Twinkle: Poor Old Johnny (1965)

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Sadly, after the 1965 song "Golden Lights" which charted in the UK at #25, Twinkle's following efforts were largely ignored and by the end of the 1960s she was all but forgotten. This song, "Poor Old Johnny" in 1965, failed to make any impression on the charts.

Billy Joe Royal: Hush (1967)

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"Hush" is a song written by Joe South for Billy Joe Royal. It was a minor hit in 1967, peaking at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billy Joe Royal (born 3 April 1942) is an American singer. Born in Valdosta, Georgia and raised in Marietta, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for the 1965 Top 10 pop hit "Down in the Boondocks," which, along with the singles "I Knew You When" (Top 20, 1965) and "Hush" (1967), were written and produced by Joe South.

Betty Everett & Jerry Butler: Let It Be Me (1964)

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Betty Everett (23 November 1939 - 19 August 2001) was an African-American R&B singer and pianist. She is known for her biggest hit single "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss). Jerry Butler (born Jerry Butler Jr., 8 December 1939) is an American soul singer and songwriter. He is also noted as being the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group, The Impressions, as well as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Betty and Jerry collaborated on the duet "Let It Be Me" in 1964, peaking #5.

The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice (1966)

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"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is the opening track on the 1966 album "Pet Sounds" and one of the most widely recognized songs by the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was composed and produced by Brian Wilson, with lyrics by Tony Asher and Brian Wilson, and the lead vocal was sung by Brian Wilson with Mike Love singing lead vocals on the bridge and the end tag, 'Good night my baby, Sleep tight my baby'. Brian Wilson described the song as "what children everywhere go through. wouldn't it be nice if we were older, or could run away and get married". Wilson was quoted as saying: "Listen for the rockin' accordions and the ethereal guitars in the introduction. Tony and I had visualized a scene. We had a feeling in our hearts, like a vibration. We put it into music, and it found its way onto tape. We really felt good about that record." In a 1996 interview, Wilson stated, "'Wouldn't It Be Nice' was not a real long song, but it's a very 'up' song. It expresses the frustrations of youth, what you can't have, what you really want and you have to wait for it." Wilson also used the title of the song for the title of his autobiography.

The Beach Boys: I Get Around (1963)

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"I Get Around" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for The Beach Boys. The song features Love on lead vocal for the verse, and Wilson for the chorus. It is noteworthy for its back-to-front structure - it starts with a chorus and has two short verses. It was a single which was released in 1964 through Capitol Records; the B-side of the single was "Don't Worry Baby", which itself charted at number 24 in the United States. "I Get Around" was The Beach Boys' first number-one hit song in the United States. The single charted at number seven in the United Kingdom, and was the band's first top ten single there. The song's first album release was on "All Summer Long" in 1964.