It's the Searchers

It's the Searchers is the third studio album by English rock band The Searchers. Album features the band's famous hit singles "Needles and Pins" and "Don't Throw Your Love Away" as well as cover versions of some well known tracks originally recorded by Betty Everett ("It's In Her Kiss"), Carl Perkins ("Glad All Over"), Don Gibson ("Sea of Heartbreak"), The Drifters ("I Count The Tears") or Tommy Tucker ("Hi-Heel Sneakers"). It was also the last Searchers album to feature singer Tony Jackson. The album peaked at No. 4 in the UK album chart.

It's the Searchers
Studio album by
the Searchers
ReleasedMay 1964
RecordedApril 1964
StudioPye Studios, London
GenreRock/Pop
LanguageEnglish
LabelPye
ProducerTony Hatch
The Searchers chronology
Sugar and Spice
(1963)		 It's the Searchers
(1964)		 Sounds Like Searchers
(1964)
Singles from It's the Searchers
  1. "Needles and Pins"
    Released: January 1964
  2. "Don't Throw Your Love Away"
    Released: April 1964
Alternate cover art

Recording

During the album sessions, the band also recorded two unreleased tracks. The first was "I (Who Have Nothing)", an English language cover of the Italian song performed by Ben E. King in the US. The second was "Shame Shame Shame" written by American blues musician Jimmy Reed. Both songs were finally released in 1992 on The Searchers' 3CD box 30th Anniversary Collection 1962–1992. Journalist Alan Walsh (Disc) claimed that he "goes to a Pye LP session and joins the boys" and sang backing vocals with them on the song "Sho' Know A Lot About Love".[1]

Release

It's the Searchers was released as a monaural (mono) LP album on the Pye label in the UK in April 1964, Pye NPL 18092. It entered the LP charts on May 30 went to No. 4 and stayed for 17 weeks.[2] Early pressings of the album had been made with the original album's title "It's Fab! It's Gear! It's the Searchers", but later it was shortened.[3]

Track listing
Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."It's In Her Kiss"Rudy ClarkMike Pender2:15
2."Glad All Over"Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, Roy C. BennettChris Curtis1:53
3."Sea of Heartbreak"Paul Hampton, Hal DavidMike Pender2:25
4."Livin' Lovin' Wreck"Otis BlackwellMike Pender1:45
5."Where Have You Been"Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilChris Curtis2:38
6."Shimmy Shimmy"Albert Shubert, Bill MasseyMike Pender2:33
7."Needles and Pins"Sonny Bono, Jack NitzscheMike Pender2:14
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."This Empty Place"Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidChris Curtis2:07
2."Gonna Send You Back To Georgia"Johnnie Mae Matthews, Timmy ShawChris Curtis2:18
3."I Count The Tears"Doc Pomus, Mort ShumanMike Pender2:03
4."Hi-Heel Sneakers"Robert HigginbothamJohn McNally2:32
5."Can't Help Forgiving You"Jackie DeShannon, Sharon SheeleyMike Pender2:05
6."Sho' Know A Lot About Love"Gary S. Paxton, Buddy MizeTony Jackson, Mike Pender2:23
7."Don't Throw Your Love Away"Billy Jackson, Jimmy WisnerMike Pender2:21


US version (This Is Us)
This Is Us
Studio album by
The Searchers
ReleasedAugust 1964
StudioPye Studios, London
GenreRock/Pop
LanguageEnglish
LabelKapp
ProducerTony Hatch
The Searchers US chronology
Hear! Hear!
(1964)		 This Is Us
(1964)		 The Searchers Meet the Rattles
(1964)
Singles from This Is Us
  1. "Don't Throw Your Love Away"
    Released: May 1964
  2. "Love Potion No. 9"
    Released: November 1964

The US version of It's The Searchers was retitled This Is Us (i. e. the headline on the back side of the UK LP cover) and given a different cover. It was released with a different track listing (included some older UK album tracks and B–sides, while deleting six songs: "Glad All Over", "Livin' Lovin' Wreck", "Shimmy Shimmy", "Needles And Pins", "Gonna Send You Back To Georgia" and "Sho' Know A Lot About Love"). It entered the LP charts on August 29th 1964 and peaked at No. 97 on Billboard Top 200.[4]

US Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original UK releaseLength
1."Don't Throw Your Love Away"Billy Jackson, Jimmy WisnerIt's the Searchers2:21
2."Unhappy Girls"Fred Burch, Marijohn WilkinSugar And Spice2:38
3."Where Have You Been"Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilIt's the Searchers2:38
4."Hungry for Love"Gordon MillsSugar And Spice2:24
5."This Empty Place"Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidIt's the Searchers2:07
6."Hi-Heel Sneakers"Robert HigginbothamIt's the Searchers2:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original UK releaseLength
1."It's In Her Kiss"Rudy ClarkIt's the Searchers2:15
2."I Count The Tears"Doc Pomus, Mort ShumanIt's the Searchers2:03
3."Can't Help Forgiving You"Jackie DeShannon, Sharon SheeleyIt's the Searchers2:05
4."Love Potion No. 9"Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerMeet the Searchers2:05
5."Sea of Heartbreak"Paul Hampton, Hal DavidIt's the Searchers2:25
6."I Pretend I'm With You"Chris Curtisnon-album single, B-side Don't Throw Your Love Away2:00

Personnel

The Searchers

Additional musicians and production

References
  1. Walsh, Alan (25 April 1964). "The Fifth Searcher!". Disc. p. 2.
  2. "Searchers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. Allen, Frank (2009). The Searchers And Me. St. Bride's Major. p. 141.
  4. "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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