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The Lovin' Spoonful: Greatest Hits

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Label: Buddha Records
Released: 2000.02.22
Time:
 67:26
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *****..... (5/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.lovinspoonful.com
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Purchase date: 2010.05.10
Price in €: 2,00





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[1] Do You Believe in Magic? (Sebastian) - 2:08
[2] You Didn't Have to Be So Nice (Boone/Sebastian) - 2:29
[3] Daydream (Sebastian) - 2:21
[4] You Baby (Mann/Spector/Weil) - 2:56
[5] Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind? (Sebastian) - 2:01
[6] Wild About My Lovin' (Traditional) - 2:37
[7] Younger Girl (Sebastian) - 2:20
[8] On the Road Again (Sebastian) - 1:52
[9] Didn't Want to Have to Do It (Sebastian) - 2:39
[10] Jug Band Music (Sebastian) - 2:53
[11] Summer in the City (Boone/Sebastian/Sebastian) - 2:43
[12] Rain on the Roof (Sebastian) - 2:13
[13] Pow! [Theme from What's Up Tiger Lily?] (Boone/Butler/Sebastian/Yanovsky) - 2:27
[14] Nashville Cats (Sebastian) - 2:36
[15] Lovin' You (Sebastian) - 2:29
[16] Darlin' Companion (Sebastian) - 2:22
[17] Coconut Grove (Sebastian/Yanovsky) - 2:44
[18] Full Measure (Boone/Sebastian) - 2:42
[19] Darling Be Home Soon (Boone/Sebastian) - 3:36
[20] Lonely (Amy's Theme) - (Sebastian) - 3:23
[21] You're a Big Boy Now (Boone/Butler/Sebastian/Yanovsky) - 2:32
[22] Six O'Clock (Sebastian) - 2:43
[23] She Is Still a Mystery (Sebastian) - 3:01
[24] Money (Sebastian) - 1:56
[25] Younger Generation (Sebastian) - 2:42
[26] Never Going Back (Stewart) - 2:50

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John Benson Sebastian - Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica, Producer
Zalman "Zal" Yanovsky - Guitars, Producer (1965-67)
Jerry Yester - Guitars, Producer (1967-69)
John Campbell Butler - Drums, Percussion, Producer
John Stephen Boone - Bass, Producer

Eric Jacobsen - Producer
Chip Douglas - Producer
Joe Wissert - Producer
Jack Lewis - Producer
Rob Santos - Compilation Producer
Joe Butler - Production Assistant
John Sebastian - Production Assistant
Steve "Syco Steve" Williams - Production Assistant
Frank Ursoleo - Production Assistant
Bob Irwin - Digitally Remastering
Ben Edmonds - Liner Note
Henry Diltz - Photography
Don Paulsen - Photography
David Kessler - Design

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2000 CD Buddha Records 99716

The Lovin' Spoonful was one of the very first bands to takepart in the folk-rock boom of the mid-1960s, creating something of an East Coast equivalent to the Byrds' seminal L.A. jangle. The original group's lineup was regrettably short-lived, all their classic material getting released on Buddha records, so the label's definitive GREATEST HITS collection presented none of the usual cross-licensing difficulties. All the highlights of the Spoonful's '60s discography are here - the airy, transcendent pop of the jubilant "Do You Believe in Magic" and the almost Association-like "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice", the tougher rock sound of "Summer in the City", the romantic ballad "Darling Be Home Soon", and more. The rootsier side of the ensemble can be heard as well, on the likes of "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" and "Jug Band Music". Led by John Sebastian's mellifluous voice andgraceful songwriting and Zal Yanovsky's chiming guitar, theSpoonful turned out some of the most memorable singles of the '60s, and they're all right here.

Recorded from 1965-1968. Originally released on Kama Sutra. Includes liner notes by Ben Edmonds.

Digitally remastered by Bob Irwin (Sundazed Studios, Coxsackie, New York).



Although it sports the same amount of tracks (26) as Rhino's 1993 Anthology, up to now the last word in comprehensive Spoonful compilations, the 2000 issue of the umpteenth collection from this short-lived '60s band gets the nod over all others. Taken from the original first-generation masters, apparently for the first time, the sound quality - with a crispness and definition previously unheard - and even track selection, is the finest yet. "On the Road Again," "Wild About My Lovin'," and "Darlin' Companion," all excellent tunes representative of the Spoonful's good-time folksy/jugband style that were omitted from the Rhino set, are included, further reinforcing this as the last word in single-disc anthologies from this legendary band. What's startling is how many great songs the group recorded in such a short time span. The majority of the tracks were released within a two-year period from 1965-1967, almost all springing from the pen of John Sebastian who also took lead vocals on all the hits. The band was a textbook example of compressed quality, with only three tracks here breaking the three-minute barrier, and many clocking in at just under two. Which means there still could be an even more definitive compilation created by adding five more songs and extending the running time to the 77-minute CD maximum. Until then, this is the Lovin' Spoonful disc to own.

Hal Horowitz - All Music Guide


Entertainment Weekly (3/10/00, p.71) - "...a generous 26-track compilation, main man John Sebastian's knack for the indelible melody is writ large...and the band's unique folk-country-pop hybrid still sounds astonishingly fresh..." - Rating: A-


Q (7/00, pp.131-3) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A timely reminder of the amazing diversity and sheer quality of [their] output over 4 studio albums in an amazing 3-year period....exhilarating..."


It sometimes feels as though the Lovin' Spoonful have been reduced to a footnote in the history of rock & roll. Yet few of their contemporaries could match the likes of "Daydream," "Summer in the City," and the transcendent "Do You Believe in Magic?" - a song that can still turn January into June. Legend has it that the Spoonful auditioned for The Monkees, and they'd have been good in those roles, having the right candy-sweet sound and a warm humor in constant evidence. But it wouldn't have lasted: lead songwriter John Sebastian was too willful and idiosyncratic, coming on like an American Ray Davies on songs such as "Younger Generation," a prescient meditation on the hippie generation's future parental dilemmas. Greatest Hits is a fine 26-song introduction to a perennially underrated band.

Taylor Parkes - Amazon.com
 

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