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Rating: - An eclectic mix of songs from The Wonder Years
Volume 3 of The Wonder Years collection, Cruisin', features a sometime eclectic mix of songs that are fun and unique and thereby, so the thinking goes, perfect candidates for the type of music Kevin and Winnie might have listened to as they cruised the streets of their suburban landscape of their teens. Heck, it's still fun to cruise around to songs such as Judy in Disguise today. These songs are best enjoyed in moderation, as too many listens to tracks such as The New Vaudeville Band's Winchester Cathedral, the Chordettes' Never On Sunday, Edwin Starr's War, The Cowsills' Hair, and Steam's Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye can become somewhat annoying over time. Wake Up Little Susie, made famous by The Everly Brothers, doesn't really fit into this collection in my opinion because it is a great song that I could never grow tired of hearing. My favorite song on this CD, though, has to be Judy in Disguise by John Fred and His Playboy Band; it is truly one of the classics that speaks volumes of the era in which it was written and performed.

The two Snuffy Walden compositions included on this CD are beautiful, but more significant Walden pieces can be found on the other four volumes in the Wonder Years collection. Only two of these tracks really evoke vivid Wonder Years memories for me. Never On Sunday goes back to episode 23, "How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation," which fans will recognize as the very important season one finale. Blue Cheer's Summertime Blues is significant for its inclusion in episode 114 "Summer," which was the next to last episode of the show.

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