The Very Best of Lovin' Spoonful

~ Release by The Lovin’ Spoonful (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Younger Girl
recording of:
Younger Girl
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
publisher:
Faithful Virtue Music (on 1965-08-12)
32:23
A2Didn't Want to Have to Do It
recording of:
Didn’t Want to Have to Do It
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
2:06
A3Daydream
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) and Kama Sutra (in 1966)
recording of:
Daydream (in 1966-02)
lyricist and composer:
John B. Sebastian
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
3.752:18
A4You 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
A5Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind?
recording of:
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
52:00
A6Do 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.
4.52:03
B1Summer in the City
additional electric piano:
Artie Schroeck
lead vocals:
John Sebastian
conductor:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buddah Records (revived/renamed in 1998 as Buddha Records) (in 1966), Kama Sutra (in 1966), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (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:
Alley Music Corp., Beechwood Music Corp., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bug Music (music publishing), 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!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gallo Music Publishing, Mark Sebastian Music, Robbins Music Corp., Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., The Hudson Bay Music Co. (publisher), Trio Music (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
4.82:39
B2Rain on the Roof
recording of:
Rain on the Roof
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
2:13
B3Six O'Clock
recording of:
Six O’Clock
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
42:42
B4Darling Be Home Soon
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
recording of:
Darling Be Home Soon
lyricist and composer:
John Sebastian
3:35
B5Till I Run With You
recording of:
(Till I) Run With You
composer:
Garry Bonner (singer and songwriter) and Alan Gordon (American songwriter who co‐wrote The Turtles’ hit “Happy Together”)
1:56
B6Never Going Back
recording of:
Never Going Back
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
42:50