Instant Party! isn't very highly regarded as an Everly Brothers album, for the good reason that it showed the Everlys stepping outside of their rock & roll personas.
Apart from the crisply played and sung opening track, "Step It Up and Go" -- which had been suggested by Ike Everly -- and a few minor bright spots such as "True Love" and "Ground Hawg" (another Ike Everly-spawned track), the material was pretty dire, confined almost entirely to the pop standards of another era, including such chestnuts as "Bye Bye Blackbird," "Autumn Leaves," and "Oh! My Pa-Pa." It was sung well enough, and much of the playing was impeccable, but also, apart from three exceptions, incredibly boring, something the Everlys had never been before.
Instant Party! marked a low point in their artistic fortunes yet, ironically, even as they were delivering it to Warner Bros., the Everlys were recording singles such as "Crying in the Rain," which represented their sound and their work far better.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step It Up and GoJimmy Howard | The Everly Brothers | Play | 01:59 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 2 | JezebelWayne Shanklin | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | True LoveCole Porter | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 4 | Bye, Bye Blackbird | The Everly Brothers | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | When It's Night-Time in Italy It's Wednesday Over Here | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 6 | Trouble in MindRichard M. Jones | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | Autumn LeavesJacques Prévert | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Long Lost John | The Everly Brothers | Play | 01:51 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 9 | The Party's Over | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 10 | Ground Hawg | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 11 | Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) | The Everly Brothers | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 25 mins | 59 MB | |||||
| 25 mins | 160 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Everly Brothers | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Jimmy Howard | Composer |
| 3 | Richard M. Jones | Composer |
| 4 | Bob Merrill | Composer |
| 5 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 6 | Jacques Prévert | Composer |
| 7 | Wayne Shanklin | Composer |
| 8 | Richie Unterberger | Liner Notes |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |