Count Me In (Gary Lewis & the Playboys song)
"Count Me In" is a song written by Glen Hardin and performed by Gary Lewis & the Playboys. The song was produced by Snuff Garrett and arranged by Leon Russell,[1] and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] behind Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter by Herman's Hermits.[3] Outside the US, "Count Me In" went to No. 6 in Canada,[4] and No. 49 in Australia in 1965. It was featured on their 1965 album, A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys.[5]
| "Count Me In" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Gary Lewis & the Playboys | ||||
| from the album A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys | ||||
| B-side | "Little Miss Go-Go" | |||
| Released | March 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Glen Hardin | |||
| Producer(s) | Snuff Garrett | |||
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Other versions
- On the 2009 album, Dancing the Whole Way Home by Miss Li, "Bourgeois Shangri-la", uses piano sampling from the Gary Lewis & the Playboys version.
- The melody of the song was used by the Playboys in an advertisement for Coca-Cola.
References
- Gary Lewis & the Playboys, "Count Me In" single release Retrieved January 15, 2015
- Gary Lewis & the Playboys, "Count Me In" U.S. Chart Positions Retrieved January 15, 2015
- https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1965-05-08
- Gary Lewis & the Playboys, "Count Me In" Canadian Chart Position Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 15, 2015
- Gary Lewis & the Playboys, A Session with Gary Lewis and The Playboys Retrieved January 15, 2015
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