Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans are an American rock group popular in the 1960s. Members included John "Jay" Traynor, Howard Kane (born Howard Kirschenbaum), Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg) and Sandy Deanne (born Sandy Yaguda).[2]
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 Jay and the Americans in 1965. L-R: Kenny Vance, Sandy Deane, Marty Sanders, Howard Kane and Jay Black | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Chapter Four |
| Origin | Queens, New York, United States |
| Genres | Pop rock[1] |
| Years active | 1960–1973, 2006–present |
| Labels | United Artists |
| Associated acts | Kenny Vance and the Planotones, Steely Dan, The Tuneful Trolley |
| Website | jayandtheamericans.net |
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| Past members | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record Label | B-side From same album as A-side except where indicated |
Album | ||
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| US | AC | CB | |||||
| 1961 | "Tonight" | 120 | – | – | United Artists Records | "The Other Girls" | She Cried |
| 1962 | "She Cried" | 5 | – | 44 | "Dawning" | ||
| "This Is It" | 109 | – | 83 | "It's My Turn to Cry" (Non-LP track) | Come a Little Bit Closer | ||
| "Yes" | – | – | – | "Tomorrow" (from Come a Little Bit Closer) | She Cried | ||
| 1963 | "What's the Use" | – | – | – | "Strangers Tomorrow" | Come a Little Bit Closer | |
| "Only in America" | 25 | – | 28 | "My Clair de Lune" (from She Cried) | |||
| "Come Dance with Me" | 76 | – | 82 | "Look in My Eyes Maria" | |||
| 1964 | "To Wait for Love" | – | – | – | "Friday" | ||
| "Come a Little Bit Closer" | 3 | – | 4 | "Goodbye Boys, Goodbye" | |||
| "Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)" | 11 | – | 10 | "I'll Remember You" (from Livin' Above Your Head) | Blockbusters | ||
| 1965 | "Think of the Good Times" | 57 | – | 54 | "If You Were Mine, Girl" | ||
| "Cara Mia" | 4 | – | 4 | "When It's All Over" (Billboard #129) | |||
| "Some Enchanted Evening" | 13 | – | 15 | "Girl" | Jay & the Americans Greatest Hits! | ||
| "Sunday and Me" | 18 | – | 20 | "Through This Doorway" (from Jay & the Americans Greatest Hits!) | Sunday and Me | ||
| 1966 | "Why Can't You Bring Me Home" | 63 | – | 55 | "Baby Stop Your Cryin'" | ||
| "Crying" | 25 | – | 32 | "I Don't Need a Friend" | |||
| "Livin' Above Your Head" | 76 | – | 78 | "Look at Me, What Do You See" | Livin' Above Your Head | ||
| "(He's) Raining in My Sunshine" | 90 | – | 62 | "The Reason for Living (For You My Darling)" (from Livin' Above Your Head) |
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| 1967 | "You Ain't as Hip as All That Baby" | – | – | – | "Nature Boy" | ||
| "(We'll Meet in The) Yellow Forest" | 131 | – | 93 | "Got Hung Up Along the Way" | Non-LP tracks | ||
| "French Provincial" | – | – | – | "Shanghai Noodle Factory" | |||
| 1968 | "No Other Love" | 114 | – | 119 | "No, I Don't Know Her" (from Capture the Moment) | ||
| "You Ain't Gonna Wake Up Cryin'" | – | – | – | "Gemini (Don't You Ever Wonder Why)" | |||
| "This Magic Moment" | 6 | 11 | 5 | "Since I Don't Have You" | Sands of Time | ||
| 1969 | "When You Dance" | 70 | – | 41 | "No, I Don't Know Her" (from Capture The Moment) | ||
| "Hushabye" | 62 | 31 | 45 | "Gypsy Woman" | |||
| "(I'd Kill) For the Love of a Lady" | – | – | 113 | "Learnin' How to Fly" | Capture the Moment | ||
| "Walkin' in the Rain" | 19 | 8 | 14 | "For the Love of a Lady" (from Capture the Moment) | Wax Museum, Vol. 1 | ||
| 1970 | "Capture the Moment" | 57 | 32 | 45 | "Do You Ever Think of Me" (Non-LP track) | Capture the Moment | |
| "Do I Love You?" | 93 | – | 123 | "Tricia (Tell Your Daddy)" (from Capture the Moment) | Wax Museum, Vol. 1 | ||
| 1971 | "There Goes My Baby" | 90 | – | - | "Solitary Man" | Non-LP tracks | |
Jay And The Americans Media
The group backstage at Massillon, Ohio (August 2008) L-R Sandy Deanne, Jay Reincke, Marty Sanders, Howie Kane.
References
- ↑ "Jay & the Americans | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 667/8. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
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