Flamin' Groovies Now

1978 studio album by the Flamin' Groovies

Studio album by

the Flamin' Groovies

Released

September 1978

Recorded

1978

Studio

Rockfield Studios, Wales

Label

Sire^[1]

Producer

Dave Edmunds

The Flamin' Groovies chronology

Shake Some Action
(1976)

Flamin' Groovies Now
(1978)

Jumpin' in the Night
(1979)

Flamin' Groovies Now is a studio album by the Flamin' Groovies, released in 1978.^[2]^[3] It was produced by Dave Edmunds, and marked a resurgence of the San Francisco band. The band supported the album with a lengthy UK tour.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−^[6]

The Lincoln Journal Star deemed the band "punks without the posture."^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better"	Gene Clark	2:27
2.	"Between the Lines"		4:15
3.	"Ups and Downs"	Mark Lindsay, Terry Melcher	3:07
4.	"Move It"	Ian Samwell	2:57
5.	"Take Me Back"		2:50
6.	"Reminiscing"	King Curtis	2:04
7.	"Good Laugh Mun"	Jordan, Wilson, Dave Edmunds	2:54
8.	"Yeah My Baby"	Jordan, Wilson, Edmunds	3:55
9.	"House of Blue Lights"	Don Raye, Freddie Slack	2:19
10.	"Blue Turns to Grey"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	2:29
11.	"Paint It Black"	Jagger-Richards	3:05
12.	"All I Wanted"		3:03
13.	"Don't Put Me On"		4:12
14.	"There's a Place"	Lennon-McCartney	1:50

Personnel

Flamin' Groovies

Cyril Jordan - guitar, vocals, mellotron
Chris Wilson - guitar, vocals, harpsichord, percussion
Mike Wilhelm - guitar
George Alexander - bass, vocals, percussion
David Wright - drums, percussion
Dave Edmunds - piano, guitar on 5; piano, vocals on 8

References

^ "Kickstart Some Action: Put In Your Pledge for The Incredible Flamin' Groovies | Rhino". www.rhino.com.
^ Zimmerman, Lee (Oct 2020). "Flamin' Groovies". Goldmine. Vol. 46, no. 10. pp. 40, 43.
^ Woodward, Alex. "Interview: Cyril Jordan of Flamin' Groovies". NOLA.com.
^ Selvin, Joel (16 Apr 1978). "Lively Arts". Datebook. San Francisco Examiner. p. 49.
^ "Flamin' Groovies Now". AllMusic.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Becker, Bart (21 Jun 1978). "Streetnoise". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 18.