Flamin' Groovies Now
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1978
Recorded1978
StudioRockfield Studios, Wales
LabelSire[1]
ProducerDave Edmunds
The Flamin' Groovies chronology
Shake Some Action
(1976)
Flamin' Groovies Now
(1978)
Jumpin' in the Night
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[3]

Flamin' Groovies Now is a studio album by The Flamin' Groovies, released in 1978.[4] It was produced by Dave Edmunds, and marked a resurgence of the San Francisco band. It brought them to international audiences informed by the post-punk ethic of simplicity that chimed with their classic West Coast melodic pop.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better"Gene Clark2:27
2."Between the Lines" 4:15
3."Ups and Downs"Mark Lindsay, Terry Melcher3:07
4."Move It"Ian Samwell2:57
5."Take Me Back" 2:50
6."Reminiscing"King Curtis2:04
7."Good Laugh Mun"Jordan, Wilson, Dave Edmunds2:54
8."Yeah My Baby"Jordan, Wilson, Edmunds3:55
9."House of Blue Lights"Don Raye, Freddie Slack2:19
10."Blue Turns to Grey"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards2:29
11."Paint It Black"Jagger-Richards3:05
12."All I Wanted" 3:03
13."Don't Put Me On" 4:12
14."There's a Place"Lennon-McCartney1:50

Personnel

Flamin' Groovies
  • Cyril Jordan - guitar, vocals, mellotron
  • Chris Wilson - guitar, vocals, harpsichord, percussion
  • Mike Wilhelm - guitar
  • George Alexander - bass, vocals, percussion
  • David Wright - drums, percussion
  • Dave Edmunds - piano, guitar on 5; piano, vocals on 8

References

  1. "Kickstart Some Action: Put In Your Pledge for The Incredible Flamin' Groovies | Rhino". www.rhino.com.
  2. "Flamin' Groovies Now - Flamin' Groovies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Woodward, Alex. "Interview: Cyril Jordan of Flamin' Groovies". NOLA.com.



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