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Let's Live for Today (album)

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Released
  
July 1967

Let's Live for Today (1967)
  
Feelings (1968)

Release date
  
July 1967

Producers
  
P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri

Length
  
32:36

Artist
  
The Grass Roots

Label
  
Dunhill Records

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Genres
  
Rock music, Psychedelic pop, Rock and roll

Similar
  
Feelings, Leaving It All Behind, More Golden Grass, Lovin' Things, Golden Grass

Let's Live for Today is the second studio album by The Grass Roots. A new group was brought in for this album which included Creed Bratton, Rick Coonce, Warren Entner and Rob Grill. Released in 1967, it features their first top-ten hit by the same name, "Let's Live for Today". The bulk of the compositions are by the group creators Sloan and Barri but the new group was allowed to compose four songs and given some input in the studio instrumentation. The other A and B side singles released were "Depressed Feeling" (Non-LP B-Side of "Let's Live For Today"), "Things I Should Have Said" b/w "Tip of My Tongue", and "Wake Up, Wake Up" b/w "No Exit". The album charted at #75.

Contents

Songs

The songs featured unique touches by arranger Jimmie Haskell. The songs reflected a new psychedelic direction for the group and a two part harmony of the primary vocalists Entner and Grill. The band was allowed some input of their compositions and instrumentation in the recordings. The charting success of the singles and the album released, led to greater confidence in the new group's contributions by Dunhill. This led to even more input and a heavier direction in their psychedelic music for their next album titled Feelings.

Artwork, packaging

The original release of Let's Live For Today is on Dunhill ABC as mono or stereo. The front cover designed by Philip Schwartz.

Track listing

All songs written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri except as noted.

  1. "Things I Should Have Said" – 2:30
  2. "Wake Up, Wake Up" – 2:50
  3. "Tip of My Tongue" – 2:29
  4. "Is It Any Wonder" – 2:42
  5. "Let's Live for Today" (Michael Julian, Ivan Mogull, David "Shel" Shapiro) – 2:49
  6. "Beatin' Round the Bush" (Entner, Bratton) – 2:30
  7. "Out of Touch" – 2:50
  8. "Won't You See Me" (Entner) – 2:56
  9. "Where Were You When I Needed You" – 2:59
  10. "No Exit" (Entner, Grill, Bratton) – 2:34
  11. "This Precious Time" - 3:01
  12. "House of Stone" (Bratton) - 2:40

Personnel

  • Rob Grill – vocals, bass, composer
  • Warren Entner – guitar, organ, vocals, composer
  • Rick Coonce – drums, percussion
  • Steve Barri – producer, composer
  • Phil Kaye – engineer
  • Chuck Britz – engineer
  • P. F. Sloan – producer, composer
  • Creed Bratton – guitar, vocals, composer
  • Jimmie Haskell – arrangements
  • Sid Feller – arrangements
  • Session musicians – various instruments

    • Songs

    1Things I Should Have Said2:33
    2Wake Up - Wake Up2:54
    3Tip of My Tongue2:35

    References

    Let's Live for Today (album) Wikipedia
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