Best of the Lovin’ Spoonful

~ Release by The Lovin’ Spoonful (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
1You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice
recording of:
You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice
writer:
Steve Boone and John Sebastian
42:29
2Did You Every Have to Make Up Your Mind
recording of:
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
52:00
3Butchie’s Tune
recording of:
Butchie’s Tune
composer:
Steve Boone
2:37
4Jug Band Music
recording of:
Jug Band Music
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
42:53
5Night Owl Blues
3:06
6Younger Girl
recording of:
Younger Girl
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
publisher:
Faithful Virtue Music (on 1965-08-12)
32:21
7Daydream
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.
3.752:21
8Do 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.
4.52:08
9Didn’t Want to Have to Do It
recording of:
Didn’t Want to Have to Do It
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
42:40
10Wild About My Lovin’
recording of:
Wild About My Lovin’
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Sebastian
2:37
11Blues in the Bottle
2:13
12Summer 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.
4.82:43