Flamin' Groovies Now

Flamin' Groovies Now
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

1. "Kickstart Some Action: Put In Your Pledge for The Incredible Flamin' Groovies | Rhino". www.rhino.com.
2. Zimmerman, Lee (Oct 2020). "Flamin' Groovies". Goldmine. Vol. 46, no. 10. pp. 40, 43.
3. Woodward, Alex. "Interview: Cyril Jordan of Flamin' Groovies". NOLA.com.
4. Selvin, Joel (16 Apr 1978). "Lively Arts". Datebook. San Francisco Examiner. p. 49.
5. "Flamin' Groovies Now". AllMusic.
6. 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.
7. Becker, Bart (21 Jun 1978). "Streetnoise". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 18.