Hang On Sloopy (album)

Hang On Sloopy is the debut studio album by The McCoys, released in 1965. It reached #44 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[2]

Hang On Sloopy
Studio album by The McCoys
Released	November 1965
Genre	Rock
Length	26:26
Label	Bang
Producer	Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
The McCoys chronology
Hang On Sloopy (1965) You Make Me Feel So Good (1966)
Singles from Hang On Sloopy
"Hang On Sloopy"/"I Can't Explain It" Released: 1965 "Fever"/"Sorrow" Released: 1965

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album featured two singles: "Hang On Sloopy", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] and "Fever", which reached #7.[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer except where noted.

1. "Meet the McCoys" – 2:00
2. "Hang On Sloopy" (Wes Farrell/Bert Russell) – 2:57
3. "Fever" (Eddie Cooley/John Davenport) – 2:47
4. "Sorrow" – 2:02
5. "If You Tell a Lie" – 1:58
6. "I Don't Mind" (James Brown) – 2:37
7. "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" (Marvin Gaye/William "Mickey" Stevenson/George Gordy) – 2:50
8. "I Can't Help Fallin' In Love" (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George David Weiss) – 2:05
9. "All I Really Want to Do" (Bob Dylan) – 2:05
10. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (James Brown) – 1:58
11. "I Can't Explain It" – 2:35
12. "High Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) – 3:00
13. "Stormy Monday Blues" (A. Walker) – 4:00

Personnel

• Produced by: Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
• Arranged and Conducted by: Bassett Hand
• Engineered by: Eddie Smith, Gordy Clark, Stanley Weiss[5]

Charts

Chart (1965)	Peak position
Billboard	44

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1965	"Hang On Sloopy"	Billboard Hot 100	1
		Cashbox	1
		UK Singles Chart	5
	"Fever"	Billboard Hot 100	7
		Cashbox	9
		UK Singles Chart	44

References

1. Hang On Sloopy at AllMusic
2. The McCoys, Hang on Sloopy Retrieved June 23, 2015
3. The McCoys, "Hang on Sloopy" chart positions Retrieved June 23, 2015
4. The McCoys, "Fever" chart positions Retrieved June 23, 2015
5. The McCoys, Hang on Sloopy credits Retrieved June 23, 2015