The 'In' Crowd (song)

"The ‘In’ Crowd" is a 1964[3] song written by Billy Page[3] and arranged by his brother Gene that was originally performed by Dobie Gray on his album Dobie Gray Sings for "In" Crowders That Go "Go-Go". The song appeared on an episode of Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember featuring the last week of November 1964, the month that Gray's rendition was released.

"The 'In' Crowd"
Single by Dobie Gray
from the album Dobie Gray Sings for "In" Crowders That Go "Go-Go"
B-side"Be a Man"
ReleasedNovember 1964[1]
Recorded1964
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:35
LabelCharger
Songwriter(s)Billy Page
Producer(s)Fred Darian
Dobie Gray singles chronology
"Look at Me"
(1963)		 "The 'In' Crowd"
(1964)		 "See You at the Go-Go"
(1965)
"The 'In' Crowd"
Single by Ramsey Lewis Trio
from the album The In Crowd
ReleasedJune 1965[2]
RecordedMay 1965, Bohemian Caverns, Washington, D.C.
Length3:00
LabelArgo
Songwriter(s)Billy Page
Producer(s)Esmond Edwards

Chart performance

In the US, Gray's powerful Motown-like version, complete with brass section, reached #11 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart[4] and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 20 February 1965.[5] Outside the US, "The 'In" Crowd" went to #25 in the UK.[6] Gray's Shindig! performance of the song aired on 10 March 1965.[7]

Ramsey Lewis instrumental versions

The Ramsey Lewis Trio recorded an instrumental version of the tune later that same year. Their jazzy take, recorded live at Bohemian Caverns, a Washington, D.C., night club, reached #5 on the Hot 100 on 9 October 1965,[8] as well as peaking at #2 for three weeks on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.[9]

Other versions
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References
  1. "The 'In' Crowd / Be A Man - Dobie Gray". 45cat. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  2. "The 'In' Crowd / Since I Fell For You - Ramsey Lewis Trio". 45cat. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  3. "Second Hand Songs - Recording: The 'In' Crowd - Dobie Gray". Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 236.
  5. "The Hot 100: Week of February 20, 1965". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. "Drift Away and In Crowd singer Dobie Gray dies at 71". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  7. "Shindig! Show 27: March 10, 1965 - Beau Brummels, Tony Bennett, The Drifters, Aretha Franklin, Dobie Gray, Mickey Rooney Jr". tv.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  8. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1965-10-09
  9. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 348.
  10. https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/06/crawdaddy-classics-the-new-sounds-the-mamas-and-th.html
  11. "UK Charts - Bryan Ferry". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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