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The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic (album)

Released: November 1965
Recorded: Jun 1965-Sep 1965
Genre: Folk rock
Length -- 40:08
Label: Kama Sutra
Producer: Erik Jacobsen
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Track listing:
"Do You Believe In Magic" (John Sebastian) – 2:07
"Blues in the Bottle" (Traditional) – 2:12
"Sportin' Life" (Traditional) – 4:04
"My Gal" (Traditional) – 2:38
"You Baby" (Barry Mann/Phil Spector/Cynthia Weil) – 2:56
"Fishin' Blues" (Traditional) – 2:02
"Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind?" (Sebastian) – 1:59
"Wild About My Lovin'" (Traditional) – 2:36
"Other Side of This Life" (Fred Neil) – 2:30
"Younger Girl" (Sebastian) – 2:20
"On the Road Again" (Sebastian) – 1:51
"Night Owl Blues" (Steve Boone/Joe Butler/Sebastian/Zal Yanovsky) – 3:05
Bonus tracks from 2002 reissue:
"Alley Oop" (Dallas Frazier) – 2:17
"Younger Girl" (Sebastian) – 2:39
"Blues in the Bottle" (Traditional) – 3:02
"Wild About My Lovin'" (Traditional) - 2:36
"Other Side of This Life" (Neil) – 2:31
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Personnel:
John Sebastian – vocals, guitar, autoharp, harmonica, organ
Steve Boone – bass, vocals
Joe Butler – drums, percussion, vocals
Zal Yanovsky – electric and acoustic guitar, vocals
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Review by William Ruhlmann
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.

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1966 - Do You Believe In Magic - The Billboard 200 - 32

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Lovin' Spoonful in 2008. Three of the original members performing in Orlando, Fla., in Feb., 24, 2008.
Members:
Steve Boone
Joe Butler
Jerry Yester
Mike Arturi
Phil Smith

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