Western Union by The Five Americans
Keeping the fires burning, the Five Americans followed up their thumping garage/frat-rock classic, "I See the Light," with a jangling chart-topper, "Western Union," and a 1967 album of the same name, chock-full of harmony-laced rockers just as hot. The Dallas (by way of Oklahoma) quintet were equally at home on powerhouse covers as they were on their own steamy originals. From the original Abnak Records stereo masters!
Tracklist
| 1. | Western Union | 2:38 |
| 2. | Gimme Some Lovin' | 2:48 |
| 3. | Husbands & Wives | 2:24 |
| 4. | If I Could | 2:04 |
| 5. | Sympathy | 1:54 |
| 6. | Big Cities | 3:14 |
| 7. | Sound Of Love | 2:24 |
| 8. | I Put A Spell On You | 3:32 |
| 9. | Tell Ann I Love Her | 2:11 |
| 10. | Reality | 2:18 |
| 11. | Now That It's Over | 2:18 |
| 12. | See-Saw Man | 2:12 |
| 13. | Lovin' Is Livin' | 2:12 |
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With their shouted harmonies and organ-pumping attack, the Oklahoma-by-way-of-Dallas Five Americans beamed their way into the Top 40 in 1966 with the hammering "I See the Light" and again in 1967 with the even bigger blockbuster "Western Union." (The quintet's second LP for Abnak, Western Union/Sound of Love, was produced by rockabilly great Dale Hawkins.)