A Group Called Smith

A Group Called Smith
Studio album by Smith
Released	July 1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Rock soul psychedelic rock blues rock
Length	50:59 (reissue)
Label	Dunhill (original) Varese Vintage (1994 reissue)
Producer	Steve Barri & Joel Sill

A Group Called Smith is the debut album by the rock band Smith, released in 1969. It contains their biggest hit, a cover of The Shirelles' "Baby, It's You", which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 1, 1969 (it spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart).^[1] "Baby, It's You" was also featured in Quentin Tarantino's 2007 film, Death Proof.^[2]

Track listing

Titles and songwriting credits from original album sleeve and Allmusic^[3]

1. "Let's Get Together" (Chet Powers) - (cover of Dino Valenti) - 3:32
2. "I Don't Believe (I Believe)" (Jeffrey Thomas) - 3:41
3. "Tell Him No" (Rod Argent) - (cover of The Zombies)- 3:27
4. "Who Do You Love" (Bo Diddley) - (cover of Bo Diddley) - 2:57
5. "Baby, It's You" (Burt Bacharach/Mack David/Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams)) - (cover of The Shirelles, also by The Beatles) - 3:27
6. "Last Time" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) - (cover of The Rolling Stones) - 5:38
7. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) - (cover of Muddy Waters) - 2:38
8. "Mojalesky Ridge" (Harvey Price/Joel Sill/Dan Walsh) - 2:32
9. "Let's Spend the Night Together" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) - (cover of The Rolling Stones) - 3:54
10. "I'll Hold Out My Hand" (Al Gorgoni/Chip Taylor) - (cover of the Clique) - 3:06

1994 reissue

1. "Let's Get Together" (Chet Powers) - (cover of Dino Valenti) - 3:32
2. "I Don't Believe (I Believe)" (Jeffrey Thomas) - 3:41
3. "Tell Him No" (Rod Argent) - (cover of The Zombies)- 3:27
4. "Who Do You Love" (Bo Diddley) - (cover of Bo Diddley) - 2:57
5. "Baby, It's You" (Burt Bacharach/Mack David/Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams)) - (cover of The Shirelles, also by The Beatles)- 3:27
6. "Last Time" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) - (cover of The Rolling Stones) - 5:38
7. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) - (cover of Muddy Waters) - 2:38
8. "Mojalesky Ridge" (Harvey Price/Joel Sill/Dan Walsh) - 2:32
9. "Let's Spend the Night Together" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) - (cover of The Rolling Stones) - 3:54
10. "I'll Hold Out My Hand" (Al Gorgoni/Chip Taylor) - (cover of the Clique) - 3:06
11. "The Weight (Robbie Robertson) - (cover of The Band, originally released on the Easy Rider (soundtrack)) - 4:32
12. "Take A Look Around" (Jerry Carter/Rick Cliburn) - 2:54
13. "What Am I Gonna Do" (Carole King/Toni Stern) - (also performed by Kenny Rogers) - 2:55
14. "Gonna Be Alright Now" (Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter) - (Gayle McCormick solo single) - 2:50
15. "It's A Cryin' Shame" (Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter) - (Gayle McCormick solo single) - 2:49

Charts

Billboard 200 -

• A Group Called Smith #17

Billboard Hot 100 -

• "What Am I Gonna Do" #73
• "Take A Look Around" #43
• "Baby It's You" #5

References

1. "Billboard song page". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
2. "A Group Called Smith". theband.hiof.no. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
3. "A Group Called Smith". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-12-06.