Daydream (The Lovin' Spoonful album)

History

With only five originals on their debut release, Daydream introduced the rising songwriting talents of lead vocalist John Sebastian who either wrote or co-wrote all the songs on this release except for one cover tune.

Daydream was re-released on CD in 2002 by Buddah Records and included five bonus tracks.

The song "Butchie's Tune" was featured during the final scene of the Mad Men season five episode "Commissions and Fees".

Covers

The song "Daydream" was covered by Jason Castro in 2008 on American Idol (season 7), and American Idol judge Simon Cowell said it was one of the best performances of the night. It was also covered by Bobby Darin on his album If I Were A Carpenter. British pop group Right Said Fred took the song "Daydream" to Number 29 on the UK Singles Chart in 1992. The New Jersey band Yo La Tengo released a cover of "Butchie's Tune" on their 2015 album Stuff Like That There.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, music critic Gary Mollica said that "The band's second LP was very strong".

Track listing

All tracks written by John Sebastian except as noted.

Personnel

Media appearances

The song "Daydream" was used in the soundtrack of the 1978 movie The Seniors.

The song "Butchie's Tune" was used in the soundtrack of Commissions and Fees, the twelfth episode of Mad Men's fifth season. An instrumental version of "Butchie's Tune" is playing over the fashion model scene in the movie BlowUp.