Collections (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Collections
Type = Studio album
Artist = The Young Rascals


Released = January 9, 1967
Recorded = May 10, 1966 - December 30, 1966
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer =
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Last album = "The Young Rascals" (1966)
This album = "Collections" (1967)
Next album = "Groovin'" (1967)

"Collections" is the second album by rock band The Young Rascals. The album was released on January 9, 1967 and rose to #15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.

"Collections" was the Rascals' first album to showcase their songwriting talent, with six of the album's songs written by band members.

Track listing

ide One

# "What Is the Reason" (Felix Cavaliere/Eddie Brigati) – 2:23
# "Since I Fell For You" (Buddy Johnson) – 3:25
# "(I've Been) Lonely Too Long" (Felix Cavaliere) – 2:57
# "No Love to Give" (Gene Cornish) – 2:42
# "Mickey's Monkey" (Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland) / "Turn On Your Love Light" (Deadric Malone/Joseph Scott) – 4:41

ide Two

# "Come On Up" (Felix Cavaliere) – 2:41
# "Too Many Fish In The Sea" (Eddie Holland/Norman Whitfield) – 2:16
# "More" (R. Ortolani/N. Diviero/N. Newell/M. Ciorciolini) – 4:20
# "Nineteen Fifty-Six" (Gene Cornish) – 2:28
# "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" (Felix Cavaliere/Eddie Brigati) – 2:30
# "Land of a Thousand Dances" (Chris Kenner) – 1:58

On "Collections"' original release, the song "Turn On Your Love Light" was incorrectly titled as "Love Lights," and credited to The Sonics' bandleader Gerald (Gerry) Roslie, who had written a song called "Love Lights" for that band.

ingles

*"You Better Run" (non-album single) / "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" (May 30, 1966) US: #20
*"Come On Up" / "What Is the Reason" (September 12, 1966) US: #43
*"(I've Been) Lonely Too Long" (2:04 edit) / "If You Knew" (January 16, 1967) US: #16

Note that upon its release as a single, "(I've Been) Lonely Too Long" was credited to Cavaliere/Brigati, rather than to Felix Cavaliere alone.