Feelin' Groovy
Feelin' Groovy is the debut album by the American sunshine pop band Harpers Bizarre, released in 1967.
The record peaked at #108 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart in May 1967. Over on the Hot 100 Singles chart, "The [59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)]" peaked at #13 in February 1967 and "Come to the Sunshine" peaked at #37 the following May.
Background
Two Ted Templeman/Dick Scoppettone originals from 1966 were added as bonus cuts to the 2001 Sundazed CD reissue of this title: "Bye, Bye, Bye" and "Lost My Love Today." The latter tune was the "B" side to the single of "The 59th Street Bridge Song," Harpers Bizarre's most enduring hit. This recording was also available as an import. It can be found under Warner Brothers label manufactured by His Master's voice LTD.Track listing
- "Come to the Sunshine"
- "Happy Talk"
- "Come Love"
- "Raspberry Rug"
- "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
- "The Debutante's Ball"
- "Happy Land"
- "Peter and the Wolf"
- "I Can Hear the Darkness"
- "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear"
Personnel
- Guitars: Glen Campbell, Al Casey, Mike Deasy, Don Lanier, Louis Morell, Tommy Tedesco
- Bass: Don Bagley, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn, Lyle Ritz
- Keyboards: Carl Fortina, Gene Garf, John Gallie, Larry Knechtel, Mike Melvoin, Van Dyke Parks
- Drums: Hal Blaine
- Percussion: Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman, Norm Jeffries, Emil Richards
- Horns: Bud Brisbois, David Duke, Arthur Maebe, Vincent DeRosa, Dick Hyde, Lew McCreary,
- Saxophone – Gene Cipriano, Jim Horn, Plas Johnson, Jay Migliori, Abe Most, Bill Perkins
- Woodwinds, Flute: Norman Benno, Bill Green, Bob Hardaway, Jules Jacob, Sidney Miller,
- Strings: Edgar Lustgarten, Harry Bluestone, James Getzoff, Paul Shure