The "Angry" Young Them!

by Them

The "Angry" Young Them! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 June 1965
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 39:00
  • Community rating: 4.09/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Dominated by the raw, aggressive vocal delivery of Van Morrison, Them's debut album is a defining document of the British R&B boom. The inclusion of the iconic garage-rock anthem 'Gloria' highlights their reliance on simple, driving three-chord progressions and unpolished studio energy.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, bluesy, soulful, british, belting

Tracklist

  1. Mystic Eyes (2:45)
  2. If You and I Could Be as Two (2:58)
  3. Little Girl (2:30)
  4. Just a Little Bit (2:25)
  5. I Gave My Love a Diamond (2:52)
  6. Gloria (2:42)
  7. You Just Can't Win (2:25)
  8. Go on Home Baby (2:41)
  9. Don't Look Back (3:25)
  10. I Like It Like That (3:21)
  11. I'm Gonna Dress in Black (3:37)
  12. Bright Lights, Big City (2:34)
  13. My Little Baby (2:14)
  14. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (2:27)

Credits

  • Them - primary artist
  • A - lacquer cut by
  • Tommy Scott - producer
  • Van Morrison - written-by
  • Del Gordon - written-by
  • Bert Berns - written-by
  • John Lee Hooker - written-by
  • M. Gillon - written-by
  • M. Howe - written-by
  • Jimmy Reed - written-by
  • Wes Farrell - written-by
  • Bobby Troup - written-by

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