
Every Billboard Hot 100 Single 1970: #174: “Hang On Sloopy”- The Letterman. April 4, 1970.
- Single: “Hang On Sloopy” – The Letterman
- Record Company- Capitol
- Genre: Pop
- Written by Wes Farrell and Bert Russell
- Time: 3:35
- B-side: “For Love”
- Album- Traces/ Memories
- Grade: C-
- Peaked at #93 2 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100.
The Letterman a vocal trio from Los Angeles- had 20 Hot 100 singles and 7 Top 40 hits- Their biggest hit 1967’s “Goin’ Out Of My Head/ Can’t Get My Eyes Off You”- an easy listening classic. “Hang On Sloopy” is a cover of the 1965 #1 hit by The McCoys.
A very snoozy sloppy. Ugh!
I meant ‘sloopy’ – damned autocorrect!
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Just no. The song is 4minutes long but could have been 2minutes with the right tempo.