The title track was an international smash for
the Bobby Fuller Four and certainly their most recognized and popular single.
Fuller's idol was
Buddy Holly, and former
Cricket Sonny Curtis wrote the song that first came out on
the Crickets' 1962 album
In Style with the Crickets. "Let Her Dance" was also a hit and is included.
Chip Taylor wrote "Julie," a Hollywood-esque pounder of infectious proportions. Ten of the 12 songs are
Bobby Fuller Four original compositions. "Only When I Dream" could have been written for
the Everly Brothers, while "A New Shade of Blue" and "Fool of Love" are more moderate ballads that contrast with the upbeat and infectiously danceable quality of the remaining songs. More consistent than
KRLA King of the Wheels,
I Fought the Law is a masterpiece from the mid-'60s and
Fuller's best album released in his lifetime.