Let's Live for Today (album)

Let's Live for Today
Studio album by The Grass Roots
Released	July 1967
Genre	Folk rock, psychedelic pop[1]
Length	32:36
Label	Dunhill
Producer	P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri
The Grass Roots chronology
Where Were You When I Needed You (1966) Let's Live for Today (1967) Feelings (1968)

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Let's Live for Today is the second studio album by The Grass Roots. A new group was brought in for this album which included Creed Bratton, Rick Coonce, Warren Entner and Rob Grill. Released in 1967, it features their first top-ten hit by the same name, "Let's Live for Today". The bulk of the compositions are by the group creators Sloan and Barri but the new group was allowed to compose four songs and given some input in the studio instrumentation. The other A and B side singles released were "Depressed Feeling" (Non-LP B-Side of "Let's Live For Today"), "Things I Should Have Said" b/w "Tip of My Tongue", and "Wake Up, Wake Up" b/w "No Exit". The album charted at #75.^[3]

Songs

The songs featured unique touches by arranger Jimmie Haskell. The songs reflected a new psychedelic direction for the group and a two part harmony of the primary vocalists Entner and Grill. The band was allowed some input of their compositions and instrumentation in the recordings. The charting success of the singles and the album released, led to greater confidence in the new group's contributions by Dunhill. This led to even more input and a heavier direction in their psychedelic music for their next album titled Feelings.^[4]

Artwork, packaging

The original release of Let's Live For Today is on Dunhill ABC as mono or stereo. The front cover designed by Philip Schwartz.

Track listing

All songs written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri except as noted.

1. "Things I Should Have Said" – 2:30
2. "Wake Up, Wake Up" – 2:50
3. "Tip of My Tongue" – 2:29
4. "Is It Any Wonder" – 2:42
5. "Let's Live for Today" (Michael Julian, Ivan Mogull, David "Shel" Shapiro) – 2:49
6. "Beatin' Round the Bush" (Entner, Bratton) – 2:30
7. "Out of Touch" – 2:50
8. "Won't You See Me" (Entner) – 2:56
9. "Where Were You When I Needed You" – 2:59
10. "No Exit" (Entner, Grill, Bratton) – 2:34
11. "This Precious Time" - 3:01
12. "House of Stone" (Bratton) - 2:40

Personnel

• Rob Grill – vocals, bass, composer
• Warren Entner – guitar, organ, vocals, composer
• Rick Coonce – drums, percussion
• Steve Barri – producer, composer
• Phil Kaye – engineer
• Chuck Britz – engineer
• P. F. Sloan – producer, composer
• Creed Bratton – guitar, vocals, composer
• Jimmie Haskell – arrangements
• Sid Feller – arrangements
• Session musicians – various instruments

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