[2020-10-30] Ron Dante "Ron Dante's Funhouse!" 2CD compilation including previously unreleased tracks (Sunset Blvd)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:42 pm

Description
Ron Dante was without question one of the hottest singers on the 1969 pop hit parade, sailing in the same commercial stratosphere as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and 5th Dimension. As the lead singer of the Archies, he had the year's biggest selling song with the #1 Hit "Sugar Sugar." Ron's golden voice was coveted by every producer in Manhattan and he was the "go to" guy at Don Kirschner's legendary Brill Building. Even Madison Avenue called as Dante made national TV jingles for American Airlines, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Tang, and Gillette. As a Broadway producer he had hits with "Ain't Misbehavin" and "Children Of A Lesser God." In a career high, Ron sold over 60 million records as the producer and background singer of the first nine Barry Manilow albums.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Sugar Sugar (Original Version)
2. Tracy (The Cufflinks)
3. Dentyne Commercial
4. Sally Ann (The Cufflinks)
5. Let Me Bring You Up
6. Yoplait Commercial
7. Umbrella Man (Starbird - Previously Unreleased)
8. This is Love (The Archies)
9. California Nights
10. Rock Me Gently (with Andy Kim)
11. Bright Side Shampoo Commercial
12. All Summer Long (with Bruce Johnson)
13. Kent Cigarettes Commercial
14. Happy Together (Ron Dante)
15. Summer In The City (with Toni Wine)
16. General Tire Commercial
17. Kiss The Girl (from "The Little Mermaid")
18. Melody Hill (The Archies)
19. Theme From Spiderman '72 Version
20. I Got My Eye On You (The Chan Clan)
21. Number One Son (The Chan Clan)
22. Happy (The Chan Clan)
23. Stronger The Man (Spider-Man)
24. Sugar Sugar (2020 Euro Dance Mix)

[CD2]
1. Archie's Funhouse Theme Song
2. Honey
3. Sweet Saturday Night (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
4. Oh Sweet Susie (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
5. Somebody Loves You (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
6. The Laughing Song (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
7. Looks That Say I Love You (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
8. Ballad Of 51st Street (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
9. Lucky Me (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
10. Anyone Can Be Anything (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
11. Dance of the Week Intro (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
12. The Stick Shift (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
13. The Rocket Ship (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
14. The Grundy (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
15. The Angel (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
16. The Milkshake (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
17. The Jughead (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
18. The Beanie (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
19. The Surfer (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
20. The Weatherbee (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
21. The Hamburger Hop (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
22. The Veronica Walk (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
23. The Banana Split (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
24. The Betty Intro (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
25. The Bubblegum (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
26. The Touchdown Intro (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
27. The Touchdown (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
28. Archies Tang Commercial #2 (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
29. Archies Funhouse Theme (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)
30. Archie's Funhouse Closing Theme (The Archies - Previously Unreleased)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JDK7WS6/?tag=imwan-20

maser · **Joined:** 26 Mar 2008 **Posts:** 48

I always wondered why nobody had released those unique songs from The Archies animated TV shows. I guess Ron has been sitting on them all this time! :-)

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:37 am

A sample from CD1:

Actorman · **Joined:** 30 Jun 2010 **Posts:** 192

Cover art is by Dan Parent, a long time Archie's Comics artist.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:55 pm

Another sample has been made available:

This is a "Chan Clan" track, but wasn't included in the tracklist from the label's initial solicitation. Awaiting an update.

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Oct 11, 2020 12:52 pm

The pre-order price has dropped by $3.50, down to $18.49:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JDK7WS6/?tag=imwan-20

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

I'm in

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2020 12:23 am

"Kiss The Girl":

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:38 am

Okay, we now have the finalised tracklist in the first post, along with a packshot.

[2020-10-30] Ron Dante "Ron Dante's Funhouse!" 2CD compilation including previously unreleased tracks (Sunset Blvd)

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