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The Young Rascals (album)

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Released
  
March 28, 1966

Label
  
Atlantic

Length
  
36:15

Producer
  
The Young Rascals

Recorded
  
September 16, 1965 - March 16, 1966

Genre
  
Blue-eyed soul, garage rock

The Young Rascals is the debut album by rock band The Young Rascals. The album was released on March 28, 1966, and rose to #15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and #10 in Cashbox.

Contents

Most of the songs on The Young Rascals were covers of songs written or originally performed by other artists, with only "Do You Feel It" authored by the band. However, "Good Lovin'", "Mustang Sally" and "In the Midnight Hour" would all become signature songs for the Rascals, with "Good Lovin'" b/w "Mustang Sally" becoming their first #1 single.

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder, who highly praised the album and called it a "rare example of a genuinely great album that got heard and played, and sold and sold." The album was certified Gold by The Recording Industry Association of America.

Side One

  1. "Slow Down" (Larry Williams) – 3:10
  2. "Baby Let's Wait" (Pam Sawyer, Laurie Burton) – 3:19
  3. "Just a Little" (Ronald Elliott, Robert Durand) – 2:59
  4. "I Believe" (Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman) – 3:55
  5. "Do You Feel It" (Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish) – 3:18
  6. "Come On Up"

Side Two

  1. "Good Lovin'" (Arthur Resnick, Rudy Clark) – 2:28
  2. "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan) – 6:09
  3. "Mustang Sally" (Mack Rice) – 3:59
  4. "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (Pam Sawyer, Laurie Burton) – 2:41
  5. "In the Midnight Hour" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) – 4:00

The Rascals

  • Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards
  • Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion
  • Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Dino Danelli – drums
  • Singles

  • "I Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore" / "Slow Down" (November 22, 1965) US: #52
  • "Good Lovin'" / "Mustang Sally" (3:20 edit) (February 21, 1966) US: #1
  • Certifications

    US-Gold (500,000 copies sold).

    References

    The Young Rascals (album) Wikipedia