The Critters
| The Critters | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| founding | 1964 |
| resolution | late 1970s |
| Last occupation | |
singing |
James Ryan |
Guitar, vocals |
Don Ciccone |
bass |
Kenneth Gorka |
Keyboard |
Christopher Darway |
Drums |
Jack Decker |
The Critters was an American band.
history
The group was founded in New Jersey in 1964 . With the song Mr Dieingly Sad they had their greatest success in the US charts in 1966 and reached number 17, with Younger Girl they reached number 42 in the US charts and number 38 in the UK charts , also in 1966. Don Ciccone later played for the Four Seasons as well as Tommy James & the Shondells .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
|
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| 1966 | Younger girl |
US147 (2 weeks) US |
More albums
- 1968: Touch'N Go With The Critters
- 1969: The Critters
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
|
US
|
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| 1966 | Younger Girl Younger Girl |
UK38 (5 weeks) UK |
US42 (9 weeks) US |
B-side: Gone For Awhile
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| Mr. Dieingly Sad Younger Girl |
- |
US17 (11 weeks) US |
B-side: It Just Won't Be That Way
|
|
| Bad misunderstanding |
- |
US55 (6 weeks) US |
B-side: Forever or No More
|
|
| 1967 | Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me |
- |
US39 (8 weeks) US |
|
More singles
- 1964: Georgianna
- 1965: Children and Flowers / He'll Make You Cry
- 1965: Heart Of Love, Head of Stone
- 1967: Marryin 'Kind of Love
- 1967: Little Girl
- 1967: No One But You
- 1968: Awake In a Dream
- 1968: Touch 'N Go
- 1968: Lisa, But Not The Same
- 1968: A Moment of Being With You
literature
- Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
Web links
- The Critters at Discogs (English)