Twist Uptown

by The Crystals

Twist Uptown cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1962
  • Label: Philles
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 27:48
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Phil Spector

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Phil Spector for his Philles Records imprint, 'Twist Uptown' was rushed to market to capitalize on the ongoing twist dance phenomenon. The album features early iterations of Spector's 'Wall of Sound' production technique and includes the controversial Carole King-penned hit 'He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)'.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, vocal-group, wall-of-sound, retro, vintage, harmonies, orchestral, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Uptown (2:21)
  2. Another Country - Another World (3:03)
  3. Frankenstein Twist (2:59)
  4. Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby (2:26)
  5. Please Hurt Me (2:14)
  6. There's No Other Like My Baby (2:29)
  7. On Broadway (2:29)
  8. What A Nice Way To Turn 17 (2:40)
  9. No One Ever Tells You (2:19)
  10. Gee Whiz Look At His Eyes (Twist) (2:44)
  11. I Love You Eddie (1:58)

Credits

  • The Crystals - primary artist
  • Arnold Goland - arranged by
  • Hank Levine - arranged by
  • Studio Five - design [cover]
  • Bill McMeekin - engineer
  • Dave Weekman - engineer [edited by]
  • Dick Friesen - engineer [edited by]
  • Eddie Brackett - engineer [edited by]
  • Georgia Winters - liner notes [16 magazine]
  • Phil Spector - producer, liner notes, written-by
  • Mann And Weil - written-by
  • Doc Pomus - written-by
  • Kate Henry - written-by
  • Leo McCorkle - written-by
  • Hank Hunter - written-by
  • Goffin And King - written-by
  • Leroy Bates - written-by
  • Steve Douglas - saxophone [solo]
  • Jack Keller - written-by
  • Larry Kolber - written-by
  • Carla Thomas - written-by

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