Groovin' by The Young Rascals on iTunes

11 Songs, 34 Minutes

EDITORS’ NOTES

This 1967 Young Rascals album (their third) sounds like a heavy soul band effortlessly playing pop—not a pop band attempting to play soulful R&B. As much as they’d mastered white soul and R&B, The Young Rascals had evolved under the songwriting of keyboardist Felix Cavaliere and singer Eddie Brigati. That’s evidenced here on the hit singles, which include the suitably titled “Groovin’,” the killer, brass-drenched “A Girl Like You,” and the slow-stinging (and often covered) “How Can I Be Sure.” By now they’d begun to explore West Coast psychedelia too (listen to the raga guitar drone in “Find Somebody”), while “You Better Run” blends scrappy psych with Southern soul to create a stunner of a rock ’n’ roll side (later covered by Pat Benatar). “If You Knew” is pure soul-pop bolstered by Gene Cornish’s cool Kinks-y riff and drummer Dino Danelli’s perpetual groove. There’s even folk with some Latin percussion (“I Don’t Love You Anymore”) and a wink at Motown (Stevie Wonder’s classic “A Place in the Sun”). It’s a wholly essential album for any fan of '60s music or rock ’n’ roll in general.

EDITORS’ NOTES

	TITLE		TIME
	A Girl Like You		2:51
	Find Somebody The Rascals		3:48
	I'm So Happy Now The Rascals		2:50
	Sueno The Rascals		2:48
	How Can I Be Sure (Single Version)		2:56
	Groovin'		2:27
	If You Knew The Rascals		3:04
	I Don't Love You Anymore The Rascals		3:09
	You Better Run (Single Version)		2:28
	A Place In the Sun The Rascals		4:52
	It's Love The Rascals		3:15

4.8 out of 5

22 Ratings

Blackelsluck

1. A Girl Like You
2. How Can I Be Sure
3. Groovin'
4. You Better Run

Dylansfan

I love the music on this album. Ive been a fan of The Rascals since I heard Good Lovin. Theres not a bad song here and yes they were at a peak here. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to groove on some good music