''Daydream'' is the second

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the Lovin' Spoonful The Lovin' Spoonful is an American rock band popular during the mid- to late-1960s. Founded in New York City in 1965 by lead singer/songwriter John Sebastian and guitarist Zal Yanovsky, the band is widely known for a number of hits, including " ...

, released in 1966. It features two hits, "

Daydream Daydreaming is the stream of consciousness that detaches from current, external tasks when attention drifts to a more personal and internal direction. This phenomenon is common in people's daily life shown by a large-scale study in which partici ...

", which reached No. 2 in the U.S.

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charts, and "

You Didn't Have to Be So Nice "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" is a song by American rock band the Lovin' Spoonful. It was issued on a non-album single in November 1965 and reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 1966. The song was later included the band's M ...

" (U.S. No. 10).

History

With only five originals on the band's debut release, '' Do You Believe in Magic'', ''Daydream'' featured much more songwriting by Lovin' Spoonful co-founder singer and vocalist

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and included five bonus tracks.

Covers

The song "Daydream" was recorded by

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for his album '' If I Were A Carpenter''. British pop group

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took the song "Daydream" to Number 29 on the

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in 1992. The New Jersey band

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released its arrangement of "Butchie's Tune" on their 2015 album ''Stuff Like That There''. In 1967

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recorded "It's Not Time Now" for his debut album ''

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''.

Reception

Writing for

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, Gary Mollica describes the album as "very strong". It was voted number 767 in the third edition of

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's ''

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'' (2000). The album reached number 9 on the Finnish Album Chart in August 1966.

Track listing

Personnel

John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969Joe Butler Joseph Campbell Butler (born September 16, 1941) is an American drummer and stage actor. He was a founding member of The Lovin' Spoonful, who had seven top 10 hits between 1965 and 1966. Early life Joe Butler was born on September 16, 1941, ...

– drums, percussion, vocals *

Zal Yanovsky Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 – December 13, 2002) was a Canadian folk-rock musician. Born in Toronto, he was the son of political cartoonist Avrom Yanovsky and teacher Nechama Yanovsky (née Gemeril), who died in 1958. He played lead gui ...

– electric and acoustic guitars, vocals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daydream (The Lovin' Spoonful Album) The Lovin' Spoonful albums 1966 albums Kama Sutra Records albums Albums produced by Erik Jacobsen