"Good Lovin'" was the title song of a 2008 album by Australian singer David Campbell.Ī popular version was by the Grateful Dead, who made it a workhorse of their concert rotation, appearing almost every year from 1969 on. Mary Wells included her version of the song on her 1966 album The Two Sides of Mary Wells. The Residents recorded a cover of the song for the album The Third Reich 'n Roll as a part of "Hitler was a Vegetarian" Gilberto Cruz Sextet covered the song for their LP "The Groovy Sounds", the first LP recorded by Cotique Records, label based in Salsa music, Soul and Funk founded by George Goldner. Tommy James and the Shondells released a version on their 1966 album Hanky Panky. In June 1965, The Who recorded a live version for the radio program Top Gear. ( July 2020)īritish group Brian Poole and the Tremeloes released their version in 1965, before the Young Rascals single. Please relocate any relevant information into other sections or articles. This section contains a list of miscellaneous information. Writer Dave Marsh placed it at #108 in his 1989 book The Heart of Rock and Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made, saying it is "the greatest example ever of a remake surpassing the quality of an original without changing a thing about the arrangement." Other versions "Good Lovin'" is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and was ranked #333 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
"Good Lovin'" rose to the top of the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the spring of 1966 and represented the Young Rascals' first real hit. Co-producer Tom Dowd captured this live feel on their 1966 recording, even though the group did not think the performance held together well. The tale has been told that Rascal Felix Cavaliere heard The Olympics' recording on a New York City radio station and the group added it to their concert repertoire, using the same lyrics and virtually the same arrangement as The Olympics' version. The following month it was recorded with different lyrics by R&B artists The Olympics, produced by Jerry Ragovoy this version reached #81 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. Good (actually Canton, Ohio, R&B singer Limmie Snell) in March 1965 and written by Rudy Clark.