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The 1964 album became a certified gold record by the RIAA on December 7, 1972. [3]A 1974 British release appeared with a completely redesigned cover. Disney released the New Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House in 1979, an updated album with 33 tracks.
The Classics IV performed "Pollyanna" on Dick Clark's TV Show Where the Action Is! and the record became a regional hit. But when WABC (AM) radio in New York started playing it they received a call from the Four Seasons' manager demanding they cease airplay of "Pollyanna" or they would no longer get exclusives on future Four Seasons recordings, among other disincentives. [6]
Throughout the next few years, the group released four albums and a slew of Top 40 hits, including "Spooky", "Stormy", and "Traces". By 1970, as Yost was the remaining original member in the group, it changed its name again to Dennis Yost and the Classics IV. After Imperial was absorbed into United Artists Records, the group signed with MGM South.
The eighth Atlanta Rhythm Section album, Underdog, was released in June 1979 and produced Top 20 hits "Do It or Die" (#19) and "Spooky" (#17), a remake of Cobb's and Buie's 1968 Classics IV hit. Early in 1979, drummer Robert Nix, the group's primary lyricist, had a falling out with manager/producer Buie over the group's musical direction. Nix ...
The second album, Spooky Two (March 1969), also produced by Miller, gained some attention in the rock press but, like the debut, failed to sell. [3] It was the last album release by the original lineup and included their now classic version of the Larry Weiss penned "Evil Woman" and " Better by You, Better than Me ", which was covered by Judas ...
Pages in category "Halloween albums" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. The 13th Hour; B.
Singer and voice actor Bob McFadden teamed up with songwriter and poet Rob McKuen for a spooky album, with "The Mummy" being the biggest hit. 20. "The Night Before Halloween" by Bill Buchanan.
The album contained two songs which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, "Do It or Die" and "Spooky". [3] The latter was a re-recording of the 1968 number three hit for Classics IV , a pop rock group whose line up included members who later joined Atlanta Rhythm Section.