Greatest Hits

by Paul Revere & the Raiders

Overview

Paul Revere and the Raiders scored seven chart hits between the fall of 1965 and the winter of 1967, and all of them -- "Steppin' Out," "Just Like Me," "Kicks," "Hungry," "The Great Airplane Strike," "Good Thing," and "Ups and Downs" -- were included among the 11 tracks on the group's first hits collection. Also included were "Louie, Louie," the Raiders' first Columbia single, and its follow-up, "Louie, Go Home," a B-side instrumental, plus the newly penned "Legend of Paul Revere," which told the band's story. Thus, the album traced the band from its beginnings as a Northwest club band to its reign as an L.A. pop/rock success. There would be more hits, but this brief compilation (it originally ran under 30 minutes) contained the essence of the Raiders' most successful period and indeed marked the end of the band's lineup, as the rhythm section split to form another group, leaving Revere and lead singer Mark Lindsay to recruit a new edition of the Raiders. [The 2000 CD reissue on Columbia/Legacy adds four bonus tracks: "Him or Me -- What's It Gonna Be?" (their biggest post-1966 hit of the 1960s), "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone" (which predated the Monkees' version), "Action," and "Peace of Mind."] ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	02/08/2000
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886977103124
Rank:	34839

Tracks

1. Louie, Louie
2. Louie-Go Home
3. Steppin' Out
4. Just Like Me
5. Melody for an Unknown Girl
6. Kicks
7. Hungry
8. The Great Airplane Strike
9. Good Thing
10. Ups and Downs
11. Legend of Paul Revere
12. Action
13. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
14. Him or Me-What's It Gonna Be?
15. Peace of Mind

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul Revere & the Raiders   Primary Artist
Go Home   Primary Artist
What's It Gonna Be?   Primary Artist
Mark Lindsay   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Mark Lindsay   Composer
Richard Berry   Composer
Richard Dey   Composer
Tommy Boyce   Composer
Paul Revere & the Raiders   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Roger Hart   Composer
Steve Venet   Composer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Bobby Hart   Composer
Rick Dey   Composer
Paul Revere   Composer
Terry Melcher   Composer