The Kingsmen's fourth album featured two chart singles, "The Climb" (#65) and "Annie Fanny (#47), plus several Northwest and R&B classics, a cover of the
Beatles' "
A Hard Day's Night" and two Lynn Easton compositions. The album entered the
Billboard Top LPs chart on October 30, 1965, and remained for 17 weeks, peaking at No. 68. The album received mixed reviews and only a two-star rating from
AllMusic where Joe Viglione's review stated, "... it is obvious the band loved classic R&B. Too bad they couldn't inject it into their performances on record. Despite the lack of passion, "The Climb" ranks with "Annie Fanny" as the best two tracks to be found in the grooves of The Kingsmen on Campus." The album's sales and chart tenure were supported by the ongoing controversy over the lyrics of "
Louie Louie" and the Kingsmen's extensive touring schedule. As with earlier albums, crowd noise was dubbed on some tracks to simulate a live performance. The back of the LP jacket featured a collage of college and university pennants emblematic of the Kingsmen's reputation as a "
frat rock" and college concert band. The LP was released in both
mono (WDM 670) and
stereo (WDS 670) versions. International releases included Canada (Reo 682), South Africa (Scepter SLP 6003), and United Kingdom (
Pye International NPL 28068). In 1994
Sundazed and
Bear Family reissued the album on
CD with bonus tracks "
Get Out of My Life Woman", "Don't Say No" and "My Wife Can't Cook", all previously released only as singles, and with crowd noise overdubs removed on all tracks. A reference to the
album cover occurs in the 2003 movie
Old School when the main characters, dressed in
cardigan sweaters, walk down the
Janss Steps located on the
UCLA campus. A parody album,
The Kongsmen on Campus, was released in 2010 on the German label Soundflat Records. ==Track listing==