 As a baby boomer, I can tell you that one of the bands that helped form my musical taste since 1967 was The Buckinghams. From the obvious smash - "Kind of a Drag" to their big AM Radio hits like "Don't You Care" - "Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)" and "Susan" this band always had a "Sunshine Pop" appeal. But to fans like me, their music went a lot deeper as their album tracks unfolded. It's no overstatement to say that I have memorized all of the lyrics to every song on every album. And the production on their 2nd & 3rd albums ("Time & Charges" and "Portraits" respectively) in the hands of the man who made Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears (the second LP) sound the way they did, James William Guercio, only drove the music of The Buckinghms deeper into my brain. It is my consumate pleasure to bring you not just the music of one of my favorite bands of all time but the solo music of Buckinghams co-founder, Carl Giammarese and the music of the Tufano-Giammarese Band - the 3 albums that came after The Buckinghams. Get ready for a feast of 60's and 70's music. Dean Sciarra - ItsAboutMusic.com _________________________________________________ In 1967-68, the dam burst for Chicago's Buckinghams, and the airwaves were awash with that wonderful sound: heartfelt vocals riding over lush horn arrangements. By year's end, Dennis Tufano, Carl Giammarese and company had scored major hits with "Don't You Care," "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," "Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)," "Susan," "Back In Love Again" and more. In rapid order, the group released three Columbia albums: Time & Charges, Portraits, and In One Ear And Gone Tomorrow, jam-packed with Top 40 radio smashes and much, much more. In 1967 Billboard Magazine declared that The Buckinghams were the most popular band in the world!   (presented in widesceen on DVD) Watch the live video of "Don't You Care" Windows Media Required Windows Media Required Watch the live video of "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It is" and "Make Me Smile" (from the tribute to "Chicago" Windows Media Required |
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Recorded LIVE at the Star Plaza in 2009, this is the definitive LIVE widescreen performance by The Buckinghams featuring a special appearance by Jim Peterik of The Ides Of March & Survivor and a fabulous tribute to the band "Chicago" with the the tunes "Beginnings" (as the outro of "C'mon Home") and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" and "Make Me Smile." They do all your favorite hits and then some. You Buckinghams fans asked for this - and here it is! This DVD comes with a bonus CD of the performance which is not sold separately but you can download the music - see below. Play Hey Baby, They're Playing Our Song Play C'mon Home (Beginnings) Play Make Me Smile Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Lawdy Miss Claudy 2. Don’t You Care 3. You Misunderstand Me 4. I’ll Go Crazy 5. We Were Living a Dream 6. Time Won’t Let Me 7. Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song) 8. Reaching Back 9. C’mon Home (”Beginnings”) 10. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 11. Make Me Smile 12. Worst That Could Happen 13. Susan 14. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 15. Expressway To Your Heart 16. Domino 17. Kind Of A Drag 18. Dance to the Music-Higher (featuring Jim Peterik of Ides Of March & Survivor) 
and DVD | | Whoever may have thought that the first album was a fluke with one hit and that no more would come of The Buckinghams was completely wrong as proven by this collection of smashes from beginning to end. Play Don't You Care Play Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Don't You Care 2. Pitied Be the Dragon Hunter 3. And Our Love 4. Why Don't You Love Me 5. You Are Gone 6. I'll Be Back 7. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 8. Remember 9. The Married Life 10. Foreign Policy
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"So if 'Time & Charges' wasn't enough to prove that The Buckinghams were for real, they came up with this, the finest pop-rock '60s album of all time (in my humble opinion, that is). If I had to go to a desert island for the rest of my life, this is the first album I would grab. Perfection from first to last track." - Dean Sciarra - ItsAboutMusic.com Play C'mon Home Play Susan Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. C'mon Home 2. I Love All of the Girls 3. We Just Know 4. We Just Know -Reprise 5. Inside Looking Out 6. Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) 7. Susan 8. The Mail 9. Big Business Advisor 10. Have You Noticed You're Alive 11. Just Because I've Fallen Down 12. Any Place in Here 13. Any Place in Here - Reprise
