Count Me In (Gary Lewis & the Playboys song)
1965 single by Gary Lewis & the Playboys
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"Count Me In" is a song written by Glen Hardin and performed by Gary Lewis & the Playboys. It was produced by Snuff Garrett, arranged by Leon Russell,[1] and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] behind "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits.[3] Outside the US, "Count Me In" went to No. 3 in Canada,[4] and No. 49 in Australia in 1965. It was featured on their 1965 album, A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys.[5]
| "Count Me In" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Gary Lewis & the Playboys | ||||
| from the album A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys | ||||
| B-side | "Little Miss Go-Go" | |||
| Released | March 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Songwriter | Glen Hardin | |||
| Producer | Snuff Garrett | |||
| Gary Lewis & the Playboys singles chronology | ||||
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Other versions
- The Lennon Sisters covered the song on their 1967 album “On The Groovy Side.”
- On the 2009 album, Dancing the Whole Way Home by Miss Li, "Bourgeois Shangri-la" largely emulates the syncopated piano/celeste vamp used in the Gary Lewis & the Playboys song.
- The melody was used by the Playboys in an advertisement for Coca-Cola.
