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The Vibrations were a soul vocal group from Los Angeles, California, active from the mid-1950s to 1976. Most notable among the group's hit singles were "My Girl Sloopy" (1964) and "Love in Them Thar Hills" (1968). The quintet's members included Don Bradley, Carl Fisher, Dave Govan, James Johnson and Ricky Owens. The group initially began recording as The Jay Hawks, and had a hit in 1956 with "Stranded in the Jungle" (US #18). After a few lineup changes, the group hit again in 1961 with the song "The Watusi" (US #25); concurrently, they had a hit under the name The Marathons with "Peanut Butter" (#20). The group continued to have minor R&B and pop chart successes until 1968, after which their chart entries dried up. Their 1968 track "Cause You're Mine" (Epic Records 5-10418, although originally on Okeh Records) is listed as Number 48 in The Northern Soul Top 500 by Kev Roberts. The Vibrations briefly broke up in 1971. At this time, Owens became a member of the Temptations, although he was let go after his first few engagements. Owens and the other Vibrations regrouped and continued, eventually become a nightclub act in the mid-1970s, before officially dissolving the group in 1976.

Below is a list of The Vibrations songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Atlantic 2221
chart position: RandB #10, US #26
written by: Berns & Wes Farrell
The Vibrations My Girl Sloopy
1964 Atlantic
2 record label: Checker 969
chart position: RandB #13, US #25
written by: James Johnson [James E. Johnson], Shirley Hall and Leslie Temple
The Vibrations The Watusi
1961 Checker
3 record label: Okeh 7230
chart position: RandB #26, US #63
written by: Erroll Garner and Johnny Burke
The Vibrations Misty
1965 Okeh
4 record label: Okeh 7311
chart position: RandB #38, US #93
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Lester Chambers
The Vibrations Love in Them There Hills
1968 Okeh
5 record label: Okeh 7205
chart position: US #109
written by: David Penn, L. Goodweather and Del Sharh
The Vibrations Sloop Dance
1964 Okeh
6 record label: Checker 954
chart position: US #110
written by: James Johnson [James E. Johnson]
The Vibrations So Blue
1960 Checker
7 record label: Checker 974
chart position: US #112
written by: Hall and The Vibrations
The Vibrations The Junkernoo
1961 Checker
8 record label: Okeh 7276
chart position: RandB #39
written by: Geraldine Brown
The Vibrations Pick Me
1967 Okeh
9 record label: Okeh 7257
chart position: RandB #47, US #118
written by: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
The Vibrations And I Love Her
1966 Okeh
10 record label: Okeh 7212
chart position: US #118
written by: Roscoe Johnson and Del Sharh
The Vibrations Keep On Keeping On
1965 Okeh
11 record label: Okeh 7220
chart position: US #130
written by: Roscoe Johnson, Ricky Castel and Del Sharh
The Vibrations End Up Crying
1965 Okeh
-- record label: Mandala
written by: L. Bergio
album: Taking A New Step
comments: [album cut]
The Vibrations Take A Step
1972 Mandala
-- record label: Epic 510418
written by: K. Gamble, L. Huff
comments: [northern soul]
The Vibrations 'Cause You're Mine
1968 Epic
-- record label: Checker 982
written by: J. Johnson, E. Smith
The Vibrations Don't Say Goodbye
1961 Checker
-- record label: Mandala 2511
written by: C. Fisher
album: The Vibrations
The Vibrations Wind Up Toy
1972 Mandala
-- record label: Mandala 3006
album: Taking A New Step
comments: [album cut]
The Vibrations Man Overboard
1972 Mandala




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