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| Lovin' Things | ||||
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| Released | March 1969 (1969-03) | |||
| Recorded | January 1969 | |||
| Studio | United Western, Hollywood, California | |||
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| Label | Dunhill | |||
| Producer | Steve Barri | |||
| The Grass Roots chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Lovin' Things | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Lovin' Things is the fourth album by American rock group the Grass Roots. The album was originally released by Dunhill Records in 1969. The album charted at No. 73. It contained only two songs composed by the group. The album was intended to take the group into a soulful direction that was being rewarded by charting singles. The A- and B-side singles released were "Lovin' Things", "The River Is Wide", "(You Gotta) Live for Love" and "Fly Me to Havana". At the end of this run, "I'd Wait a Million Years" was released as an A side and became the group's next charting single, appearing on their next album, Leaving It All Behind.[2]
The songs featured unique horn punctuated touches by arranger Jimmie Haskell. The songs were written by outside composers, with the exception of two from the group songwriting team of Entner and Grill. This was a notable decrease in compositions by group members compared to their previous two studio albums, Let's Live for Today and Feelings, which contained four and seven group member penned tracks, respectively. Dunhill Records executives decided that since "Midnight Confessions" previously performed so well in the charts, they would take the group output in the same direction with the strong use of horns and wind instruments. A new soulful direction first surfaced on this album and continued on their next album, titled Leaving It All Behind. The group continued to move forward with multiple hit records until 1973. This is the last album with guitarist Creed Bratton, who left the group in early 1969. It is also the last album by the group to feature songs written by P.F. Sloan.[2]
The original release of Lovin' Things is on Dunhill ABC as mono or stereo. The front cover designed by Philip Schwartz.
| Year | Titles | Peak chart positions | |||
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| U.S. Billboard | U.S. Cash Box | Canada RPM Top Singles | Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | ||
| 1969 | "Lovin' Things" | 49 | 35 | 24 | – |
| "The River Is Wide" | 31 | 16 | – | 17 | |
All songs produced by Steve Barri.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Lovin' Things" | Artie Schroeck, Jet Loring | Grill | 2:40 |
| 2. | "The River Is Wide" | Gary Knight, Billy Admire | Entner and Grill | 2:30 |
| 3. | "(You Gotta) Live for Love" | Warren Entner, Rob Grill | Entner | 2:10 |
| 4. | "City Women" | P.F. Sloan | Grill | 2:54 |
| 5. | "What Love Is Made Of" | Elaine Simone | Entner | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Pain" | Bob Mann | Grill | 2:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Get So Excited" | Derv Gordon, Eddy Grant | Entner | 2:40 |
| 2. | "The Days of Pearly Spencer" | David McWilliams | Grill | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Baby, You Do It So Well" | P.F. Sloan, Steve Barri | Entner | 2:40 |
| 4. | "I Can't Help But Wonder, Elisabeth" | P.F. Sloan | Grill | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Fly Me to Havana" | Warren Entner, Rob Grill | Entner | 3:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 12. | "Midnight Confessions" | Lou Josie | Grill and Entner | 2:44 |
| 13. | "Bella Linda" | Mogol, Lucio Battisti, Steve Barri, Barry A. Gross | Grill | 3:07 |