Available on CD at Amazon.com | | I've always wondered why bands from the sixties and seventies had to change their sound when it was obvious that their fans loved what they had already done. So why not keep it going? The Buckinghams have released a new album that picks up right where they left off in 1970. Welcome back, my friends! Play I'll Never Say Goodbye Play We Were Living a Dream Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Reaching Back (Intro) 2. I'll Never Say Goodbye 3. We Were Living a Dream 4. Love Is You 5. The Autumn of My Life 6. No Way To Know 7. Here We Are (Intro) 8. Here We Are 9. You Misunderstand Me 10. Reaching Back Bonus Tracks - New Recordings 11. Kind of a Drag 12. Don't You Care 13. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 14. Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song 15. Susan
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In 1967, the Buckinghams laid waste to the Billboard charts with their mega-hit, "Kind Of A Drag." At last, Sundazed presents the group's first album from '66. Along with their launchpad hit and the complete U.S.A.-label stereo album, we've added a single-only side and the group's lengthy fuzz-fest rave-up version of "I'm A Man," (which was included on only a mere handful of early vinyl pressings), a vintage radio spot, original and new notes, vintage photos/posters/handbill repros and more! Play Kind of a Drag Play Lawdy Miss Claudy Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. I'll Go Crazy 2. Don't Want To Cry 3. Virginia Wolf 4. Beginner's Love 5. Sweets For My Sweet 6. I've Been Wrong 7. I Call Your Name 8. Makin' Up & Breakin' Up 9. You Make Me Feel So Good 10. Summertime 11. Love Ain't Enough 12. Kind Of A Drag 13. Lawdy Miss Claudy* 14. I'm A Man* Purchase this CD from Sundazed | | Although recorded in 1969 this album was the first release by The Buckinghams in 1970. By now, their relationship with producer, James William Guercio had pretty much ended while he was off producing Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears but the masterful songs survived and made this an album to cherish with songs like "Back in Love Again," "Can I Get a Witness," "Can't Find the Word" and more. Includes 9 bonus tracks that are worth the price alone. Play Back in Love Again Play What Is Love Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Back In Love Again 2. Simplicity 3. Can I Get A Witness 4. Our Wrong To Be Right 5. Can't Find The Word 6. Song Of The Breeze 7. What Is Love 8. I Know I Think 9. Till The Sun Doesn't Shine 10. Are You There 11. Time Of My Life BONUS TRACKS: 13. You Misunderstand Me 14. Where Did You Come From 15. This Is How Much I Love You 16. It's A Beautiful Day (For Lovin') 17. Difference Of Opinion 18. I Got A Feelin' 19. It Took Forever 20. You 21. I Just Don't Know How To Say Goodbye (previously unissued) Available on CD at Amazon.com |
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Play Back in Love Again Play Don't You Care Play I'll Go Crazy Play Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Play Susan Play Kind of a Drag Songs on this album are: Back in Love Again Don't You Care Good Lovin' I'll Go Crazy Hey Baby(They're Playin' Our Song) Gimme Some Lovin' I Knew You When Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Expressway (To Your Heart) Domino When a Man Loves a Woman The Letter Susan Kind of a Drag Purchase from The Buckinghams' web site Price includes shipping. | | "Trying Not To Fade" is a labor of love. At the beginning it wasn't even meant to be an album, but the more I got involved in recording, the more it came together. Before I knew it, I had eleven songs that I had laid down. It's a collection that is very special to me. The songs are very straightforward and personal. They reflect everyday experiences in which I am sure everyone can relate. - Carl Giammarese Play Trying Not to Fade Play Still Searching Play Another Moment Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. For Only You 2. Sorry 3. Trying Not to Fade 4. How Long (Can We Be Still) 5. Still Searching 6. An Angel 7. Another Moment 8. Now That She's Gone 9. Geographical Breakup 10. I Can't Say No 11. Oh Lord (Make Me More Like You) |
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In this very special Christmas album The Buckinghams transform timeless impressions into a tapestry of Christmas music both new and old. Included is a lustrous garland of familiar melodies and those newly written are sure to quickly be added to your list of Christmas favorites! Play Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Play I'll Make Time For Christmas Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Christmas Twelve Months A Year 2. Have A Little Faith 3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 4. I'll Be Home For Christmas 5. Oh The Joy Of Christmas 6. White Christmas 7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 8. Jingle Bell Rock 9. I'll Make Time For Christmas | ||
