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All Time Greatest Hits: Released: 1998; Label: EMI-Capitol Special Markets — — — Greatest Hits: Released: 2001 (updates 1980 Greatest Hits) Label: Soul City Records, Inc. — — — Secret Agent Man: The Ultimate Johnny Rivers Anthology: Released: Sep 12, 2006; Label: Shout Factory! — — — Summer Rain: The Essential Rivers (1964 ...
Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) [1] is an American retired musician. He achieved commercial success and popularity throughout the 1960s and 1970s as a singer and guitarist, characterized as a versatile and influential artist. [ 2 ]
"Summer Rain" is a song written by James Hendricks and performed by Johnny Rivers on his 1968 LP Realization. Of his several dozen releases, it is considered his sixth greatest hit internationally. [2] It reached No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, No. 6 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100, and No. 10 in Canada in early January, 1968. [3]
The album reached No. 5 and included the No. 14 pop chart single "Summer Rain", written by James Hendricks, a former member of the Mugwumps.The album reflected some of the psychedelic influences of the time, like the song "Hey Joe" with a two-minute introduction and also marked a change in Rivers' musical direction with more introspective songs such as "Look to Your Soul" and "Going Back to ...
"Secret Agent Man" is a song written by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. [4] The most famous recording of the song was made by Johnny Rivers for the opening titles of the American broadcast of the British spy series Danger Man, which aired in the U.S. as Secret Agent from 1964 to 1966. [4]
Changes is the third studio album by the American musician Johnny Rivers, released in 1966 by Imperial Records. The album includes "Poor Side of Town", which reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966. [2]
The song was a hit by Johnny Rivers in 1966, [5] reaching number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [6] In 1966, The Spencer Davis Group recorded the song for The Second Album. Siluete recorded a Serbo-Croatian version entitled "Moj srećan dom" ("My Happy Home") for the EP Dona (1967). [7]
"Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers that reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966. [2] The song marked a turning point in Rivers' career that saw him move away from his earlier rock and roll style toward pop ballads.