The Lovin' Spoonful Anthology
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| Compilation album by The Lovin' Spoonful | ||||
| Released | January 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1965-September 1969 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 68:37 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| The Lovin' Spoonful chronology | ||||
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The Lovin' Spoonful Anthology is a compilation album by the folk rock group The Lovin' Spoonful, released in 1990.
The Lovin' Spoonful Anthology focuses mainly on The Lovin' Spoonful's 1965-1966 releases with a few obscure tracks such as "Pow!" from their What's Up, Tiger Lily? soundtrack and "Good Time Music", an early song found on a label sampler. All the band's biggest hits are included as well as a booklet with comments about the songs from John Sebastian.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
In his Allmusic review, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote "Unquestionably the finest collection of a major band that did much to launch American folk-rock in the mid-'60s. Anthology jams 26 cuts onto a single CD, including all of their hits and some of their strongest album tracks, drawing mostly from their 1965-1966 prime."[1]
Track listing
- "Good Time Music" (John Sebastian) – 3:06
- "Do You Believe In Magic" (Sebastian) – 2:04
- "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" (Steve Boone, Sebastian) – 2:31
- "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (Sebastian) – 1:58
- "You Baby" (Mann, Phil Spector, Weil) – 2:55
- "Younger Girl" (Sebastian) – 2:19
- "Fishin' Blues" Traditional– 2:00
- "Daydream" (Sebastian) – 2:18
- "Jug Band Music" (Sebastian) – 2:51
- "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" (Sebastian) – 2:36
- "Summer in the City" (Boone, Sebastian, Mark Sebastian) – 2:39
- "Pow!" (Boone, Joe Butler, Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky) – 2:28
- "Rain on the Roof" (Sebastian) – 2:11
- "Nashville Cats" (Sebastian) – 2:34
- "Full Measure" (Boone, Sebastian) – 2:40
- "Lovin' You" (Sebastian) – 2:28
- "Coconut Grove" (Sebastian, Yanovsky) – 2:42
- "Darling Be Home Soon" (Boone, Sebastian) – 3:31
- "You're a Big Boy Now" (Boone, Butler, Sebastian) – 2:38
- "Lonely (Amy's Theme" (Sebastian) – 3:19
- "Six O'Clock" (Sebastian) – 2:41
- "She Is Still a Mystery" (Sebastian) – 3:02
- "Money" (Sebastian) – 1:54
- "Younger Generation" (Sebastian) – 2:40
- "Never Going Back" (John Stewart) – 2:44
- "Me About You" (Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon) – 3:48
Personnel
- John Sebastian (except tracks 25 and 26) – lead vocals (except tracks 5, 15, 20, 25 and 26), guitar, autoharp
- Steve Boone – bass, vocals
- Joe Butler – drums, percussion, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 5, 15, 25 and 26
- Zal Yanovsky (except tracks 22-26) – guitar, vocals
- Jerry Yester (tracks 22-26) – guitar, vocals
References
- 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "The Lovin' Spoonful Anthology > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.