In the Midnight Hour number one on the R&B chart in "Billboard" magazine dated August 7, 1965 and crossed over to the Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 reaching number 21: however according to Stax owner Jim Stewart the domestic sales total of the single in its original release was a moderate 300,000 units. However "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett has become an iconic R&B track, placing at number 134 on "Rolling Stone"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time, Wilson Pickett's first of two entries on the list (the other being "Mustang Sally" at number 434). It is also
Raw 'n' Alive at the Cellar, Chicago 1966! had initially come to national prominence in early-1966, when their less-risqué interpretation of Them's "Gloria" reached number 10 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 and number eight on Canada's "RPM" magazine charts. Further successes followed with the band releasing their debut album, "Gloria", and reaching the Top 40 for the second time with a cover version of Bo Diddley's song "Oh Yeah". Throughout the first half of 1966, the band enjoyed tremendous popularity among teenage rock fans and their music received widespread airplay on Top 40 radio. In the latter half of 1966, the Shadow of Knight's second album, "Back