The Very Best of the Lovin' Spoonful

~ Release by The Lovin’ Spoonful (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Summer in the City
additional electric piano:
Artie Schroeck
lead vocals:
John Sebastian
conductor:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Kama Sutra (in 1966) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1966)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 393)
recording of:
Summer in the City
writer:
Steve Boone, John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Gallo Music Publishing, Mark Sebastian Music, Robbins Music Corp., Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Trio Music (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
4.82:41
2Daydream
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) and Kama Sutra (in 1966)
recording of:
Daydream (in 1966-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
3.752:19
3Do You Believe in Magic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Kama Sutra (in 1965)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 216) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 224)
recording of:
Do You Believe in Magic?
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Koppelman–Rubin Enterprises, Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
4.52:02
4You Didn't Have to Be So Nice
2:26
5Jug Band Music
recording of:
Jug Band Music
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
42:52
6Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
recording of:
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
51:59
7Pow (Theme From What's Up Tiger Lily?)
2:28
8Younger Girl
recording of:
Younger Girl
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
publisher:
Faithful Virtue Music (on 1965-08-12)
32:19
9Didn't Want to Have to Do It
recording of:
Didn’t Want to Have to Do It
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
42:37
10Wild About My Lovin'
2:37
11Rain on the Roof
recording of:
Rain on the Roof
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
2:12
12Coconut Grove
pedal steel guitar and lead vocals:
John Sebastian
recording of:
Coconut Grove
writer:
John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and Carlin Music Corporation
52:42
13Full Measure
2:42
14You're a Big Boy Now
2:31
15Darling Be Home Soon
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
recording of:
Darling Be Home Soon
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
3:34
16Lonely (Amy's Theme)
3:22
17Darlin' Companion
recording of:
Darlin’ Companion
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
2:22
18Six O'Clock
recording of:
Six O’Clock
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
42:41
19Sittin' Here Lovin' You
2:29
20She Is Still a Mystery
42:59
21Younger Generation
recording of:
Younger Generation
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
2:41
22Money
1:54
23Nashville Cats
recording of:
Nashville Cats
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
2:36
24She's a Lady
1:46