Groovin' (Paul Carrack album)
Groovin' is the eighth solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Paul Carrack, then a member of the supergroup Mike + The Mechanics. It was originally released in 2001 on Carrack's own Carrack-UK label.
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Released | 2001 | |||
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Length | 40:44 | |||
Label | Carrack-UK | |||
Producer | Paul Carrack | |||
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Artwork for 2002 release Still Groovin' |
This was Carrack's first all-covers album as a solo artist; he had previously helped create a hard rock covers album as the front man of the ad hoc 1993 quasi-supergroup Spin 1ne 2wo. Groovin' has a different feel from that project, as this album features a selection of Carrack's favourite Motown, R&B and pop songs of the 1960s and early 1970s. Carrack produced the album himself, and played virtually all of the instruments.
There are several different issues of the album, including a 13-track version, a 14-track version, and an 18-track version known as Still Groovin' . This last version of the album was issued in 2002, and also features a DVD of live performances and videos.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Harvest for the World" | The Isley Brothers, Chris Jasper | 3:12 |
2. | "Sunny" | Bobby Hebb | 3:19 |
3. | "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" | Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Janie Bradford | 3:17 |
4. | "Crazy Love" | Van Morrison | 2:44 |
5. | "Baby I Need Your Loving" | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr. | 2:51 |
6. | "Walk On By" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 2:49 |
7. | "What Does It Take" | Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock | 2:52 |
8. | "Any Day Now" | Bacharach, Bob Hilliard | 3:40 |
9. | "Cover Me" | Eddie Hinton, Marlin Greene | 2:56 |
10. | "With You in Mind" | Allen Toussaint | 3:31 |
11. | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Bill Withers | 2:29 |
12. | "Groovin'" | Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati | 2:44 |
13. | "You've Got a Friend" | Carole King | 3:21 |
Additional tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Into the Mystic" | Morrison | 3:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Into the Mystic" | Morrison | 3:35 |
15. | "People Get Ready" | Curtis Mayfield | 2:35 |
16. | "Warm and Tender Love" | Bobby Robinson, Ida Berger | 3:17 |
17. | "It's Growing" | Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore | 2:49 |
18. | "I Wish It Would Rain" | Whitfield, Strong, Rodger Penzabene | 2:51 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
- Paul Carrack – lead vocals, keyboards, bass, guitar, drums
- Steve Beighton – saxophone
- Production team
- Paul Carrack – producer
- Peter Van Hooke – executive producer
- Nigel Bates – mixing, mastering
References
- Groovin' liner notes. Carrack-UK. 2001.