The Lovin' Spoonful is an American rock band of the 1960s, named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. When asked about his band, leader John Sebastian said it sounded like a combination of "Mississippi John Hurt and Chuck Berry", prompting his friend, Fritz Richmond, to suggest the name "Lovin' Spoonful" from a line in Hurt's song, "Coffee Blues".

The band had its roots in the folk music scene based in the Greenwich Village section of lower Manhattan during the early 1960s. Sebastian, who grew up in contact with music and musicians, was the son of a much-recorded and highly technically accomplished classical harmonica player. Sebastian was joined in the Spoonful by guitarist Zal Yanovsky from a bohemian folk group called The Mugwumps (two other members, Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty, would later form half of the Mamas & the Papas), playing local coffee houses and small clubs. Drummer-vocalist Joe Butler and bassist Steve Boone rounded out the group.

The band released their first single, the Sebastian-penned "Do You Believe in Magic", on July 20, 1965. The Lovin' Spoonful played all the instruments on their records, with the exceptions of the orchestral instruments heard on their soundtrack album You're a Big Boy Now and some later singles. Additionally, aside from a few covers (mostly on their first album) they wrote all their own material, including "Younger Girl" (which missed the Hot 100).

"Do You Believe in Magic" reached No. 9 on the Hot 100, and the band followed it up with a series of hit singles and albums throughout 1965 and 1966, all produced by Jacobsen. The Lovin' Spoonful became known for such folk-flavored pop hits as "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice", which reached No. 10, and "Daydream", which went to No. 2. Other hits included "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (another No. 2 hit) and their only song to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100, "Summer in the City" (13–27 August 1966). Later that year, the No. 10 hit "Rain on the Roof" and the No. 8 hit "Nashville Cats" completed the group's first seven consecutive Hot 100 hits to reach that chart's top 10.

Tracklist:

The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic [Kama Sutra KLP 8050 Mono LP] (1965)

1. "Do You Believe In Magic" John Sebastian - 2:07
2. "Blues in the Bottle" Traditional - 2:12
3. "Sportin' Life" Traditional - 4:04
4. "My Gal" Traditional - 2:38
5. "You Baby" Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil - 2:56
6. "Fishin' Blues" Traditional - 2:02
7. "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" Sebastian - 1:59
8. "Wild About My Lovin'" Traditional - 2:36
9. "Other Side of This Life" Fred Neil - 2:30
10. "Younger Girl" Sebastian - 2:20
11. "On the Road Again" Sebastian - 1:51
12. "Night Owl Blues" Steve Boone, Joe Butler, Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky - 3:05

The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream [Kama Sutra KLP 8051 Mono LP] (1966)

All songs written and composed by John Sebastian except as noted

1. "Daydream" - 2:21
2. "There She Is" - 1:58
3. "It's Not Time Now" Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky - 2:49
4. "Warm Baby" - 2:03
5. "Day Blues" Joe Butler, Sebastian - 3:15
6. "Let the Boy Rock and Roll" Butler, Sebastian - 2:34
7. "Jug Band Music" - 2:53
8. "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" - 2:39
9. "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" Steve Boone, Sebastian - 2:29
10. "Bald Headed Lena" Willy Perryman, Edward Sneed - 2:25
11. "Butchie's Tune" Boone, Sebastian - 2:37
12. "Big Noise from Speonk" Boone, Butler, Sebastian, Yanovsky - 2:21

The Lovin' Spoonful - Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful [Kama Sutra KLP 8054 Mono LP] (1966)

All songs by John Sebastian unless otherwise noted.

1. "Lovin' You" – 2:29
2. "Bes' Friends" – 1:54
3. "Voodoo In My Basement" – 2:29
4. "Darlin' Companion" – 2:22
5. "Henry Thomas" – 1:43
6. "Full Measure" (Steve Boone, John Sebastian) – 2:42
7. "Rain On The Roof" – 2:13
8. "Coconut Grove" (John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky) – 2:43
9. "Nashville Cats" – 2:35
10. "4 Eyes" – 2:53
11. "Summer in the City" (John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone) – 2:45

Personnel:
• John Sebastian – vocals, guitar, autoharp, harmonica, organ
• Steve Boone – bass, vocals
• Joe Butler – drums, percussion, vocals
• Zal Yanovsky – electric and acoustic guitar, vocals

Additional personnel on Hums Of the Loving Spoonful:
• Henry Diltz – clarinet
• Artie Schroeck – electric piano on "Summer in the City"
• Larry Hankin – "Jews" harp


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