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They auditioned for Leiber and Stoller, who gave the group its name. [3] Career pinnacle. [edit] Soon they signed with United Artists Records. With Jay Traynor singing lead, they first hit the Billboard chartsin 1962 with the tune "She Cried", which reached #5 (later covered by The Shangri-Las, Aerosmith, and others).
Tracks:00:00 Come A Little Bit Closer02:49 This Magic Moment 05:43 Cara Mia08:15 She Cried10:58 Some Enchanted Evening13:11 Let's Lock The Door15:43 Su...
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Greatest Hits of Jay & The Americans. Album • 1994. 10 songs • 27 minutes. 1. Come A Little Bit Closer. 61M plays. 2:50. 2. Cara, Mia.
- Jay and The Americans First Hit Single, “She cried.”
- Jay and The Americans – “Come A Little Bit Closer”
- Jay and The Americans “Cara Mia”
- Jay and The Americans “Some Enchanted Evening”
- Jay and The Americans “Sunday and Me”
- Jay and The Americans This Magic Moment
After the success of the band’s first single “She Cried,” and with the addition of David Blatt , the band found themselves fighting to find new material to record. Frustrations rose between the band and Leiber and Stoller. The best material available was being given to other bands on the label like The Drifters. Jay and the Americans decided to wor...
In 1965, Jay and the Americans released the album Blockbusters.The album featured the hit “Cara Mia.” The song “Cara Mia,” reached all the way to number four on the United States Billboard music charts making it the band’s highest charting single of their careers. The album also featured the hit “Let’s Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key).” The s...
After the incredible success the band had with “Cara Mia,” and the others songs on the Blockbusters LP along with their earlier singles, the band’s record company decided to put out a greatest hits package. In 1965. as the band released Jay and the Americans Greatest Hits album the band found themselves with another huge hit. Their recording of “So...
After the release of the Jay and the Americans Greatest album in 1965, the band released a new studio album later that year entitled Sunday and Me.The album’s title track was written by Neil Diamond. The song “Sunday and Me,” was released as a single and reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. With the success of the song “Sunday and Me,” Jay a...
In 1966, Jay and the Americans released the Livin’ Above Your Head album. The record did not feature any songs to reach the Billboard top 20. Despite the lack of a hit, the album featured great recordings of songs such as the Four Seasons song “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore,” and the Jay and the Americans original “Livin’ Above Your Head.” One ...
In 1969, Jay and the Americans released the Capture The Moment album. In February of 1970 Jay and the Americans would released their next to last album entitled Wax Museum. The record would contain their last top 20 song of their career entitled “Walking In The rain.” The band’s final album would be an extension of the Wax Museum Lp entitled Wax Mu...
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Mar 14, 2022 · Jay and the Americans were one of the most successful groups of the 1960s. With hits like “This Magic Moment” and “Cara Mia,” they achieved widespread popularity and left a lasting legacy. Their songs have been covered by countless artists over the years and continue to be popular favorites.
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