''Instant Party!'' is an album by
the Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 193 ...
, originally released in 1962. It was recorded in Nashville between August and November 1961, shortly after ''
Both Sides of an Evening'' and it too failed to chart. There is an exclamation point on the cover art but not in the title as shown on the original label.
Discogs - Instant Party
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Critical reception
The album consisted mainly of older pop tunes, making this release notable in its lack of the duo's normal rock and roll
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. Allmusic
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stated in its review: "...much of the playing was impeccable, but also, apart from three exceptions, incredibly boring, something the Everlys had never been before. ''Instant Party!'' marked a low point in their artistic fortunes..."
Track listing
;Side one
# " Step It Up and Go" (Traditional; credited to Don Everly, Phil Everly under the pseudonym Jimmy Howard) - 1:58
# " Theme From ''Carnival'' (Love Makes the World Go 'Round)" (Bob Merrill
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) - 2:40
# "" (Wayne Shanklin
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Shanklin was born June 6, 1916, i ...
) - 2:20
# " True Love" ( Cole Porter) - 1:59
# "Bye Bye Blackbird
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Song ...
" (Mort Dixon
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Born in New York City, United States, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published ef ...
, Ray Henderson) - 3:15
# "When It's Night-Time in Italy It's Wednesday Over Here" (Lew Brown
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, James Kendis) - 2:00
;Side two
#" Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" (Paul Burkhard
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, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
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) - 2:08
# " Trouble in Mind" ( Richard M. Jones) - 2:30
# " Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma
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Kosma was born József Kozma in Budapest, where his parents taught stenography and typing. He had a brother, Ákos. A maternal relative was the photographe ...
, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
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) - 2:50
# "Long Lost John" (Adapted by Ike Everly) - 1:49
# " The Party's Over" (Betty Comden
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, Adolph Green
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, Jules Styne
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) - 2:14
# "Ground Hawg" (Adapted by Ike Everly) - 2:02
Personnel
*Don Everly
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– guitar
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, vocals
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*Phil Everly
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– guitar, vocals
*Chet Atkins
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– electric guitar
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*Hank Garland
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– electric guitar
*Luther Brandon Luke Brandon (1925–2012) was a guitarist from Roane County, Tennessee. He played on several major records throughout his career as a guitarist. Noted artists that feature Brandon's guitar work are the Everly Brothers, Bobby Bare, Fats Domino, Fr ...
– acoustic guitar
*Floyd Chance Floyd Taylor Chance (21 December 1925 – 11 April 2005), often credited as Lightnin' Chance, was an American session musician who played bass on many successful country and pop records, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. His bass playing can be ...
– bass
*Floyd Cramer
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– piano
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* Buddy Harman, Jr. – drums
;Technical
*Ken Whitmore - cover photography
References
External links
Collector's Choice Music reissue liner notes by Richie Unterberger.
1962 albums
The Everly Brothers albums
Warner Records albums
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