Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities
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| Released | July 1963 | |||
| Genre | Surf rock | |||
| Length | 30:28 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Jan Berry | |||
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| Singles from Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities | ||||
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Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities is the second studio album by the American surf rock and pop duo Jan and Dean, released in July 1963, by Liberty Records. It contains the song "Surf City", which became a number one hit in July 1963,[1] topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated July 20, 1963.[2]
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Writing for AllMusic, Bruce Eder called it a "musical travelogue of the United States that didn't seem too inspired as a concept even in 1963", noting that "there is something to recommend almost all of it".[5] Cashbox wrote in their review that "The musical bill-of-fare here includes a melodic amalgam of evergreens and newies", noting that "The arrangements are first-rate and the boys handle them with ease."[6] The writers of Billboard gave it a positive review.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Surf City" | Brian Wilson and Jan Berry | 2:24 |
| 2. | "Memphis, Tennessee" | Chuck Berry | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Detroit City" | Danny Dill and Mel Tillis | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Manhattan" | Lorenz Hart (lyrics) and Richard Rodgers (music) | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Philadelphia, PA" | Don Altfeld, Bones Howe, Lou Adler, Dean Torrence and Jan Berry | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" | Joe Turner Layton and Henry Creamer | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honolulu Lulu" | Jan Berry | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Kansas City" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:33 |
| 3. | "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" | George Cory (music) and Douglass Cross (lyrics) | 2:34 |
| 4. | "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis" | John Benson Brooks (music) and Bob Russell (lyrics) | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Tallahassee Lassie" | Bob Crewe, Frank Slay and Frederick Picariello | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Soul City" | Bob Finiz and Joe Wissert | 3:05 |
| Total length: | 30:28 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[8] | 32 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[9] | 21 |
References
- ^ Unterberger, Ritchie. "Surf City Review". AllMusic. RoVi Corporation. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "Surf City / Jan & Dean". elpee.jp. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Internet Archive. London : Omnibus. p. 742. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (Christian David) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York : Simon & Schuster. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities Review". AllMusic. RoVi Corporation. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "Cash Box Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 27, 1963. p. 22.
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. August 3, 1963. p. 27.
- ^ "Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities / Jan & Dean". elpee.jp. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. September 7, 1963. p. 21.
External links
Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities at Discogs (list of releases)