Daydream (The Lovin' Spoonful album)
1966 studio album by the Lovin' Spoonful
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Daydream is the second studio album by the Canadian-American folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful. Released in March 1966, it features two of their hits: "Daydream", which reached No. 2 in the US Billboard Top 40 charts, and "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice," which reached No. 10.
- Bell Sound and Columbia 7th Avenue, New York City
- RCA and Sunset Sound, Hollywood
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| Released | March 1966 | |||
| Recorded | November–December 1965 | |||
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| Genre | Folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 29:17 | |||
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| Producer | Erik Jacobsen | |||
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History
The Lovin' Spoonful recorded most of Daydream in four days at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, from December 13 to 16, 1965.[4] Some songs had been recorded in November, including the non-album single "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice".[5][6] Sessions also took place at Columbia's 7th Avenue studio in New York City and RCA and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles.[6] With only five originals on the band's debut release, Do You Believe in Magic, Daydream featured much more songwriting by Lovin' Spoonful co-founder singer and vocalist John Sebastian, who either wrote or co-wrote all but one of the songs on this release.
Kama Sutra Records issued Daydream in the United States in March 1966.[6] Release of the album followed in the United Kingdom on April 29.[7]
Covers
The song "Daydream" was recorded by Bobby Darin for his album If I Were A Carpenter. British pop group Right Said Fred took the song "Daydream" to Number 29 on the UK Singles Chart in 1992. The New Jersey band Yo La Tengo released its arrangement of "Butchie's Tune" on their 2015 album Stuff Like That There. In 1967 Scott McKenzie recorded "It's Not Time Now" for his debut album The Voice of Scott McKenzie.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| New Musical Express |  [8] |
| Record Mirror |  [9] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [10] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
| MusicHound Rock | 3.5/5[12] |
| Select |   [13] |
Writing for AllMusic, Gary Mollica describes the album as "very strong".[10] It was voted number 767 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[14] The album reached number 9 on the Finnish Album Chart in August 1966.[15]
Track listing
All tracks are written and sung by John Sebastian, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Daydream" | 2:18 | |
| 2. | "There She Is" | Butler and Sebastian | 1:55 |
| 3. | "It's Not Time Now" (Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky) | Sebastian and Yanovsky | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Warm Baby" | 2:00 | |
| 5. | "Day Blues" (Sebastian, Joe Butler) | Yanovsky and Sebastian | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Let the Boy Rock and Roll" (Sebastian, Butler) | 2:32 | |
| Total length: | 14:42 | ||
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Jug Band Music" | 2:49 | |
| 2. | "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" | 2:06 | |
| 3. | "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" (Sebastian, Steve Boone) | 2:29 | |
| 4. | "Bald Headed Lena" (Edward Snead, Willie Perryman) | Yanovsky | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Butchie's Tune" (Sebastian, Boone) | Butler | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Big Noise from Speonk" (Sebastian, Boone, Yanovsky, Butler) | Instrumental | 2:15 |
| Total length: | 14:35 | ||
Note
Personnel
According to the album's original liner notes,[16] except where noted:
The Lovin' Spoonful
- John Sebastian – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica, autoharp; lead guitar ("It's Not Time Now"); additional drums ("You Didn't Have to Be So Nice")[18]
- Zal Yanovsky – lead vocals; lead guitar (all tracks except "It's Not Time Now"); six-string bass guitar ("Jug Band Music");[6] gargling ("Bald Headed Lena")[nb 1]
- Steve Boone – bass guitar; piano ("Daydream"); chimes ("You Didn't Have to Be So Nice")
- Joe Butler – lead vocals, drums; spoons ("Daydream")[19]
Production
- Erik Jacobsen – producer
Charts
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