Summer in the City

Performer: The Lovin' Spoonful
Distributor: BMG Special Products

Notes: Liner Note Author: Al Fichera. Although it isn't a definitive collection by any means (look for Rhino's Anthology, if you want that), BMG Special Products' Summer in the City: The Encore Collection is nice sampler of ten of the group's biggest hits and best songs. Favorites like "Coconut Grove" and "Younger Generation" may be missing, but all the true essentials -- "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice, " "Nashville Cats, " "Summer in the City, " "Rain on the Roof, " "Do You Believe in Magic, " "Daydream, " "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind, " "Darling Be Home Soon, " "Younger Girl" -- are here in their original hit versions. There may be no liner notes and the sequencing may seem random, but Summer in the City is a nice, basic collection for budget-conscious casual fans. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Combining folk and jug-band music with exuberant, Beatles-influenced pop, the Lovin' Spoonful possessed one of the freshest sounds on the radio in the mid-1960s. Prime architects of the folk-rock genre, the group splintered after a short run of amazing albums and hit singles. Leader John Sebastian continued on as a solo artist in a more personal singer/songwriter vein. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Guitarist Zal Yanovsky passed away two years later, effectively ending any hopes of a full-scale reunion.

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