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The Searchers - The Pye Anthology 1963-1967 (1967)

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Sweets For My Sweet 2:28
  2. It's All Been A Dream 1:49
  3. Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya 2:05
  4. Alright 2:09
  5. Farmer John 1:59
  6. Love Potion No. 9 2:05
  7. Where Have All The Flowers Gone 2:57
  8. Since You Broke My Heart 2:50
  9. Sugar And Spice 2:16
  10. Saints And Searchers 3:17
  11. Don't You Know 2:03
  12. Listen To Me 2:12
  13. Hungry For Love 2:23
  14. All My Sorrows 3:26
  15. Needles And Pins 2:13
  16. Saturday Night Out 1:45
  17. Don't Throw Your Love Away 2:16
  18. I Pretend I'm With You 1:59
  19. This Empty Place 2:07
  20. I Count The Tears 2:02
  21. Sho' Know A Lot About Love 2:23
  22. Can't Help Forgiving You 2:04
  23. Where Have You Been 2:41
  24. Someday We're Gonna Love Again 1:59
  25. No One Else Could Love Me 2:14
  26. The System 2:34
  27. When You Walk In The Room 2:22
  28. (I'll Be) Missing You 2:05
  29. What Have They Done To The Rain 2:33
  30. This Feeling Inside 1:44
  31. Goodbye My Love 3:00
  32. Till I Met You 2:58
Volume 2
  1. Everybody Come And Clap Your Hands 2:39
  2. If I Could Find Someone 2:10
  3. Magic Potion 2:34
  4. I Don't Want To Go On Without You 3:00
  5. Till You Say You'll Be Mine 2:18
  6. Goodnight Baby 2:17
  7. Bumble Bee 2:14
  8. He's Got No Love 2:36
  9. So Far Away 2:03
  10. When I Get Home 2:11
  11. I'm Never Coming Back 2:02
  12. Take Me For What I'm Worth 2:41
  13. Too Many Miles 2:10
  14. Don't You Know Why 2:39
  15. Each Time 2:47
  16. Be My Baby 3:18
  17. Does She Really Care For Me 2:05
  18. I'm Your Loving Man 2:04
  19. Take It Or Leave It 2:47
  20. Don't Hide Away 2:42
  21. Have You Ever Loved Somebody 2:40
  22. It's Just The Way 2:40
  23. Popcorn Double Feature 2:56
  24. Lovers 2:45
  25. Western Union 2:28
  26. I'll Cry Tomorrow 3:50
  27. Second Hand Dealer 3:45
  28. Crazy Dreams 2:37

Notes

The two-disc collection Pye Anthology: 1963-1967 features nearly everything recorded by one of England's favorite Liverpool outfits during the early '60s (among heavy competition). Formed a few years before the Beatles, in 1957, the Searchers were prime competitors with them for the crown of hardest-working and best band in Liverpool during the early '60s. When they began recording for Pye, in mid-1963, they revealed to the wider British public a taste of infectious energy, tight playing, and smooth harmonies that could be appreciated by every fan of the burgeoning Merseybeat sound. Their first hit, "Sweets for My Sweet" was a sugary song, but it reached number one with no problem, and the band soon began to show they had the power to compete with other "big beat" acts like the Beatles and Dave Clark Five. Also, like many of their counterparts, they recorded solid American R&B covers ("Farmer John," "Love Potion No. 9") and their biggest hits, "Sugar and Spice" and "Needles and Pins," have to be included in any retrospective of the British Invasion. With lineup changes and diminishing interest in Merseybeat by 1966, the Searchers were finished as a chart entity, and "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" from that year was their last hit. Two discs may be a big proposition for even dedicated fans of British rock, but the Searchers recorded many great songs beyond their big hits; their version of "When You Walk in the Room" was arguably even better than Jackie DeShannon's classic.