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The original recording of "Midnight Confessions" was a demo by the Evergreen Blues Band, whose manager – Lou Josie – wrote the song. The demo contained a horn section and caught the attention of record producer/engineer Steve Barri, who was looking to produce a song for the Grass Roots that was a "West Coast" version of a Motown-style ...
The Grass Roots also recorded songs written by the group's musicians, which appeared on their albums and the B-sides of many hit singles. As the Grass Roots, they had their first top-10 hit in the summer of 1967 with "Let's Live for Today", an English-language cover version of "Piangi con me", a 1966 hit for the Anglo-Italian quartet The Rokes.
The song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the week ending September 6, 1969, [4] and number 12 on the Cash Box Top 100. [5] In Canada, "I'd Wait a Million Years" spent three weeks at number 12.
Where Were You When I Needed You is the debut studio album by the American pop band the Grass Roots, released in October 1966 by Dunhill Records. Most of the album is performed by the songwriter/producer duo of P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri. Some of the album features members of a San Francisco band that became the
Leaving It All Behind is the fifth studio album by the American rock band the Grass Roots, released in November 1969 by Dunhill Records. Following the departure of Creed Bratton , who left in April 1969, [ 3 ] seasoned musician Dennis Provisor joined the group, solidifying the new direction of the band.
"Sooner or Later" is a 1971 hit song by The Grass Roots. It was released as a single and put on their third compilation album, Their 16 Greatest Hits.It reached number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming their third and last top ten hit.
Grass Roots' lead singer Rob Grill would in 1991 cite "Temptation Eyes" as his personal favorite Grass Roots song. [3] Chart performance. Weekly charts. Chart (1970 ...
The bulk of the compositions are by group creators Sloan and Barri, but the new group was allowed to compose four songs and was given some input in the studio instrumentation. The other A and B side singles released were "Depressed Feeling" (Non-LP B-side of "Let's Live for Today"), "Things I Should Have Said" b/w "Tip of My Tongue", and "Wake ...