''A Group Called Smith'' is the debut
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by American
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band
Smith
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, released in 1969. It contains their biggest hit, a cover version of
the Shirelles
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' song, "
Baby, It's You", which peaked at No. 5 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 on November 1, 1969 (spending a total of 15 weeks on the chart).
"Baby, It's You" was used in
Quentin Tarantino
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's 2007 film, ''
Death Proof
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''.
The album reached No. 17 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart.
Track listing
Titles and songwriting credits from original album sleeve and
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.
# "
Let's Get Together" (
Chet Powers
Chester William Powers, Jr. (October 7, 1937 – November 16, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, and under the stage names Dino Valenti or Dino Valente, one of the lead singers of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service. As a songwri ...
) – 3:32
# "I Don't Believe (I Believe)" (Jeffrey Thomas) – 3:41
# "
Tell Him No
"Tell Him No" is a 1959 song by Travis and Bob and was the only Top 40 hit for the duo in the United States while peaking at #1 in Canada and the Netherlands. The song also reached #1 in the Netherlands with cover versions by Dean and Marc, The ...
" (
Rod Argent
Rodney Terence Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the ...
) – 3:27
# "
Who Do You Love Who Do You Love? may refer to:
* ''Who Do You Love?'' (film), a 2008 film biopic of American record producer Leonard Chess
* ''Who Do You Love?'' (album), by King Adora Songs
* "Who Do You Love?" (Bo Diddley song), 1956
* "Who Do You Love" (Be ...
" (
Bo Diddley
Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, incl ...
) – 2:57
# "
Baby, It's You" (
Burt Bacharach
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/
Mack David
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/
Luther Dixon
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(credited as Barney Williams)) – 3:27
# "
Last Time" (
Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 5:38
# "
I Just Want to Make Love to You" (
Willie Dixon
William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...
) – (
Muddy Waters
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cover) – 2:38
# "Mojaleskey Ridge" (Harvey Price/Joel Sill/Dan Walsh) – 2:32
# "
Let's Spend the Night Together
"Let's Spend the Night Together" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and originally released by the Rolling Stones as a double A-sided single together with " Ruby Tuesday" in January 1967. It also appears as the opening track ...
" (
Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)– 3:54
# "I'll Hold Out My Hand" (Al Gorgoni/Chip Taylor) – 3:06
1994 reissue
# "
Let's Get Together" (
Chet Powers
Chester William Powers, Jr. (October 7, 1937 – November 16, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, and under the stage names Dino Valenti or Dino Valente, one of the lead singers of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service. As a songwri ...
) – 3:32
# "I Don't Believe (I Believe)" (Jeffrey Thomas) – 3:41
# "
Tell Him No
"Tell Him No" is a 1959 song by Travis and Bob and was the only Top 40 hit for the duo in the United States while peaking at #1 in Canada and the Netherlands. The song also reached #1 in the Netherlands with cover versions by Dean and Marc, The ...
" (
Rod Argent
Rodney Terence Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the ...
) – 3:27
# "
Who Do You Love Who Do You Love? may refer to:
* ''Who Do You Love?'' (film), a 2008 film biopic of American record producer Leonard Chess
* ''Who Do You Love?'' (album), by King Adora Songs
* "Who Do You Love?" (Bo Diddley song), 1956
* "Who Do You Love" (Be ...
" (
Bo Diddley
Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, incl ...
) – 2:57
# "
Baby, It's You" (
Burt Bacharach
Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...
/
Mack David
Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing ...
/
Luther Dixon
Luther Dixon (August 7, 1931 – October 22, 2009) was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 1960s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Jackson 5, B.B ...
(credited as Barney Williams)) – 3:27
# "
Last Time" (
Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 5:38
# "
I Just Want to Make Love to You" (
Willie Dixon
William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...
) – 2:38
# "Mojaleskey Ridge" (Harvey Price/Joel Sill/Dan Walsh) – 2:32
# "
Let's Spend the Night Together
"Let's Spend the Night Together" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and originally released by the Rolling Stones as a double A-sided single together with " Ruby Tuesday" in January 1967. It also appears as the opening track ...
" (
Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 3:54
# "I'll Hold Out My Hand" (Al Gorgoni/Chip Taylor) – 3:06
# "
The Weight
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(
Robbie Robertson
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) – (
The Band cover, originally released on the
''Easy Rider'' soundtrack) – 4:32
# "Take a Look Around" (Jerry Carter/Rick Cliburn) – 2:54
# "What Am I Gonna Do" (
Carole King
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/Toni Stern) – (also performed by
Kenny Rogers
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) – 2:55
# "Gonna Be Alright Now" (
Dennis Lambert
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Career
Lambert began his music career in 1960 when he signed to Capitol Records as a recording artist. By the mid-1960s, he was w ...
/
Brian Potter) – (
Gayle McCormick
Gayle McCormick (November 26, 1948 – March 1, 2016) was an American singer, best known for her work with the rock band Smith. She attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri and sang high soprano with the Suburb Choir, a 150-v ...
solo single) – 2:50
# "It's a Cryin' Shame" (Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter) – (Gayle McCormick solo single) – 2:49
Singles chart positions
''Billboard'' Hot 100 –
* "What Am I Gonna Do" - #73
* "Take a Look Around" - #43
* "Baby It's You" - #5
References
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1969 debut albums
Dunhill Records albums
Soul albums by American artists