Anthology: 1965-1975

The Grass Roots

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Anthology: 1965-1975 Review

by Bruce Eder

It may be expensive, and two CDs of their work may seem like overkill, but this double-disc set is the one to get. Not only does it contain every hit and each single, and every B-side, from 1965's "Where Were You When I Needed You" through 1975's glorious "Mamacita," but the sound is extraordinary, far better than on any of the other hits compilations, and provides several revelations about the quality of their work. Highlights, in addition to the expected hits ("Let's Live for Today," "Midnight Confessions," "Two Divided by Love" etc.) include tracks like "Is It Any Wonder," with a chorus as radiant as anything the Mamas and the Papas ever recorded, and the seldom heard, vibrant "Mamacita." If you could never imagine listening to 120 minutes of Grass Roots material (this reviewer couldn't, either), this set will make you feel differently.

Track Listing - Disc 1

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man)
Bob Dylan
The Grass Roots 02:57 SpotifyAmazon
2
You're a Lonely Girl
Steve Barri / P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 02:25 SpotifyAmazon
3
Where Were You When I Needed You
The Grass Roots
The Grass Roots 03:04 SpotifyAmazon
4
Only When You're Lonely
Steve Barri / P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 03:11 SpotifyAmazon
5
This Is What I Was Made For
Steve Barri / P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 02:24 SpotifyAmazon
6
Lollipop Train (You Never Had It So Good)
Steve Barri / P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 03:14 SpotifyAmazon
7
Tip of My Tongue
Steve Barri / P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 02:34 SpotifyAmazon
8
Let's Live for Today
Michael Julien / Ivan Mogull / David Shapiro
The Grass Roots 02:51 SpotifyAmazon
9
Things I Should Have Said
The Grass Roots
The Grass Roots 02:34 SpotifyAmazon
10
Out of Touch
Steve Barri / P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 02:55 SpotifyAmazon
11
Is It Any Wonder
Steve Barri / P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 02:48 SpotifyAmazon
12
Wake Up, Wake Up
Steve Barri / P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 03:04 SpotifyAmazon
13
Melody for You
P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 02:58 SpotifyAmazon
14
Feelings
Rick Coonce / Warren Entner
The Grass Roots 03:08 SpotifyAmazon
15
Here's Where You Belong
Steve Barri / P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 03:28 SpotifyAmazon
16
Midnight Confessions
The Grass Roots
The Grass Roots 02:47 SpotifyAmazon
17
Bella Linda
Steve Barri / Lucio Battisti
The Grass Roots 03:07 SpotifyAmazon
18
Lady Pleasure
The Grass Roots 02:57 SpotifyAmazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Lovin' Things
Jet Loring / Artie Schroeck
The Grass Roots 02:51 SpotifyAmazon
2
The River Is Wide
Billy Admire / Baker Knight
The Grass Roots 02:52 SpotifyAmazon
3
City Women
P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 02:57 SpotifyAmazon
4
I Can't Help But Wonder, Elisabeth
P.F. Sloan
The Grass Roots 04:08 SpotifyAmazon
5
I'd Wait a Million Years
Mitchell Bottler / Gary Zekley
The Grass Roots 02:46 SpotifyAmazon
6
Heaven Knows
Harvey Price / Dan Walsh
The Grass Roots 02:29 SpotifyAmazon
7
Out of This World
Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter
The Grass Roots 02:50 SpotifyAmazon
8
Walking Through the Country
Dennis Provisor
The Grass Roots 03:02 SpotifyAmazon
9
Baby Hold On
Harvey Price / Dan Walsh
The Grass Roots 02:41 SpotifyAmazon
10
Come on and Say It
Warren Entner / Rob Grill / Dennis Provisor
The Grass Roots 02:31 SpotifyAmazon
11
Temptation Eyes
Harvey Price / Dan Walsh
The Grass Roots 02:40 SpotifyAmazon
12
Sooner or Later
Mitchell Bottler / Ekundayo Paris / Gary Zekley
The Grass Roots 02:42 SpotifyAmazon
13
Two Divided by Love
Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter
The Grass Roots 02:38 SpotifyAmazon
14
Glory Bound
Steve Barri / Harvey Price / Dennis Provisor / Dan Walsh
The Grass Roots 02:37 SpotifyAmazon
15
The Runway
Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter
The Grass Roots 02:56 SpotifyAmazon
16
Any Way the Wind Blows
The Grass Roots 02:56 SpotifyAmazon
17
Love Is What You Make It
The Grass Roots 02:55 SpotifyAmazon
18
Mamacita
Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil
The Grass Roots 03:24 SpotifyAmazon
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Anthology: 1965-1975

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