The Compton Brothers
{{Short description|American musical duo}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Compton Brothers
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| origin = St. Louis, Missouri
| genre = Country
| years_active = 1965–1975
| associated_acts = The Coasters
| past_members = Bill Compton
Harry Compton
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The Compton Brothers was a duo consisting of brothers Bill and Harry Compton. The group won a talent contest in 1965 sponsored by Columbia Records.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=101|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} Between 1966 and 1975, they recorded for Dot Records, charting in the top 20 of the Hot Country Songs charts with covers of Jumpin' Gene Simmons' "Haunted House" and The Coasters' "Charlie Brown". The band released three albums for Dot.{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|title=The encyclopedia of popular music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8gkKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22on+top+of+the+compton+brothers%22 |year=2000|page=507|isbn=9780195313734}}
Discography
=Albums=
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| rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |
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| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="65"| US Country |
| scope="row"| Off The Top Of The Compton Brothers
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| — |
| scope="row"| Haunted House/Charlie Brown
|
| 28 |
| scope="row"| Yellow River
|
| — |
=Singles=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:29em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart |
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! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| CAN Country{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=4n7visnijrg0i1664mbr21gm34&q1=compton+brothers&q2=&interval=20|title=Search results for Compton Brothers|work=RPM|accessdate=12 December 2011}} |
| 1965
! scope="row"| "Still Away" | — | — |
| rowspan=2|1966
! scope="row"| "Country Music" | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Pickin' Up the Mail"
| 61 | — |
| 1967
! scope="row"| "If It's All the Same to You" | — | — |
| rowspan=3|1968
! scope="row"| "Honey" | 64 | — |
| scope="row"| "Two Little Hearts"
| 75 | — |
| scope="row"| "Everybody Needs Somebody"
| 62 | — |
| rowspan=2|1969
! scope="row"| "Step Up Walk With Me" | 23 | — |
| scope="row"| "Haunted House"
| 11 | 3 |
| rowspan=3|1970
! scope="row"| "Charlie Brown" | 16 | 10 |
| scope="row"| "That Ain't No Stuff"
| 61 | — |
| scope="row"| "Nadine"
| — | — |
| rowspan=2|1971
! scope="row"| "Pine Grove" | 65 | — |
| scope="row"| "May Old Acquaintance Be Forgot (Before I Lose My Mind)"
| 62 | — |
| rowspan=2|1972
! scope="row"| "Yellow River" | 49 | — |
| scope="row"| "Claudette"
| 41 | — |
| rowspan=2|1973
! scope="row"| "Some of Shelly's Blues" | — | — |
| scope="row"| "California Blues (Blue Yodel No. 4)"
| 65 | — |
| 1974
! scope="row"| "Secret Memories" | — | — |
| rowspan=2|1975
! scope="row"| "Cat's in the Cradle" | 97 | — |
| scope="row"| "My Music"
| 95 | — |