You Didn't Have to Be So Nice
| "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" | ||||
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| Single by The Lovin' Spoonful | ||||
| from the album Daydream | ||||
| B-side | "My Gal" | |||
| Released | November 13, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Kama Sutra 205 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Boone, John Sebastian | |||
| Producer(s) | Erik Jacobsen | |||
| The Lovin' Spoonful singles chronology | ||||
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"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" is the second single released by The Lovin' Spoonful, issued in 1965. The song was featured on their 1966 album, Daydream. It reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966.[1] According to its writer, band bassist and songwriter Steven Boone, it was inspired by 1960s celebrity photographer Nurit Wilde.[2]
The song has been cited as an inspiration for the composition of the song "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.[3]
Covers
- It was covered in 1966 by The Grass Roots on their first album, Where Were You When I Needed You.
- It was covered by 1967 by Astrud Gilberto on her fifth album, Beach Samba.
- It was covered by Amy Grant & Kevin Costner in Costner's 1997 film The Postman during the film's ending credits.
- It was covered and released as a single in 2014 by Nick Vernier Band.[4]
References
- ^ a b Richie Unterberger. "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice - The Lovin' Spoonful | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ http://www.classicbands.com/LovinSpoonfulSteveBooneInterview.html
- ^ "Beach Boys: Our top 50 hits". Newsday. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ "Nick Vernier Band - You Didn't Have To Be So Nice (short edit)". YouTube. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
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