A Group Called Smith
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Released | July 1969 | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
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Length | 50:59 (reissue) | |||
Label | Dunhill (original) Varese Vintage (1994 reissue) | |||
Producer | Steve Barri & Joel Sill | |||
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A Group Called Smith is the first album by the American rock band Smith, released in 1969. It contains their biggest hit, a cover version of The Shirelles' song, "Baby, It's You", which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 1, 1969 (it spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart).[1] "Baby, It's You" was used in Quentin Tarantino's 2007 film, Death Proof.[2]
Track listing
Titles and songwriting credits from original album sleeve and Allmusic[3]
- "Let's Get Together" (Chet Powers) – (cover of Dino Valenti) – 3:32
- "I Don't Believe (I Believe)" (Jeffrey Thomas) – 3:41
- "Tell Him No" (Rod Argent) – (cover of The Zombies) – 3:27
- "Who Do You Love" (Bo Diddley) – (cover of Bo Diddley) – 2:57
- "Baby, It's You" (Burt Bacharach/Mack David/Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams)) – (cover of The Shirelles, also by The Beatles) – 3:27
- "Last Time" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – (cover of The Rolling Stones) – 5:38
- "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) – (cover of Muddy Waters) – 2:38
- "Mojalesky Ridge" (Harvey Price/Joel Sill/Dan Walsh) – 2:32
- "Let's Spend the Night Together" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – (cover of The Rolling Stones) – 3:54
- "I'll Hold Out My Hand" (Al Gorgoni/Chip Taylor) – (cover of the Clique) – 3:06
1994 reissue
- "Let's Get Together" (Chet Powers) – (cover of Dino Valenti) – 3:32
- "I Don't Believe (I Believe)" (Jeffrey Thomas) – 3:41
- "Tell Him No" (Rod Argent) – (cover of The Zombies) – 3:27
- "Who Do You Love" (Bo Diddley) – (cover of Bo Diddley) – 2:57
- "Baby, It's You" (Burt Bacharach/Mack David/Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams)) – (cover of The Shirelles, also by The Beatles) – 3:27
- "Last Time" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – (cover of The Rolling Stones) – 5:38
- "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) – (cover of Muddy Waters) – 2:38
- "Mojalesky Ridge" (Harvey Price/Joel Sill/Dan Walsh) – 2:32
- "Let's Spend the Night Together" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – (cover of The Rolling Stones) – 3:54
- "I'll Hold Out My Hand" (Al Gorgoni/Chip Taylor) – (cover of the Clique) – 3:06
- "The Weight (Robbie Robertson) – (cover of The Band, originally released on the Easy Rider (soundtrack)) – 4:32
- "Take A Look Around" (Jerry Carter/Rick Cliburn) – 2:54
- "What Am I Gonna Do" (Carole King/Toni Stern) – (also performed by Kenny Rogers) – 2:55
- "Gonna Be Alright Now" (Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter) – (Gayle McCormick solo single) – 2:50
- "It's A Cryin' Shame" (Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter) – (Gayle McCormick solo single) – 2:49
Charts
- A Group Called Smith #17
- "What Am I Gonna Do" #73
- "Take A Look Around" #43
- "Baby It's You" #5
References
- ^ "Billboard song page". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ "A Group Called Smith". theband.hiof.no. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "A Group Called Smith". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 6, 2012.