Them

Parrot Records, an imprint of London Records, which, in turn, was the U.S. division of Decca Records in the U.K., was prompted to release a Them album in the early summer of 1965, when the group's third single, "Here Comes the Night," became a Number 24 hit. Its earlier single, "Gloria," had only gotten to Number 93 (it would re-chart in 1966 and get to Number 71, but be bested by a Top Ten cover by The Shadows of "Gloria."). "Parrot" took Decca's 14-track LP Them, deleted five tracks -- "Just a Little Bit," "If I Gave My Love a Diamond," "You Just Can't Win," "Bright Lights, Big City," and ""My Little Baby" -- and added three others -- "Here Comes the Night," "One Two Brown Eyes" (the Van Morrison-penned B-side of Them's first single, "Don't Start Crying Now"), and "One More Time." The resulting 11-track LP (released in mono, and in reprocessed stereo) contained all three of Them's U.S. chart hits, ("Gloria," "Here Comes the Night," and "Mystic Eyes"), five other Van Morrison compositions, and such strong R&B performances as "Don't Look Back" and "Route 66," making it, arguably, a stronger release than the U.K. version. Nevertheless, it is now out of print, and the version you will find on CD is the 14-track U.K. release without "Here Comes the Night," released in the U.S. in 1988. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide