Workin' on a Groovy Thing (Bola Sete album)

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Workin' on a Groovy Thing
Bola Sete - Workin on a Groovy Thing.jpg
Studio album by
Released1970
Genre Soul, bossa nova
Length29:58
Label Paramount
Producer Tom Mack
Bola Sete chronology
Bola Sete at the Monterey Jazz Festival
(1967)
Workin' on a Groovy Thing
(1970)
Shebaba
(1971)

Workin' on a Groovy Thing is an album by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete, released in 1970 through Paramount Records. It contains "Bettina", which has been sampled by popular artists such as Lovage, [1] Destiny's Child and A Tribe Called Quest. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Workin' On a Groovy Thing"Atkins, Sedaka 2:13
2."Little Green Apples" Russell 3:13
3."Don't Leave Me" Nilsson 2:49
4."Without Her"Nilsson2:29
5."Bettina" Sete 3:12
6."Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" Lennon-McCartney 2:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."With a Little Help from My Friends"Lennon-McCartney2:57
2."Tuei"Sete2:46
3."Wedding Bell Blues" Nyro 2:06
4."Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" Stills 3:15
5."Both Sides, Now" Mitchell 2:30

Personnel

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue number
United States1970 Paramount LP PAS-5011

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