Collections Atlantic
album SD 8134; released 9
January 1967
recorded
between 10 May 1966 and
30 December 1966
Produced by the Young Rascals
Supervision: Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
Recording Engineers: Tom Dowd, Phil Iehle, and Bruce Tergesen (Atlantic
Studios) ; Bob Gallo (Talent Masters Studios)
What
is the Reason
(by Felix
Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded
21 June 1966
Felix: piano (double-tracked) (l &
r), organ (r)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Dino: drums (c)
Percussion: sleigh bell (c), tambourine
(r), cowbell (l)
Session player (or Gene?): bass (l)
Vocals:
Felix - lead (c); Eddie & Gene -
backing (c)
Since
I Fell for You
(by Woodrow
Buddy Johnson)
Felix: organ with pedals (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Gene: electric guitar (r)
Vocals:
Eddie - lead (c)
Lonely
Too Long
(by Felix
Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded
30 December 1966
Felix: piano (r), organ (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Gene: electric guitar (r), bass (l)
Session player: French horn (l)
Percussion: tambourine (l)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie &
Gene - backing (l)
Mickey's
Monkey/Love Lights
(by Brian
Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier, and Edward J. Holland/Deadric Malone and Joseph Scott)
Felix: organ with pedals (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Gene: electric guitar (r)
Vocals: Felix/Eddie- lead (c);
Eddie/Felix & Gene -
backing (c)
Come On Up
(by
Felix Cavaliere)
recorded
8 August 1966
Felix:
organ (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Gene: electric guitar (double-tracked) (r), guitar solo (l)
Session player (or Gene?): bass (l)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie &
Gene - backing (l)
Too Many Fish in the Sea
(by Eddie
Holland and Norman Whitfield)
recorded 25 Occtober 1966
Felix:
organ (r) with pedals (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Gene: electric guitar (l)
Percussion: congas (l)
Vocals: Felix - lead (c); Eddie &
Gene - backing (r)
More
(by Marcello
Ciorciolini, Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, and Riziero Ortolani)
Felix:
organ with pedals (l, moves to c)
Dino: drums (r)
Gene: electric guitar (r)
Percussion: cowbell (l)
Vocals:
Eddie - lead (c)
Nineteen Fifty-Six
(by Gene
Cornish and Dino Danelli)
Felix:
piano (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Gene: three electric guitars (r, l & c - very faint)
Percussion: tambourine (r)
Session player (or Gene?): bass (r)
Vocals:
Gene - lead (c); Eddie & Felix - backing (r)
Love is a Beautiful Thing
(by Felix
Cavaliere
and Edward Brigati Jr.)
recorded
10 May 1966
Felix:
organ with pedals (l)
Dino: drums (r)
Gene: electric guitar (r)
Percussion: maracas (r), tambourine (r)
Vocals:
Felix & Eddie - lead (c); Eddie & Felix - backing (r)
Land of 1000 Dances
(by Chris
Kenner)
Felix:
organ (r) with pedals (c)
Dino: drums (r)
Gene: electric guitar (r)
Percussion: tambourine (c)
Vocals:
Eddie - lead (c); Gene & Felix - backing (c)
Other: handclaps (c); footsteps at end (l to r) Recording Engineer: Bob Gallo