"Lovin' Things" is a 1968 song recorded by Scottish group

The Marmalade Marmalade are a Scottish pop rock band originating from the east end of Glasgow, originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords, and then later billed as Dean Ford and The Gaylords, recording four singles for Columbia (EMI). In 1966 they changed th ...

, later covered by

The Grass Roots The Grass Roots are an American rock band that charted frequently between 1965 and 1975. The band was originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. In their career, they achieved two gold albums, two ...

. The song was written by

Artie Schroeck Arthur Bruce Schroeck (born October 10, 1938) is an American musician, best known for arranging and composing popular songs and jingles. He has won multiple Clio Awards, such as when he composed the music for the 1981 ABC-TV promo "Now is the ...

and Jet Loring. It was the band's first successful single release, reaching number six on the UK singles chart. Their version was not, however, released in North America.

Grass Roots cover

"Lovin' Things" was released in 1968 by Bobby Rydell then covered the following year by

. It was the lead single from their album of the same name. The song became a modest hit in both Canada and the United States.

Chart performance

(The Marmalade)

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

(The Grass Roots)

Other versions

* "Lovin' Things" was first released by the writer,

on Columbia Records in early 1967. *

Bobby Rydell Robert Louis Ridarelli (April 26, 1942 – April 5, 2022), known by the stage name Bobby Rydell, was an American singer and actor who mainly performed rock and roll and traditional pop music. In the early 1960s he was considered a teen idol. His ...

did a version of the song in 1967. It was released as the B-side of "That's What I Call Livin'," a non-charting single. He performed "Lovin' Things" on the Dick Clark ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program, ''

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'' on February 28, 1970. * Keith Mansfield Orchestra, on his 1968 album ''All You Need Is Keith Mansfield'' * December's Children, in 1968 *

Petula Clark Petula Sally Olwen Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932) is an English singer, actress, and composer. She has one of the longest serving careers of a British singer, spanning more than seven decades. Clark's professional career began during the ...

, on her 1969 album ''Portrait of Petula'' *

The Ventures The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the ...

, on their 1969 gold album ''

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Lyrics of this song
* * {{authority control Marmalade (band) songs The Grass Roots songs Petula Clark songs The Ventures songs 1967 songs 1968 singles 1969 singles CBS Records singles ABC Records singles Songs written by Artie Schroeck Song recordings produced by Mike Smith (British record producer)