History
This was the last album on which the band was billed as The Young Rascals; their next album, '' Once Upon a Dream'', would be credited to simply The Rascals. The album began the Rascals' first forays into the psychedelic genre that they would explore further on ''Once Upon a Dream''. Eight of ''Groovin''s eleven songs were issued by Atlantic Records as single A- or B-sides. The three songs specific to the album are "Find Somebody", "I Don't Love You Anymore", and the Rascals' cover of " A Place in the Sun". "If You Knew", upon its initial release as the B-side of the single " I've Been Lonely Too Long", was jointly credited to all the Rascals' members; the writing credit was changed upon the album's release. Atlantic Records was at first reluctant to release the title song as a single, but its popularity was such that Italian and Spanish versions were released on different sides of a subsequent single. Flutist Hubert Laws is featured in a sessions role on the album's final track, "It's Love". Booker T. & the MG's took a cover of "Groovin to the charts later in 1967 and the song " You Better Run" was later covered by Pat Benatar and was a hit for her in 1980.Cover design
The front cover design was conceived (but not illustrated) by the Young Rascals' drummer Dino Danelli. The illustration was a work of his friend, Lynn Rubin. Affixed to the front cover was one of two stickers indicating: "THIS LP HAS THE BIG HIT", followed by either "How Can I Be Sure" (as shown in the cover photo on the right) or "A Girl Like You" as both tracks climbed into the Top 10.Reception
Writing forTrack listing
#Certifications
US-Gold (500,000 copies sold).Personnel
The Rascals * Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards, organ * Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion * Gene Cornish – guitar, vocals, bass guitar, harmonica; percussion on "Groovin * Dino Danelli – drums, percussion Additional musicians * David Brigati – vocals * Hubert Laws – flute * Chuck Rainey – bass guitarSingles
*"Groovin / "Sueño" (March 27, 1967) US: #1, UK: #8 *"A Girl Like You" / "It's Love" (July 3, 1967) US: #10 *"Groovin' (Italian version)" / "Groovin' (Spanish version)" (July 17, 1967; these remixes do not appear on the album) *"How Can I Be Sure" / "I'm So Happy Now" (August 28, 1967) US: #4References
{{Authority control 1967 albums Atlantic Records albums The Rascals albums Albums produced by Felix Cavaliere Albums produced by Eddie Brigati Albums produced by Gene Cornish Albums produced by Dino Danelli