An attractive package of great Lovin' Spoonful material, BMG/Camden's Very Best of the Lovin' Spoonful doesn't neglect the many and varied hits of one of America's most fun-filled '60s groups, but it also pitches in a few left-field classics that didn't make the charts. Any listener who still needs to own the band's most familiar songs -- "Daydream," "Summer in the City," "Do You Believe in Magic," etc. -- will find them in abundance. But the 18-track compilation also allows space for a host of examples of John Sebastian's winning flair for quirky, melodic songwriting: "(Sittin' Here) Lovin' You," "Nashville Cats," "Darling Companion," and "Lonely (Amy's Theme)." ~ John Bush, AMG
Daydream Summer in the City (Sittin' Here) Lovin' You Coconut Grove Darling Companion Darling Be Home Soon Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? Do You Believe in Magic Jug Band Music Lonely (Amy's Theme) Nashville Cats Never Goin' Back She's Still a Mystery Six O'Clock Wild About My Lovin' Rain On the Roof You Didn't Have to Be So Nice Younger Girl