Groovin' (album)

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Groovin'
Groovin' cover
Studio album by The Young Rascals
Released July 31, 1967
Recorded December 28, 1966 - June 22, 1967
Genre Rock
Label Atlantic Records
The Young Rascals chronology
Collections
(1967)		 Groovin'
(1967)		 Once Upon A Dream
(1968)

Groovin' is the third album by rock band The Young Rascals. The album was released on July 31, 1967 and rose to #5 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.

The front cover designed was originated (but not illustrated) by the Rascals' drummer Dino Danelli. Affixed to the front cover was one of two stickers indicating: "THIS LP HAS THE BIG HIT", followed by either "How Can I Be Sure" (as shown in the cover photo on the right) or "A Girl Like You" as both tracks climbed into the Top 10.

This was the group's last album as "The Young Rascals". "Young" was dropped just before the release of their next album, Once Upon A Dream (in which its lone single, "It's Wonderful" would be the last "Young Rascals" single)


Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs are written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, except where otherwise indicated.

[edit] Side One

  1. "A Girl Like You" – 2:51 - Lead Vocals: Felix
  2. "Find Somebody" – 3:48 - Lead Vocals: Eddie
  3. "I'm So Happy Now" (Gene Cornish) – 2:50 - Lead Vocals: Gene
  4. "Sueño" – 2:48 - Lead Vocals: Felix
  5. "How Can I Be Sure" – 2:56 - Lead Vocals: Eddie

[edit] Side Two

  1. "Groovin'" – 2:33 - Lead Vocals: Felix
  2. "If You Knew" – 3:04 - Lead Vocals: Eddie & Felix
  3. "I Don't Love You Anymore" (Gene Cornish) – 3:09 - Lead Vocals: Gene
  4. "You Better Run" – 2:28 - Lead Vocals: Felix
  5. "A Place In The Sun" (Ronald Miller/Brian Wells) – 4:52 - Lead Vocals: Eddie
  6. "It's Love" – 3:15 - Lead Vocals - Felix

Note that "If You Knew," upon its initial 1966 release as the "B" side of the single "(I've Been) Lonely Too Long," was jointly credited to all the Rascals' members; the writing credit was changed upon this album's release.

[edit] Singles

  • "Groovin'" / "Sueño" (March 27, 1967) US: #1, UK: #8
  • "A Girl Like You" / "It's Love" (July 3, 1967) US: #10
  • "Groovin' (Italian version)" / "Groovin' (Spanish version)" (July 17, 1967; these remixes do not appear on the album)
  • "How Can I Be Sure" / "I'm So Happy Now" (August 28, 1967) US: #4
The Rascals
Discography
The Young Rascals: The Young Rascals (1966) | Collections (1967) | Groovin' (1967)
The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream (1968) | Freedom Suite (1969) | See (1970) | Search and Nearness (1971) | Peaceful World (1971) | The Island of Real (1972)