Flamin' Groovies Now

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Flamin' Groovies Now
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1978
Recorded1978
Studio Rockfield, Wales
Label Sire [1]
Producer Dave Edmunds
The Flamin' Groovies chronology
Shake Some Action
(1976)
Flamin' Groovies Now
(1978)
Jumpin' in the Night
(1979)

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]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [6]

The Lincoln Journal Star deemed the band "punks without the posture." [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson except where noted

No.TitleWriter(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, Edmunds3:55
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-Richards3:05
12."All I Wanted" 3:03
13."Don't Put Me On" 4:12
14."There's a Place" Lennon-McCartney 1:50

Personnel

Flamin' Groovies

References

  1. "Kickstart Some Action: Put In Your Pledge for The Incredible Flamin' Groovies | Rhino". www.rhino.com.
  2. Zimmerman, Lee (Oct 2020). "Flamin' Groovies". Goldmine. Vol. 46, no. 10. pp. 40, 43.
  3. Woodward, Alex. "Interview: Cyril Jordan of Flamin' Groovies". NOLA.com.
  4. Selvin, Joel (16 Apr 1978). "Lively Arts". Datebook. San Francisco Examiner. p. 49.
  5. "Flamin' Groovies Now". AllMusic.
  6. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  7. Becker, Bart (21 Jun 1978). "Streetnoise". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 18.