The Best of the Royal Guardsmen

by The Royal Guardsmen

Overview

Of course, the heart of this hourlong, 20-track compilation is the series of Snoopy novelty hits enjoyed by the Royal Guardsmen in the mid-'60s, starting with the million-selling "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron." The group had a few other singles chart entries, all of which are here, sometimes making reference to aerial themes ("Airplane Song [My Airplane]"). Though cute and catchy with their martial drumming and banjo picking, the Snoopy songs have a trash-rock quality in the tradition of "Louie Louie" and "Hang On Sloopy." Elsewhere, the group veers from one mid-'60s style to another, sometimes re-creating the good-time sound of the Lovin' Spoonful, other times using harmonies that sound like the Association, then resorting to covers (an instrumental version of "So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star," "As Tears Go By"). Though they made four albums, this best-of is a little more than anyone really needs of the Royal Guardsmen. [The Best of the Royal Guardsmen is identical in tracks and sequencing to the 1995 One Way compilation of the Royal Guardsmen, Anthology.] ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/1998
Label:	Dj Specialist
UPC:	0724385302725
Rank:	41014

Tracks

1. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron
2. The Return of the Red Baron
3. Airplane Song (My Airplane)
4. Any Wednesday
5. I Say Love
6. Snoopy for President
7. Baby Let's Wait
8. Leaving Me
9. It's Sopwith Camel Time
10. Biplane "Evermore"
11. Shot Down
12. Searching for the Good Times
13. Smallest Astronaut
14. Mother, Where's Your Daughter
15. Down Behind the Lines
16. Om
17. I'm a Man
18. So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star
19. As Tears Go By
20. Snoopy's Christmas

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Royal Guardsmen   Primary Artist,Ensemble

Technical Credits

Pamela Sawyer   Composer
Andrew Loog Oldham   Composer
Bo Diddley   Composer
Bob Stone   Composer
Chris Hillman   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Dick Holler   Composer
Hugo Peretti   Composer
Lori Burton   Composer
Luigi Creatore   Composer
Phil Gernhard   Composer,Producer
Richard Holler   Composer
Arnold Shapiro   Composer
Pam Sawyer   Composer
Bruce Staple   Engineer
George David Weiss   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Billy Taylor   Composer
Roger McGuinn   Composer
Michael Martin Murphey   Composer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Martin Cooper   Composer
Barry Winslow   Composer
M. Murphy   Composer
James McCullough   Composer
Tom Richards   Composer
John Brumage   Recording
John McCullough   Composer
B. Masona   Composer