Instant Party

by The Everly Brothers

Instant Party cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1962
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:23
  • Community rating: 3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Transitioning away from their early rockabilly roots, 'Instant Party' finds The Everly Brothers fully embracing a slick, heavily orchestrated pop sound under the direction of Warner Bros. The album relies on traditional pop and show tunes, highlighting their pristine close harmonies over more subdued, adult-contemporary arrangements. While less influential than their Cadence material, it demonstrates their enduring vocal precision.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Step It up and Go (1:59)
  2. Theme from "Carnival" (Love Makes the World Go 'Round) (2:43)
  3. Jezebel (2:21)
  4. True Love (2:05)
  5. Bye Bye Blackbird (3:19)
  6. When It's Night Time in Italy It's Wednesday over Here (2:02)
  7. Oh, My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) (2:09)
  8. Trouble in Mind (2:32)
  9. Autumn Leaves (2:57)
  10. Long Lost John (1:49)
  11. The Party's Over (2:17)
  12. Ground Hawg (2:05)

Credits

  • The Everly Brothers - primary artist
  • Jimmy Howard - written-by
  • Bob Merrill - written-by
  • Wayne Shanklin - written-by
  • Cole Porter - written-by
  • Mort Dixon - written-by
  • Ray Henderson - written-by
  • James Kendis - written-by

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