VA - Chartbusters USA: Special Sunshine Pop Edition (2009)⭐

Artist: Various
Title: Chartbusters USA: Special Sunshine Pop Edition
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Ace Records [CDCHD 1228]
Genre: Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Pop Rock, Soul
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log)
Total Time: 1:12:49

It really was no accident that the Sunshine Pop genre arose when it did. Its roots lay in the largely white post rock’n’roll pop era when writing and production teams had firmly established footholds on both coasts of America, and when recording studios were starting to offer more tracks than the hitherto very basic four. Around 1965, a glance at the US charts revealed that harmony vocals were one of the few genres to withstand the British onslaught, and geed by that success record companies were eager to put money behind one of the few areas where indigenous acts could still outdo the Britons.

Tracklist:
1. The Turtles – Happy Together (02:52)
2. The Critters – Younger Girl (02:24)
3. Don & The Goodtimes – I Could Be So Good To You (03:18)
4. Keith – 98.6 (03:04)
5. Mama Cass – It's Getting Better (03:00)
6. Tommy James & The Shondells – Crystal Blue Persuasion (04:02)
7. Robert John – If You Don't Want My Love (02:17)
8. The Beach Boys – Darlin' (02:11)
9. Donovan – Wear Your Love Like Heaven (02:23)
10. The Peppermint Rainbow – Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning, Michael (02:31)
11. The Lemon Pipers – Green Tambourine (02:24)
12. The Young Rascals – A Girl Like You (02:48)
13. The 5th Dimension – Workin' On A Groovy Thing (03:09)
14. The Tokens – She Lets Her Hair Down (03:04)
15. The Friends Of Distinction – Grazing In The Grass (02:53)
16. The Sunshine Company – Back On The Street Again (02:27)
17. The Neon Philharmonic – Morning Girl (02:11)
18. The Association – Time For Livin' (02:45)
19. Bobby Vee & The Strangers – Look At Me Girl (02:29)
20. The Mamas & The Papas – I Saw Her Again (02:43)
21. The Lovin' Spoonful – She Is Still A Mystery (02:59)
22. Spanky & Our Gang – Lazy Day (03:05)
23. The Forum – The River Is Wide (02:46)
24. Harpers Bizarre – Anything Goes (02:00)
25. Mercy – Love (Can Make You Happy) (03:11)
26. The Cowsills – The Rain, The Park And Other Things (02:59)