Everything Playing

Everything Playing
Studio album by The Lovin' Spoonful
Released September 1967
Genre Pop, folk rock
Length 32:23
Label Kama Sutra
Producer Joe Wissert
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Lovin' Spoonful chronology
You're a Big Boy Now
(1967)		 Everything Playing
(1967)		 Revelation: Revolution '69
(1969)

Everything Playing is an album by The Lovin' Spoonful, released in 1967.

History

Everything Playing was the first album featuring guitarist Jerry Yester (who replaced Zal Yanovsky) and the last commercial album as a quartet; principal songwriter and lead singer John Sebastian would leave the group in June 1968 for a solo career. This album also features the only known track to feature bassist Steve Boone on lead vocal: "Priscilla Millionaira".

Three of the songs made the Top 40: "Six O'Clock," "She Is Still a Mystery," and "Money".

Everything Playing was re-issued on CD in 2003 with three bonus tracks — alternate versions of songs from the original recording.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling StoneNegative[2]

In his Allmusic review, music critic William Ruhlman wrote of the album "When Sebastian wasn't at the mic, the singing could be mediocre, and the group was often all over the map in its attempt at musical sophistication, but the record was saved by Sebastian's writing and singing."[1]

Track listing

All songs by John Sebastian unless otherwise noted.

  1. "She Is Still A Mystery" – 3:01
  2. "Priscilla Millionaira" – 3:13
  3. "Boredom" – 2:25
  4. "Six O'Clock" – 2:43
  5. "Forever" (Steve Boone) – 4:23
  6. "Younger Generation" – 2:42
  7. "Money" – 1:55
  8. "Old Folks" (Joe Butler) – 3:05
  9. "Only Pretty, What A Pity" (Butler, Jerry Yester) – 3:03
  10. "Try A Little Bit" – 3:06
  11. "Close Your Eyes" (Sebastian, Yester) – 2:47
    2003 rerelease bonus tracks:
  12. "She Is Still A Mystery" (Alternate Version) – 3:11
  13. "Only Pretty, What A Pity" (Alternate Version) – 2:57
  14. "Try A Little Bit" (Alternate Version) – 3:02

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Ruhlman, William. "Everything Playing > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  2. ↑ Robert Greenburg. Rolling Stone. Vol. 1 No. 6. February 24, 1968. p20
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