The Archies (album)


The Archies is the debut studio album by The Archies, a fictional pop band from the Archie comics. The album was originally released on the Calendar Records label in 1968 and included 12 songs. It was produced by Jeff Barry and co-produced by Don Kirshner. The band's debut single was "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" and it hit number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. The album peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at number 88. The song "Seventeen Ain't Young" became a Top 40 hit in Australia for Frank Howson in 1969.

Track listing

  1. "Archie's Theme "
  2. "Boys and Girls"
  3. "Time for Love"
  4. "You Make Me Wanna Dance"
  5. "La Dee Doo Down Down"
  6. "Truck Driver"
  7. "Catchin' Up On Fun"
  8. "I'm in Love"
  9. "Seventeen Ain't Young"
  10. "Ride, Ride, Ride"
  11. "Hide and Seek"
  12. "Bang-Shang-A-Lang"

    Session personnel

Album
YearChartPeak Position
1968Billboard Top LPs88

Singles
YearSingleChartPeak Position
1968"Bang-Shang-A-Lang"Billboard Hot 10022