''Beau Brummels '66'' is the third studio album by the American

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, and their first on

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. The album consists of twelve

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and no originals.

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, the band's previous label, had sold the band to Warner Brothers in early 1966. Warner Brothers, however, did not control the publishing rights, and opted to have the band record an album of covers, including songs originally performed by

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and

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, as well as recent

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s by such acts as

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and

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. Lead vocalist Sal Valentino explained, "When we went to Warner Brothers, they were just anxious to get a record out, to capitalize on the success we had. That record was the wrong one to do at the time." The album features Don Irving on guitar. Irving briefly became a member of the Beau Brummels filling in for Ron Elliott, who also played on the album, but was unable to withstand the rigors of touring due to his

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Track listing

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You've Got to Hide Your Love Away "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written and sung by John Lennon (though credited to Lennon–McCartney) and released on the album ''Help!'' in August 1965. Composition and recording Len ...

" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) — 3:41 # " Mr. Tambourine Man" (Bob Dylan) — 3:49 # "

Louie Louie "Louie Louie" is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by American musician Richard Berry in 1955, recorded in 1956, and released in 1957. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the Kingsmen and has become a Standard (music), stand ...

" (Richard Berry) — 2:10 # " Homeward Bound" (Paul Simon) — 2:44 # "

These Boots Are Made for Walkin' "These Boots Are Made for Walkin' is a hit song written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded by American singer Nancy Sinatra. It charted on January 22, 1966, and reached No.1 in the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and in the UK Singles Chart. ...

" (Lee Hazlewood) — 2:53 # " Yesterday" (Lennon, McCartney) — 2:37 # " Bang Bang" (Sonny Bono) — 1:56 # "

Hang On Sloopy "Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 song written by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns. Rhythm and blues vocal group the Vibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964. Atlantic Records released it as a single, which reached ...

" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) — 2:52 # " Play with Fire" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) — 2:56 # "

Woman A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or Adolescence, adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functi ...

" (Bernard Webb cCartney — 2:02 # " Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (Trevor Peacock) — 2:39 # "

Monday, Monday "Monday, Monday" is a 1966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by the Mamas & the Papas, with backing music by members of the Wrecking Crew for their 1966 album ''If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears''. Denny Doherty was the lead vocali ...

" (John Phillips) — 2:47

References

External links

* ''Beau Brummels '66''at

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