The Young Rascals (album)
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| Released | March 28, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | September 16, 1965 – March 16, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul, garage rock | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | The Young Rascals | |||
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The Young Rascals is the debut album by the American rock band the Young Rascals. The album was released on March 28, 1966, and rose to No. 15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and No. 10 in Cashbox.
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 No. 1 single. The album also contained their charting debut single from late 1965, "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore".
Reception
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In his review for AllMusic, music critic Bruce Eder praised the album and called it a "rare example of a genuinely great album that got heard and played, and sold and sold."[1] The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
- "Slow Down" (Larry Williams) – 3:10
- "Baby Let's Wait" (Pam Sawyer, Lori Burton) – 3:19
- "Just a Little" (Ron Elliott, Bob Durand) – 2:59
- "I Believe" (Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman) – 3:55
- "Do You Feel It" (Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish) – 3:18
Side two
- "Good Lovin'" (Artie Resnick, Rudy Clark) – 2:28
- "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan) – 6:09
- "Mustang Sally" (Mack Rice) – 3:59
- "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (Pam Sawyer, Lori Burton) – 2:41
- "In the Midnight Hour" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) – 4:00
Personnel
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- Eddie Brigati – percussion; vocals ("Baby Let's Wait", "I Believe" and "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore")
- Felix Cavaliere – organ; vocals ("Slow Down", "Do You Feel It", "Good Lovin'", "Mustang Sally" and "In the Midnight Hour")
- Gene Cornish – guitar; vocals ("Just a Little" and "Like a Rolling Stone")
- Dino Danelli – drums
Certifications
[edit]US-Gold (500,000 copies sold).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "The Young Rascals > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
