« Back to Top Level | Lovin' Spoonful, The

The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic (Mono Magoocus) (1965)

Track listing:
  1. Do You Believe In Magic? 2:08
  2. Blues In The Bottle 2:12
  3. Sportin' Life 4:05
  4. My Gal 2:39
  5. You Baby 2:58
  6. Fishin' Blues 2:03
  7. Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind? 2:02
  8. Wild About My Lovin' 2:37
  9. Other Side Of This Life 2:31
  10. Younger Girl 2:21
  11. On The Road Again 1:53
  12. Night Owl Blues 3:02

Notes

Jun 1965- Sep 1965

By the time of its release, the Lovin' Spoonful's debut album was already a significant record because of the inclusion of its title track, John Sebastian's timeless anthem to love and music, which had been one of the major hits of the summer of 1965. The album elaborated upon Sebastian's gentle, winning songwriting style with the humorous "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind," which was released as a single in the spring of 1966 and became another Spoonful hit, and the wistful "Younger Girl," which became a chart hit for the Critters. The album also revealed the group's jug band roots in its arrangements of traditional songs like "Fishin' Blues" and "Wild About My Lovin'" and revealed that lead guitarist Zal Yanovsky and drummer Joe Butler, while not quite in Sebastian's league, were good singers as well. The Spoonful would be remembered as a vehicle for Sebastian's songwriting, but Do You Believe in Magic was a well-rounded collection that demonstrated their effectiveness as a group.