A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys


A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys is the second studio album by American band Gary Lewis & the Playboys, and was released in 1965 on Liberty Records, LRP-3419. It is the second of three charting albums released by the band in 1965, and it was the band's highest-charting album—reaching number 18 on the Billboard 200. Two singles from this album, "Count Me In" and the Brian Hyland cover "Save Your Heart for Me", both reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

Following up on the success of the single "This Diamond Ring" and their debut album of the same name, Lewis and the band went back into the studio with producer Snuff Garrett and arranger Leon Russell and recorded their second album, A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys, which was released in August 1965. While the album did have several original songs, it, like their debut, mainly relied on covers of recent popular songs by artists as diverse as The Yardbirds, Ricky Nelson, The Everly Brothers, and Freddy Cannon. Riding on this success, Lewis would release his third charting album, Everybody Loves a Clown, only three months later.

Track listing

  1. "Count Me In" – 2:20
  2. "Travelin' Man" – 2:07
  3. "Concrete And Clay" – 2:25
  4. "Walk Right Back" – 2:00
  5. "For Your Love" – 2:40
  6. "Save Your Heart for Me" – 1:54
  7. "Palisades Park" – 2:04
  8. "Without A Word Of Warning" – 2:05
  9. "Voodoo Woman" – 2:20
  10. "Free Like Me" – 2:20
  11. "Little Miss Go-Go" – 2:21
  12. "Runaway" – 2:19

Personnel

Gary Lewis and the Playboys

These were the Playboys at the time of the recording, although session musicians were used for sweetening.

Technical

Charts

Album – Billboard
YearChartPosition
1965Billboard 20018