| Flamin' Groovies Now | ||||
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| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield Studios, Wales | |||
| Label | Sire [1] | |||
| Producer | Dave Edmunds | |||
| The Flamin' Groovies chronology | ||||
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Flamin' Groovies Now is a studio album by the Flamin' Groovies, released in 1978. [2] [3] It was produced by Dave Edmunds, and marked a resurgence of the San Francisco band. The band supported the album with a lengthy UK tour. [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− [6] |
The Lincoln Journal Star deemed the band "punks without the posture." [7]
All tracks are written by Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" | Gene Clark | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Between the Lines" | 4:15 | |
| 3. | "Ups and Downs" | Mark Lindsay, Terry Melcher | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Move It" | Ian Samwell | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Take Me Back" | 2:50 | |
| 6. | "Reminiscing" | King Curtis | 2:04 |
| 7. | "Good Laugh Mun" | Jordan, Wilson, Dave Edmunds | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Yeah My Baby" | Jordan, Wilson, Edmunds | 3:55 |
| 9. | "House of Blue Lights" | Don Raye, Freddie Slack | 2:19 |
| 10. | "Blue Turns to Grey" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 2:29 |
| 11. | "Paint It Black" | Jagger-Richards | 3:05 |
| 12. | "All I Wanted" | 3:03 | |
| 13. | "Don't Put Me On" | 4:12 | |
| 14. | "There's a Place" | Lennon-McCartney | 1:50 |
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