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| About The Buckinghams
America has rediscovered The Buckinghams, like opening a time capsule from 40 years ago and finding everything special you placed there with care, just like it was 1968 all over again. Carl Giammarese and Nick Fortuna take you down memory lane once again to the heyday when your greatest worry was whether you had a Saturday night date and what to wear. With rock n’ roll anthems like “Don’t You Care,” “Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song,” and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” you can go back in time. When you hear the familiar Chicago horn sound they made famous on the opening bars of “Kind of a Drag,” their number one chart-topping hit, you remember why Billboard magazine named The Buckinghams “The Most Listened to Band in America” in 1967. Columbia Records was the home for most of the band’s hits, and “Time and Charges,” “Portraits,” and “In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow” are among many prized possessions of America’s youth, now gently matured. Still looking better than ever, Giammarese and Fortuna inspire us that “60 is the new 40,” as they have more energy than ever in concert, fueled by their passion for performing that makes you get off your chair and just dance the night away. Forty years ago, as Carl was on lead guitar and Nick was on bass, Dennis Tufano sang vocals and Marty Grebb played keyboards, sax, and sang, while John Poulos brought his trademark energy to the drums. For the past 30 years, The Buckinghams have been united without personnel changes, a remarkable achievement for any band. Carl Giammarese, original lead guitar/vocals, adds dazzling lead vocals to shining lead guitar riffs. Giammarese continues to hold audiences spellbound on all the hits, pouring his heart and soul into audience favorites from the 60s including “When a Man Loves a Woman,” and “I Knew You When.” Nick Fortuna, original bass guitar/vocals adds pulsating bass rhythms and contributes smooth vocal harmonies on the hits, then takes a drive on the “Expressway to Your Heart,” and does an unforgettable version of “Domino” that makes those 60s memories come alive. Joining founding members Giammarese and Fortuna are Tom Scheckel pounding out resounding beats on his monster drums, Bob Abrams adding strong tenor vocals to songs like “I’ll Go Crazy,” along with his signature guitar playing, and Bruce Soboroff blending harmony and background vocals in the swells of the orchestra found in his keyboards. It sounds as good today as it did back when you first heard the hits. Then and now, you love The Buckinghams. Fans first watched them on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand,” and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.” Through the years, fans saw them on tour with Gene Pitney, The Beach Boys, Sonny and Cher, Tom Jones, and Neil Diamond. Later, the newly reunited Buckinghams were part of the “Happy Together Tour,” one of the 10 top grossing tours of 1985. In 2001, The Buckinghams were favorites on the Solid Gold 60s tour, along with Tommy James and the Shondells, Herman’s Hermits featuring Peter Noone, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, and The Grass Roots. Today, The Buckinghams continue touring the country, whether festival, arena, casino, or corporate event. Their song list always includes their 8 chart-topping hits, plus depending on the venue, can include: Three Dog Night, Chicago, a Beatles medley, Motown favorites, or new songs from their latest CD, “Reaching Back.” This CD features studio recordings of their 5 biggest hits, and 8 new songs, written by Giammarese in that trademark Chicago horn style, dedicated to the fans who keep The Buckinghams’ music live and well. You’re never too old to be young again, and with the high-energy sound and inspired performances by The Buckinghams, you will soon be singing “I’ll Never Say Goodbye” right along with them. They’ve never forgotten their Chicago roots, but the group formerly known as “The Royalty of Rock and Roll” has grown up into one of America’s treasured 60s groups. Join them in concert today, where the audience still sings, “I love you, yes I do, I do,” as the background vocals to “Susan” and “oooh, my, my, my, my, baby” on “Don’t You Care,” They won’t have any “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” on you if you don’t know the background vocals to “Kind of a Drag.” You’ll just have to hear them for yourself and try again. Hey Baby, they’re (still) playing your song; ladies and gentlemen, The Buckinghams! Visit The Buckinghams Web Site |