Product Description Way more than a spoonful of their best-26 tracks on one CD! This is their first collection digitally remastered from the original master tapes, so their Top 10 hits Summer in the City; Daydream; Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?; Nashville Cats; Do You Believe in Magic; You Didn't Have to Be So Nice , and Rain on the Roof have never sounded better. .com 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
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YOU CAN LISTEN TO THIS ALL DAY LONG AND NEVER GET BORED. I LOVE THE LOVIN SPOONFUL!!
GREAT! A great chance to add some classic tunes to my collection. If you do not know this group, now's your chance. An affordable CD chocked full of classics from a great group!!
L**A
remembering simpler times
love that old time rock and roll can't get enough of it
C**N
Great old music
Love it. Lots of old songs. Shipped fast.
V**N
Felt the songs were not complete
Felt the end of the songs were cut. Although quality was good.
R**S
Exactly what was needed. Arrived quickly.
Very good item.
R**N
Great memories
Saw them in Baton Rouge in the mid sixties. One of my favorite groups at the time. This is a great cd, if you like to travel back in time.
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"The Lovin' Spoonful" ,inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the Year 2000.
"The Lovin' Spoonful" first hit it big in the summer of 1965 with "Do You Believe in Magic ?" which went to No. 9 on The Billboard Charts. Then their next three singles, "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" made it to No. 10 , "Daydream" and "Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind ?" both made it to No. 2 on Billboards' Hot 100 charts. "Summer in the City" from 1966 was their biggest,hitting No. 1 and receiving a Gold record. Later that year, their singles "Rain on the Roof" went to No.10 and "Nashville Cats" made it to No. 8. That's seven consecutive Top Ten hits in a row in one year,not bad.John Lennon was a fan of the song "Daydream" and the record was found on his personal jukebox. Paul McCartney said the song "Good Day Sunshine" for "Revolver" from 1966 was a nod to the song. The group was going to be the stars of the television series "The Monkees" but it didn't work out. The members of The Monkees, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork were fans of The Lovin' Spoonful and were influenced by their style.There have been several greatest hits compilations of the group over the years. With over 20 tracks and at this price,this a really good one. One of the pioneers of Folk-Rock, the group's leader John Sebastian, along with guitarist Zal Yanvosky, drummer Jan Carl and bassist Steve Boone were inducted into The Rock&Roll Hall of Fame in the year 2000.
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Everything was good. Thank you.
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