The Lovin' Spoonful: Daydream (One Way Records Edition) CD Track Listing

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The Lovin' Spoonful Daydream (One Way Records Edition) (1966)
Daydream (One Way Records Edition)\n\nOriginally Released 1966\nCastle Music UK CD Edition Released July 1, 1992\nOne Way Records CD Edition Released July 30, 1992\nKama Sutra / Buddah CD Edition Released February 7, 1994\nBMG Records CD Edition Released February 13, 1996\nBuddha Records CD Edition Released July 9, 2002\nJapanese Victor Company CD Edition Released January 28, 2003\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The band's second LP was very strong; this time, most of the tunes are originals, with the exception of a cover of "Bald Headed Lena." Joe Butler and Yanovsky are featured on some lead vocals, and the album includes two more hits, "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" and "Didn't Want to Have to Do It." Strangely enough, this has been the only Spoonful LP reissued on CD in the States. -- Gary Mollica\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nThe Lovin' Spoonful was the first famous band this critic ever saw in concert, but back then I had no idea that their name came from a song by the great fingerpicking bluesman Mississippi John Hurt. The song "Jug Band Music" spoke to the folkie roots of the band's "good time music," but it was always John Sebastian's songs that set the band apart. "Daydream," with its hint of ragtime, was one of his very best tunes, with "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" not far behind. "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" suggested that even with the Spoonful, all the times weren't good. But frankly, if this is going to be your only Spoonful collection, go for the anthology of the band's hits. --John Milward \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nOne of the Spoonful's finest early efforts, August 11, 2002 \nReviewer: Wayne Klein "Wayne Klein" (Fairfield, CA United States) \nDaydream stands as one of the band's finest early efforts. John, Steve & Zal (what you were expecting John, Paul, George & Ringo?) pulled off an album filled with strong originals and a couple of covers. Daydream, You Didn't Have To Be So Nice and Didn't Want To Have To Do It are all among the best songs that the band wrote and performed. Although not their finest effort, Daydream demonstrated that the band had more than a handful of hit singles in them.\n\nThis deluxe reissue finally does the band proud; the booklet is filled with trivia and interviews with band members. The bonus tracks are illuminating as well. The demo of Daydream is particularly interesting as it demonstrated that Sebastian and the band had most of the kinks worked out fairly early. But the melody and performance of the alternate tracks are just different enough to justify their inclusion.\n\nKudos to BMG for doing an outstanding job and reissuing this great album. The big plus is the fact that this is remastered from the original mastertapes. Most of the Spoonful mastertapes were thought lost or destroyed but have turned up recently. The latest greatest hits reissue by BMG to commenerate the band's induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame also sounds great (for the same reason). BMG also did a terrific job on the Harry Nilsson reissues (although we're still waiting for a domestic reissue of some of Harry's finest albums).\n\nGet this fine album and you won't regret it! \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nClassic Spoonful, August 13, 2002 \nReviewer: Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) \nReleased a mere four months after their debut, the Spoonful's sophomore effort featured almost exclusively original material. [The lone cover is "Bald Headed Lena" featuring Zal on lead vocal and electric gorgle--which is actually Zal gargling!!!] Other than The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful, this was their highest-charting album at No. 10. It's filled with the kind of good time music that the Spoonful were known for. And not just the pair of Top Ten hits: "Daydream" and "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice." There are lovely ballads like "Warm Baby," rockers like "Let the Boy Rock and Roll," the very country-sounding "Butchie's Tune" and the instrumental "Big Noise From Speonk."\n\nThe bonus tracks include a couple of tracks from the Do You Believe In Magic sessions: an alternate instrumental version of "Fishin' Blues" in mono and the complete 4:40-version of the instrumental "Night Owl Blues." The other bonus tracks are a demo version of "Didn't Want To Have To Do It" in mono, an alternate instrumental version of "Jug Band Music" and a wonderful demo version of "Daydream." \n\nIt's great to have these classic Spoonful albums finally available on CD. The numerous anthologies released over the last three decades never told the entire story of this talented band like these remastered CDs do. Kudos to Bob Irwin at Sundazed Studios--this music has never sounded better. Now, when is Buddha Records going to reissue Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful and Everything Playing? HIGHLY RECOMMENDED \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nA daydream that's exciting!, September 23, 2003 \nReviewer: A music fan (place USA) \nThe Spoonful were unique in that no other band in history has been so often credited as initiating a "good time." The band sounds like how they look--a bit cartoonish. But this is neither overly sweet (the band, beyond their humor, were actually diverse and capable musicians) nor brittle (styles vary, including jub band[!] in the mix). Rather, it's well-baked and never grows stale. The extended "Night Owl Jam" cooks! Influential in its day, and comparable in quality to contemporaries such as the Beatles. On this release (which hit #2 on the charts in 1966), "Daydream" and "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" were top ten hits. \n\nHalf.com Album Notes:\nThe Lovin' Spoonful: John Sebastian (vocals, guitar, autoharp, harmonica); Zal Yanovsky (vocals, guitar); Steve Boone (vocals, piano, bass); Joe Butler (vocals, drums).\n\nProducer: Erik Jacobsen.\n\nReissue producers: Bob Irwin, Rob Santos\n\nRecorded at Columbia Recording Studios and Bell Sound Studios, New York, New York; RCA Studios and LA Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California.\n\nOriginally released on Kama Sutra (KLPS-8051).\n\nIncludes liner notes by Dennis Diken.\n\nAt least one album from this stellar New York pop band should be in every collection. John Sebastian was a lyrical genius and master craftsman of short, humorous love songs. Lengthy titles said exactly what they meant, as with "Didn't Want To Have To Do It" or "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" (with its unforgettable intro), both of which are glorious. With their jugband roots, Sebastian, Boone, Yanovsky, and Butler were no slouches at good-time blues either--for example, "Bald Headed Lena" and "Jug Band Music." It is, however, the title track that brings the biggest smiles and happiest memories. As indispensible as the Beatles.\n

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