Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults
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Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults is a 2004
compilation album
released by Rhino Handmade, one of two new compilations using the Nuggets
name.
The title comes from the first track, performed by Harpers Bizarre
. As the title suggests, all 24 tracks were taken from the library of the Warner Music Group
. The labels represented in this release are Atco
, Colgems
, Cotillion
, Jubilee
, Loma
, Reprise
, Valiant
, and Warner Bros. Records
.
The compilation was produced by Andrew Sandoval
who created a radio series based around the collection. The program features 45's like the ones included on Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults but expands the concept out to feature 1960's releases from every label.
The album was later re-released in the United Kingdom with a slightly revised track listing under the name "A Whole Lot of Rainbows", the title referring to the song by the Salt. Some of the songs were changed owing to EMI's ownership of some of the selections. The Street Corner Society's "Summer Days, Summer Nights" was replaced by Jan & Dean's "I Know My Mind," and The Coronado's "Trip To Loveland" was substituted with "The Sound Of Children" by The Aliis.
2004 in music
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compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by Rhino Handmade, one of two new compilations using the Nuggets
Nuggets
- Music :* Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968, a compilation of U.S. psychedelic rock released between 1965 and 1968...
name.
The title comes from the first track, performed by Harpers Bizarre
Harpers Bizarre
Harpers Bizarre was an American pop-rock band of the 1960s, best known for their Broadway/Sunshine Pop sound and their remake of Simon & Garfunkel's "The 59th Street Bridge Song ."- Career :...
. As the title suggests, all 24 tracks were taken from the library of the Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. The labels represented in this release are Atco
Atco Records
ATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who...
, Colgems
Colgems Records
Colgems Records was a record label which existed from 1966 to 1971. It was a joint venture between Screen Gems, the television division of Columbia Pictures, and RCA Records, to issue records by The Monkees and other artists affiliated with Screen Gems. The label would also issue soundtrack...
, Cotillion
Cotillion Records
Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records and was active from 1968 through 1985. The label was originally formed as an outlet for blues and deep Southern soul; its first single, Otis Clay's version of "She's About A Mover", reached the R&B charts. Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded...
, Jubilee
Jubilee Records
Jubilee Records was a record label specializing in rhythm and blues along with novelty records. It was founded in New York City in 1946 by Herb Abramson. Jerry Blaine became Abramson's partner. Blaine bought out Abramson's half of the company in 1947. The company name was Jay-Gee Recording...
, Loma
Loma Records
Loma Records was a sublabel of Warner Bros. Records ran by Bob Krasnow. Its name was derived from Loma Avenue, where its offices were held. It was started as an entry into the R&B market....
, Reprise
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
, Valiant
Valiant Records
Valiant Records was an independent record company co-owned by Four Star Television which was sold in 1967 to Warner Bros. Records.Valiant Records was never fully independent, for most of its existence, its distributor was ABC Records before Warners took it over distribution in 1965 and then...
, and Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
.
The compilation was produced by Andrew Sandoval
Andrew Sandoval
Born in Santa Monica, California Andrew P. Sandoval is a songwriter, musician, author and Grammy nominated producer and engineer. His career in music began in 1986 as the editor and publisher of a fanzine called "New Breed", a project that blossomed into work as a reissue producer for such labels...
who created a radio series based around the collection. The program features 45's like the ones included on Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults but expands the concept out to feature 1960's releases from every label.
The album was later re-released in the United Kingdom with a slightly revised track listing under the name "A Whole Lot of Rainbows", the title referring to the song by the Salt. Some of the songs were changed owing to EMI's ownership of some of the selections. The Street Corner Society's "Summer Days, Summer Nights" was replaced by Jan & Dean's "I Know My Mind," and The Coronado's "Trip To Loveland" was substituted with "The Sound Of Children" by The Aliis.
Track listing
- "Come to the Sunshine" (Harpers BizarreHarpers BizarreHarpers Bizarre was an American pop-rock band of the 1960s, best known for their Broadway/Sunshine Pop sound and their remake of Simon & Garfunkel's "The 59th Street Bridge Song ."- Career :...
) - 2:34 - "Candy Apple, Cotton Candy" (Pat Shannon) - 2:10
- "A Whole Lot of Rainbows" (The Salt) - 2:55
- "Love-In" (The Morning Glories) - 2:38
- "Talking to the Flowers" (Everly Brothers) - 2:55
- "Our Dream" (The Munx) - 2:36
- "Take My Hand" (Lee MalloryLee MalloryLee Mallory was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who was part of such projects as The Millennium and Sagittarius. His most successful single was a cover of the Phil Ochs/Bob Gibson song "That's The Way It's Going To Be". The song, produced by Curt Boettcher, reached #86 on the charts and was a...
) - 2:22 - "Come on In" (The AssociationThe AssociationThe Association is a pop music band from California in the folk rock or soft rock genre. During the 1960s, they had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts and were the lead-off band at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival...
