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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 ".
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. Time Peace was reissued on CD by Atlantic Records in 1990, but subsequently went out of ...
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.
In Canada, however, the Rascals were still major stars; all these songs went top ten, completing a run of 11 straight Canadian top ten hits for the Rascals from 1967 to 1969. December 1969's "Hold On" broke the run of top 40 US singles for the Rascals, stalling at #51, as well as the run of Canadian top tens, peaking at #22.
"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 album uses frequent sound effects and spoken words between the songs. [2] A single of "It's Wonderful" (credited to "The Young Rascals," the band's last recording to be so billed) was issued November 27, 1967 and peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Billboard ranked the record as the number 5 song for 1968. [5] The single's picture sleeve photo was previously featured in the inner album cover of the Rascals' Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits compilation. The B-side, "My World", was a track from the group's Once Upon a Dream album.