German, French + Rare Recordings

German, French + Rare Recordings is the German compilation album by English rock band The Searchers.[1][2] The collection includes their hits as "Needles and Pins", "Don't Throw Your Love Away" or "When You Walk In The Room" sung in German and French and is a complete catalogue of their singles and rarities issued on Liberty Records in the sixties (songs that were never released on CD or LP before).[3] This was the band's second rarities album, the former being The Searchers Play The System – Rarities, Oddities & Flipsides, which was released in 1987.[4]

German, French + Rare Recordings
Compilation album by
Released1990
Recorded1964–1969
GenreRock/Pop
LanguageEnglish, German, French
LabelRepertoire Records
ProducerTony Hatch, Kenny Young, Peter Collins

Overview

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The album came out in 1990 on Repertoire Records (on vinyl LP and CD simultaneously). It was compiled by Wilfried Zinzow, who worked on many collectors editions for this label.[5] In addition to the songs mentioned above, there is the last Searchers’ British single "I Don't Want To Be The One" / "Hollywood", Chris Curtis’ solo single "Aggravation" / "Have I Done Something Wrong" (including session work by Jimmy Page or John Paul Jones[6]) or "Medley" of their hits (released only in Spain as a B-side to "Goodbye My Love" in 1981[7]). According to the sleeve note, as some original master tapes were no more available, few tracks have been cut from vintage vinyl records.

Track listing

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Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally releasedLength
1."I Don't Want To Be The One"Steve ThompsonA-side single, 19823:46
2."Hollywood"Mike Pender, John McNally, Frank AllenB-side "I Don't Want To Be The One", 19823:53
3."Süß ist sie" Fred NightingaleA-side single, 1964, Germany2:15
4."Liebe"
  • "(Money in German)"
  • Janie Bradford, Berry GordyB-side "Süß ist sie", 1964, Germany2:48
    5."Tausend Nadelstiche"
  • "(Needles and Pins in German)"
  • Sonny Bono, Jack NitzscheA-side single, 1964, Germany2:12
    6."Farmer John"
  • "(Farmer John in German)"
  • Don Harris, Dewey TerryB-side "Tausend Nadelstiche", 1964, Germany1:59
    7."Verzeih' My Love"
  • "(Goodbye My Love in German)"
  • Robert Mosley, Lamar Simington, Leroy SwearingenA-side single, 1965, Germany2:53
    8."Wenn ich dich seh'"
  • "(When You Walk In The Room in German)"
  • Jackie DeShannonB-side "Verzeih' My Love", 1965, Germany2:23
    9."Mais C’etait Un Rêve"
  • "(It's All Been a Dream in French)"
  • Chris Curtis (Translator: Alain Gaunay)EP "Les Searchers Chantent En Français", 1964, France1:49
    10."C’est Arrivé Comme Ça"
  • "(Don't Throw Your Love Away in French)"
  • Billy Jackson, Jimmy Wisner (Translator: Bernard Michel)EP "Les Searchers Chantent En Français", 1964, France2:17
    11."C'est De Notre Age"
  • "(Sugar and Spice in French)"
  • Fred Nightingale (Translator: Michel Paje)EP "Les Searchers Chantent En Français", 1964, France2:17
    12."Ils la Chantaient Il y a Longtemps"
  • "(Saints and Searchers in French)"
  • Traditional; arranged by The Searchers (Translator: Alain Gaunay)EP "Les Searchers Chantent En Français", 1964, France3:18
    Side 2
    No.TitleWriter(s)Originally releasedLength
    13."Have I Done Something Wrong"Chris CurtisChris Curtis solo, B-side "Aggravation", 19662:42
    14."Aggravation"Joe SouthChris Curtis solo, A-side single, 19662:02
    15."I'll Be Doggone"
    • "(alternate version, vocal: Chris Curtis)"
    Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore, Marv TarplinUS LP "The Searchers No. 4"2:54
    16."Medley"
  • "Needles and Pins"
  • "Sweets for My Sweet"
  • "Sugar And Spice"
  • "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"
  • various:
  • Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche
  • Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
  • Fred Nightingale
  • Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks
  • B-side "Goodbye My Love", 1981, Spain3:32
    17."Umbrella Man"Kenny YoungA-side single, 19682:59
    18."Over the Weekend"Frank AllenB-side single "Umbrella Man", 19682:30
    19."Shoot 'em Up Baby"Jeff BarryA-side single, 19692:29
    20."Suzanna"John McNallyB-side single "Shoot 'em Up Baby", 19692:44
    21."Kinky Kathy Abernathy"Kenny YoungA-side single, 19692:55
    22."Somebody Shot The Lollypop Man"Kenny YoungA-side single, 1969, released under the name Pasha2:44
    23."Pussy Willow Dragon"Kenny YoungB-side single "Somebody Shot The Lollypop Man", 19692:09
    24."Shoot 'em Up Baby (Extended Version)"Jeff Barryunknown2:48

    Personnel

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    The Searchers

    Additional musicians and production

    References

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    1. ^ Pete Frame (2011). The Beatles and Some Other Guys. Omnibus Press. p. 13. ISBN 9780711936652.
    2. ^ Martin Charles Strong (1998). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate. p. 730. ISBN 9780862418274.
    3. ^ Colin Larkin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1998. ISBN 9780857125958.
    4. ^ "German, French + Rare Recordings/". AllMusic, Richie Unterberger. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
    5. ^ "Discog.com". Wilfried Zinzow.
    6. ^ "Chris Curtis Of The Searchers – December 1997 Interview". Spencer Leigh. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
    7. ^ "45cat.com". Goodbye My Love / Medley.