) - 3:16 - "Just What I've Been Looking For" (The VoguesThe VoguesThe Vogues are an American vocal group from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The original group consisted of Bill Burkette , Don Miller , Hugh Geyer and Chuck Blasko .-Career:...
) - 2:38 - "Silver and Sunshine (How Wonderful Is Our Love)" (The Looking Glass) - 2:01
- "Happiness" (Anita KerrAnita KerrAnita Jean Grilli , known profesioanlly as Anita Kerr, is an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. She recorded and performed successfully with her vocal harmony groups in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Europe.-Nashville:Kerr was born in Memphis, Tennessee...
& The Anita Kerr Singers)) - 2:01 - "If You Know What I Mean" (The Gas Company) - 2:28
- "Wounded" (The CookiesThe CookiesThe Cookies were an American R&B girl group in the 1950s to 1960s. Members of the original lineup would later become The Raelettes, the backing vocalists for Ray Charles.-History:...
) - 2:53 - "Hung Up on Love" (The Other Voices) - 2:32
- "For All That I Am" (The TokensThe TokensThe Tokens are an American male doo-wop-style vocal group from Brooklyn, New York. They are known best for their chart-scoring 1961 single, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" .-Career:...
) - 2:22 - "Summer Days, Summer Nights" (The Street Corner Society) - 2:11
- "Discrepancy" (The Bonniwell Music Machine) -2:35
- "Scorpio Red" (The Holy Mackerel) - 3:06
- "Beverly Hills" (Uncle Sound) - 3:28
- "Tell Someone That You Love Them" (Dino, Desi & Billy) - 2:16
- "Time to Love" (Addrisi BrothersAddrisi BrothersThe Addrisi Brothers were an American pop duo from Winthrop, Massachusetts. The brothers themselves were Donald Addrisi and Richard Addrisi, known as Dick ....
) - 3:03 - "Someday Man" (The MonkeesThe MonkeesThe Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
) - 2:38 - "Trip to Loveland" (The Coronados) - 2:59
- "No One Was There (Requiem)" (The Gates Of Eden) - 2:36
Personnel
- Greg Allen – Art Direction
- B.J. Baker – Alto (Vocals)
- Bob Bensick – Drums
- Chuck Blasko – Vocals
- Curt Boettcher – Vocals (bckgr), Producer
- Sean Bonniwell – Help
- Perry Botkin, Jr. – Arranger
- Bill Burkette – Vocals
- Mike Cannon – Drums, Group
- Steven Chean – Project Assistant
- Kate Dear – Project Assistant
- Greg Dempsey – Songwriter
- Barry de Vorzon – Producer
- Billy Earnest – Guitar, Keyboards
- Denny Earnest – Guitar, Keyboards
- Tom "Freddy Pants" Fallon – Project Assistant
- Don Gallese – Producer
- Hugh Geyer – Vocals
- Dick Glasser – Producer
- Ellie Greenwich – Producer
- David Hassinger – Producer
- Dan Hersch – Remastering
- Ron Hicklin – Vocals, Accompaniment
- George Hiller – Guitar
- Billy Hinsche – Producer
- Kristian Hoffman – Help
- Wendi Horowitz – Help
- Bones Howe – Producer, Help
- Bill Inglot – Tape Research
- Eddie James – Guitar
- Paul Kahan – Help
- Anita Kerr – Producer
- Joey Levine – Producer
- Looking Glass – Performer
- David LucasDavid Lucas (composer)David Lucas is an American rock and roll composer, singer, and music producer. He has written a number of well-known commercial jingles, such as AT&T's "Reach out and touch someone". In 1981, he received a Clio Award for composing the music to Pepsi's "Catch that Pepsi spirit"...
– Producer - Mitch Margo – Help
- Phil Margo – Help
- Ira Margolis – Harmony Vocals
- Dino Martin Jr. – Producer
- Gene Merlino – Tenor (Vocal)
- Don Miller – Vocals
- Patrick Milligan – Project Assistant
- Eric Nathanson – Producer
- Claus Ogerman – Producer
- Alec Palao – Project Assistant, Help
- Cheryl Pawelski – Project Assistant
- Richard Perry – Producer
- John Petersen – Drums
- Larry Ramos – Guitar
- Michael Rashkow – Vocals, Producer
- Brian Ross – Producer
- Andrew Sandoval – Liner Notes, Photography, Compilation Producer, Remastering
- Jerry Scheff – Bass
- Dick Scoppettone – Vocals
- Louie Shelton – Guitar
- Bill Small – Project Assistant
- Steve Stanley – Design, Photography, Project Assistant, Cover *Illustration, Help
- Bob Tebow – Bass (Vocal)
- Ted Templeman – Vocals
- The Tokens – Producer
- Lenny Waronker – Producer
- Geoffrey Weiss – Project Assistant
- Mentor Williams – Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
- Paul Williams – Vocals, Group Member, Help
- Steve Woolard – Project Assistant
- Kathleen Yesse – Vocals
- Dick Yount – Bass