The Spirit of '67 is the sixth studio album by American rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. Produced by Terry Melcher and released in November 1966 by Columbia Records (CS 9395), and featured the singles "Hungry", "The Great Airplane Strike", and "Good Thing". The album would be reissued on LP (with the title "Good Thing" and with "Oh! To Be A Man" omitted) by Harmony in 1971,[3] by Sundazed on CD in 1996 (with three bonus tracks) and in 2015 by Friday Music on 180g clear red vinyl.
| The Spirit of '67 | ||||
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| Released | November 28, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
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| Length | 31:46 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Terry Melcher | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album's two biggest chart hits — "Good Thing" and "Hungry" — both feature in Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as do two other tracks by the band. "Good Thing" also features the film's trailer.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Thing" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher) | 3:03 |
| 2. | "All About Her" (R. Gerhardt, M. Lindsay, T. Melcher) | 3:01 |
| 3. | "In My Community" (P. Volk) | 2:09 |
| 4. | "Louise" (L. Kincaid) | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard)" (P. Volk) | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Oh! To Be a Man" (M. Lindsay, P. Revere) | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Hungry" (B. Mann, C. Weill) | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Undecided Man" (P. Revere, M. Lindsay) | 1:48 |
| 9. | "Our Candidate" (M. Smith) | 2:49 |
| 10. | "1001 Arabian Nights" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher) | 4:25 |
| 11. | "The Great Airplane Strike" (P. Revere, T. Melcher, M. Lindsay) | 3:27 |
Sundazed Records (1996 CD issue, SC 6095) edit
- "Good Thing" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)
- "All About Her" (R. Gerhardt, M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)
- "In My Community" (P. Volk)
- "Louise" (L. Kincaid)
- "Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard)" (P. Volk)
- "Oh! To Be A Man" (M. Lindsay, P. Revere)
- "Hungry" (B. Mann, C. Weill)
- "Undecided Man" (P. Revere, M. Lindsay)
- "Our Candidate" (M. Smith)
- "1001 Arabian Nights" (M. Lindsay, T. Mercher)
- "The Great Airplane Strike" (P. Revere, T. Melcher, M. Lindsay)
- "(You're A) Bad Girl" (B. Johnston) (Bonus Track)
- "Hungry" (Alternate mix) (Bonus Track)
- "The Great Airplane Strike" (Single version) (Bonus Track)
Personnel edit
Adapted from the liner notes of Now Sounds 2015 reissue,[5] except where noted:
Paul Revere & the Raiders
- Mark Lindsay – lead vocals, percussion[6]
- Paul Revere – keyboards, backing vocals
- Drake Levin – guitars, backing vocals
- Jim "Harpo" Valley – guitars, backing vocals
- Phil Volk – bass, backing vocals; lead vocals on "In My Community" and "Why? Why? Why?", acoustic guitar on "In My Community"
- Michael "Smitty" Smith – drums, percussion, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Our Candidate"
Additional personnel
- Terry Melcher – backing vocals, keyboards; producer, arranger, conductor
- Jerry Cole – additional guitars; bass on "Why? Why? Why?"
- Hal Blaine – drums, percussion on "Why? Why? Why?" and "Hungry"
- Jim Gordon – drums on "The Great Airplane Strike"
- Bruce Johnston – keyboards on "All About Her"
- Van Dyke Parks – keyboards on "Good Thing" and "Why? Why? Why?"
- Mort Garson – strings arranger and conductor on "Undecided Man"
References edit
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1966". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 104. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ "Paul Revere & the Raiders – Good Thing (1971, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- ^ "Spirit of '67: Paul Revere & Raiders: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ "Liner notes of "The Spirit Of '67" (Now Sounds reissue)". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ ""We were more the American Stones than the American Beatles...": An Interview With Paul Revere and the Raiders' Mark Lindsay". Stereo Embers Magazine. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2022-03-05.