At the Whisky à Go Go

Johnny Rivers at the Whisky à Go Go (shown as "At Whisky-A-Go-Go" on the original label) is a live album and is the debut album from American rock and roll singer, songwriter and guitarist Johnny Rivers.

At the Whisky à Go Go
Live album by
Johnny Rivers
ReleasedFebruary 1964
RecordedJanuary 1964
VenueWhisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, California
GenrePop, rock and roll
Length34:48
LabelImperial
ProducerLou Adler
Johnny Rivers chronology
At the Whisky à Go Go
(1964)		 Here We à Go Go Again!
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3 [1]

The album was released in February 1964, just as The Beatles and the British music invasion was getting into full swing. Rivers was asked to open the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in Los Angeles starting January 15, 1964[2] and during that run he recorded the album. With the help of producer Lou Adler, Johnny helped introduce the "Go Go sound" to rock and roll. The album reached #13 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart,[3] (#12 on the Billboard 200)[4] and became Johnny's first gold album. The album also gave Rivers his very first big hit, a cover version of Chuck Berry's 1959 hit "Memphis". Rivers's version went to #2 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart in the summer of 1964, and stayed there for twelve weeks.[5] It became his first gold single.

Johnny Rivers at the Whisky à Go Go would be the first of five albums that Rivers would record live at the nightclub, and is not to be confused with Johnny Rivers Live at the Whisky à Go Go, an entirely different album which was released in Germany.

Track listing
  1. "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) – 2:44
  2. "It Wouldn't Happen with Me" (Raymond Evans) – 3:30
  3. "Oh Lonesome Me" (Don Gibson) – 2:37
  4. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) – 3:00
  5. "Whiskey a Go Go" (Johnny Rivers) – 3:57
  6. "Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 3:51
  7. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Berry) – 2:36
  8. "You Can Have Her (I Don't Want Her)" (Bill Cook) – 3:20
  9. "Multiplication" (Bobby Darin) – 2:51
  10. "Medley: La Bamba" (Traditional; arranged by Johnny Rivers) / "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) – 6:22

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

References
  1. At the Whisky à Go Go at AllMusic
  2. Ragogna, Mike. "From Whisky A Go Go to the Royal Studios: Conversations with Johnny Rivers..." Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. "Discography 1964-1969". Johnny Rivers Official Site. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. "Johnny Rivers at the Whiskey A-Go-Go - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. "Billboard Hot 100". Retrieved 30 June 2020.



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