's Columbia Recording Studios ("California Sun" was previously recorded in July 1963). While "California Sun" had become the band's biggest hit at this point, the band's original singer, Marty Fortson and guitarist, Joe Pennell had both left for the Marines. By the time of recording, they had been replaced by Bill Dobslaw and Jim Boal, respectively. Fortson and Pennell are uncredited for their contributions on "California Sun". Dobslaw aside, all members of the band were currently attending high school in South Bend, Indiana by the time of the album's release.

Track listing

Original release

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."California Sun" Henry Glover 2:25
2."Danny Boy" Frederic Weatherly 2:33
3."Twist & Shout" Bert Russell and Phil Medley 2:10
4."Little Donna"Bill Dobslaw2:05
5."Church Key" Dan Darnold 1:55
6."Killer Joe"Bert Russell, Bob Elgin, Phil Medley2:43
Total length:13:51
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Have a Party" Jessie Mae Robinson 2:17
2."Rockin' Robin" Jimmie Thomas 2:20
3."H. B. Goose Step"The Rivieras1:57
4."Keep a Knockin" Richard Penniman 2:20
5."Oh, Boy" Bill Tilghman and Sonny West 2:12
6."When the Saints"Bill Dobslaw2:34
Total length:13:20

Star-Club Records release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Have a Party" (Single Version) Jessie Mae Robinson 2:34
2."Whole Lotta Shakin'"Sunny David and Dave "Curlee" Williams2:27
3."Rip It Up" John Marascalco 2:03
4."Let's Go to Hawaii"Bill Dobslaw2:25
5."Battle Line" Julia Ward Howe, arranged by Bill Dobslaw1:59
6."Lakeview Lane"Bill Dobslaw2:02
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."California Sun-65" Henry Glover 2:33
2."Money Honey" Jesse Stone 2:10
3."Bug Juice"Otto Nuss1:53
4."Tossin' and Turnin'"Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene2:31
5."Church Key Part 2"Dan Darnold2:15
6."Comin' Back Home"Bill Dobslaw2:21

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Let's Have a Party at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "The Rivieras – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  3. ↑ "The Rivieras – California Sun!! (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  4. ↑ "The Rivieras – Let's Have A Party (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  5. ↑ "Let's Have a Party – The Rivieras | User Reviews". AllMusic . Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  6. ↑ "WangDangDula.com". Koti.mbnet.fi. 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-12-08.


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