6 of the 60s: 8/6/13 (1967)

Hey gang, I'm ready to roll out another half-dozen nuggets from the 60s, and this time out I'm back to 1967, the year Pink Floyd released their debut album Pipers At The Gates Of Dawn.

Nancy and Frank Sinatra - "Somethin' Stupid"
from the album The World We Knew (1967)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriter: C. Carson Parks

As another "legacy act" tops the pop charts (Robin Thicke, son of Gloria Loring), it's fitting to look back at the daughter of the iconic vocalist who carved a respectable career of her own that didn't ape her father's work. But here it's just a family enjoying themselves (don't look too far into the ick factor of the lyrics)...

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Engelbert Humperdinck - "Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)"
from the album Release Me (1967)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #4
Songwriters: Eddie Miller, William Stevenson

The singer born in India of British and German parents deliberately changed his name from Arnold Dorsey, but somehow it caught him, and this was his first hit, the cover of the country song made famous first by Ray Price.

Fantastic Johnny C - "Boogaloo Down Broadway"
from the album Boogaloo Down Broadway (1968)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7
Songwriter: Jesse James

This soul singer was born in South Carolina, but his musical career started in the Philly area, appearing in city venues after moving to the suburban town of Norristown....


The Electric Prunes - "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)"
from the album Electric Prunes (1967)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #11
Songwriters: Nancy Mentz, Annette Tucker

Thousands of kids bought this single to rock with the new hippie culture, meanwhile it was co-written by the woman who wrote for Sinatra, Tim Jones, and the Brady Bunch.

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "More Love"
from the album Make It Happen (Tears Of A Clown) (1967)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #23
Songwriter: Smokey Robinson

Most of my generation doesn't have a clue that the Kim Carnes soft-rock hit was a remake of a Motown nugget from over a decade before.

Spanky & Our Gang - "Making Every Minute Count"
from the album Spanky and Our Gang (1967)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #31
Songwriter: John Morier

OK, what the actual hell is up with the drummer? And why would the cameraman focus on him like that? Creeeepy! Anyway the baroque-pop band got their second hit with this record.

That's it for tonight...I'll return tomorrow with 7 more from 1977 and eight from 1987...