Didn't Want To Have To Do It (2000)

Artist: Lovin' Spoonful

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Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
9. Didn't Want To Have To Do It	The Greatest Hits		------

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Release Date: 2/22/2000

Label: Buddha Records

UPC: 00744659971624

Buy.com Sku: 200909384

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	The Lovin' Spoonful: John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Joe Butler, Steve Boone, Jerry Yester.
	Producers: Erik Jacobsen, Chip Douglas, The Lovin' Spoonful, Joe Wissert, Jack Lewis.
	Compilation producer: Rob Santos.
	Recorded from 1965-1968. Originally released on Kama Sutra. Includes liner notes by Ben Edmonds.
	Digitally remastered by Bob Irwin (Sundazed Studios, Coxsackie, New York).
	The Lovin' Spoonful was one of the very first bands to take part in the folk-rock boom of the mid-1960s, creating something of an East Coast equivalent to the Byrds' seminal L.A. jangle. The original group's lineup was regrettably short-lived, all their classic material getting released on Buddha records, so the label's definitive GREATEST HITS collection presented none of the usual cross-licensing difficulties.
	All the highlights of the Spoonful's '60s discography are here--the airy, transcendent pop of the jubilant "Do You Believe in Magic" and the almost Association-like "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice," the tougher rock sound of "Summer in the City," the romantic ballad "Darling Be Home Soon," and more. The rootsier side of the ensemble can be heard as well, on the likes of "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" and "Jug Band Music." Led by John Sebastian's mellifluous voice and graceful songwriting and Zal Yanovsky's chiming guitar, the Spoonful turned out some of the most memorable singles of the '60s, and they're all right here.
Musical Guests
	John Sebastian

Artist Overview

Combining folk and jug-band music with exuberant, Beatles-influenced pop, the Lovin' Spoonful possessed one of the freshest sounds on the radio in the mid-1960s. Prime architects of the folk-rock genre, the group splintered after a short run of amazing albums and hit singles. Leader John Sebastian continued on as a solo artist in a more personal singer/songwriter vein. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Guitarist Zal Yanovsky passed away two years later, effectively ending any hopes of a full-scale reunion.

Artist Influences
Bob Dylan
Dave Van Ronk
Doc Watson
Fred Neil
Jim Kweskin
Jimmie Rodgers (Country)
John Lee Hooker
Leadbelly
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lonnie Donegan
Mississippi John Hurt
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Holy Modal Rounders

Artist Contemporaries
Beau Brummels
Buffalo Springfield
Gandalf (Psychedelic)
Simon & Garfunkel
The Association
The Blues Project
The Bluethings
The Byrds
The Critters
The Cyrkle
The Magicians
The Mamas & The Papas
The Remains
The Youngbloods (60's)

Artist Followers
Country Joe & The Fish
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Gordon Lightfoot
Grateful Dead
Jackson Browne
Jefferson Airplane
Love
New Riders Of The Purple Sage
NRBQ
Poco
Randy Burns (Producer)
The dB's
Tom Petty

Technical Info


	Release Date : 02/22/2000
	Original Release Date : 2000
	Catalog ID : 99716
	Label : Buddha Records
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00744659971624

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (3/10/00, p.71)
- "...a generous 26-track compilation, main man John Sebastian's knack for the indelible melody is writ large...and the band's unique folk-country-pop hybrid still sounds astonishingly fresh..." - Rating: A-

Q (7/00, pp.131-3)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...A timely reminder of the amazing diversity and sheer quality of [their] output over 4 studio albums in an amazing 3-year period....exhilarating..."

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