Lovin' Things (song)

"Lovin' Things"
Single by The Marmalade
from the album There’s A Lot Of It About[1]
B-side "Hey Joe"
Released 1968 (1968)
Format 7" single
Recorded CBS Studio New Bond St London
Genre Rock
Label CBS Records
Songwriter(s) Artie Schroeck, Jet Loring
Producer(s) Mike Smith
The Marmalade singles chronology
"Man In A Shop"
(1968)		 "Lovin' Things"
(1968)		 "Wait for Me Mary-Anne"
(1969)

"Man In A Shop"
(1968)		 "Lovin' Things"
(1968)		 "Wait for Me Mary-Anne"
(1969)

"Lovin' Things" is a 1968 song recorded by Scottish group The Marmalade, later covered by The Grass Roots. The song was written by Artie Schroeck and Jet Loring. It was the band's first successful single release, reaching number six on the UK singles chart.[2] Their version was not, however, released in North America.

Grass Roots cover

"Lovin' Things"
Single by The Grass Roots
from the album Lovin' Things
B-side "You and Love Are the Same"
Released February 1969 (1969-02)
Format 7" single
Genre Rock, Psychedelic pop
Label ABC/Dunhill
Songwriter(s) Artie Schroeck, Jet Loring
The Grass Roots singles chronology
"Melody For You"
(1969)		 "Lovin' Things"
(1969)		 "The River is Wide"
(1969)

"Melody For You"
(1969)		 "Lovin' Things"
(1969)		 "The River is Wide"
(1969)

"Lovin' Things" was covered the following year by The Grass Roots. It was the lead single from their album of the same name. The song became a modest hit in both Canada and the United States.

Chart performance

(The Marmalade)

Weekly charts

Chart (1968) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1968) Rank
UK[3] 81

(The Grass Roots)

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report[4] 78
Canada RPM 24
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 49
US Cash Box Top 100[6] 35
US Record World 30

Other cover versions

References

  1. ↑ "The Marmalade - There's A Lot Of It About".
  2. 1 2 Roberts, David (2001). British Hit Singles (14th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 40. ISBN 0-85156-156-X.
  3. ↑ "Top 100 1968 - UK Music Charts".
  4. ↑ "Australian Chart Book". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
  5. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 22, 1969
  7. ↑ "A Portrait of Petula". Allmusic. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
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