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Shape Fitness Music: Walk, Vol. 1: 60s Hits

Various Artists
1 disc

1. It's All Right - The Impressions
2. Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
3. Way You Do the Things You Do, The - The Temptations
4. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - The Pioneers
5. Bend Me Shape Me - The American Breed
6. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
7. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
8. Sherry - The Four Seasons
9. California Girls - The Beach Boys
10. Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) - Betty Everett
11. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
12. Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 5039
Credits

Producer Forrest Haller
Engineer
Shape magazine organized the Fitness Music series with the intention of providing the perfect music for 60-minute workouts. Each tape is designed for nonstop workouts, so the music is non-stop -- each song is segued together -- and vaguely mirrors a workout, with warm-up and cool-down sections to the music. The liner notes also included a number of fitness tips, as well as a BPM chart. Musically, the tapes each follow a particular style. In the case of Walk 1, the music is all classic soul, R&B and pop-rock from the '50s and '60s. Among the featured songs are the Impressions' "It's All Right," Jackie DeShannon's "Needles & Pins," the Beach Boys' "Do It Again," the Everly Brothers' "When Will I Be Loved," Sam & Dave's "I Thank You," Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me," Dion's "Ruby Baby" and Major Lance's "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um." It's a solid selection of tunes, and they help make Shape: Walk 1 a successful exercise tape. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine