The Lovin' Spoonful - Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful [Buddha Bonus Tracks]

Having released two previous albums and a soundtrack, along with a stream of singles, over the previous 12 and a half months, The Lovin' Spoonful assembled their third regular studio LP, Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful, for release around Thanksgiving 1966. It contained the group's chart-topping single from the previous June, "Summer in the City," along with September's Top Ten hit "Rain on the Roof" (curiously titled "You and Me and Rain on the Roof" on the LP). Released simultaneously with the album and included on it were the two songs from the next single, "Nashville Cats," which became the band's seventh consecutive Top Ten entry, and "Full Measure," a B-side featuring drummer Joe Butler on lead vocals that scraped into the singles chart. Read More