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"A Beautiful Morning" is a song written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and recorded by the Rascals. Released in early 1968, it was the group's first track released after shortening their name from the Young Rascals. The single was one of the earliest released in stereo, as 7-inch singles generally were in mono. [3]
The band billed themselves as the Young Rascals for the last time with the single release of "It's Wonderful"; from that point on they were known as simply 'The Rascals'. [2] Their first official single release as "the Rascals" was the optimistic 1968's " A Beautiful Morning ", which reached #3.
The album is the only such compilation released during the group's active career. Although billed to their later name, most of the material came from when the group was known as the Young Rascals. It contains all their singles through 1968's earlier "A Beautiful Morning", as well as some of their R&B treatments from early in their career.
The first nine singles are performed by the Young Rascals (the band's former name), while the last seven tracks are credited to the Rascals. All three of their Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles are included here: " Good Lovin' ", " Groovin' ", and " People Got to Be Free ".
The Rascals' discography is diverse, with numerous compilations.Their early—and primary—output was all recorded on Atlantic Records and produced with Arif Mardin.After the band left Atlantic in 1971, they recorded two albums for Columbia with various line-ups other than the original four members of the group.
Felix Cavaliere (born November 29, 1942) [3] [4] is an American musician. He is best known for being the co-lead vocalist and keyboard player for The Young Rascals.. Although he was a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters, known for their hit "Peppermint Twist", [5] he is best known for his association with the Young Rascals during the 1960s.
"Good Lovin '" rose to the top of the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the spring of 1966 and represented the Young Rascals' first real hit. "Good Lovin '" is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and was ranked #333 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. [6]
The Young Rascals is the debut album by the American rock band the Young Rascals. The album was released on March 28, 1966, and rose to No. 15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and No. 10 in Cashbox . Most of the songs on The Young Rascals were covers of songs written or originally performed by other artists, with only "Do You Feel It" authored by ...