STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - THE RASCALS - TIME PEACE : THE RASCAL'S GREATEST HITS

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Good Thursday morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 76th Birthday of drummer and founding member, Dino Danelli, of the rock group The Rascals (and later The Young Rascals). Happy Birthday Dino ! To get the party started, we spotlight their greatest hits package, Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits. The LP was released June 24, 1968 on the Atlantic label and produced by the band , along with  Arif Mardin and Tom Dowd. It peaked at #1 on the the Cash Box and Billboard 200 charts and #4 on Billboard's Black Album chart. It has been certified Gold in the US. 

"I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (Pam Sawyer, Laurie Burton) – 2:41
The Rascals' first single (Atlantic #2312, 1965); also included on the 1966 album The Young Rascals

"Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) – 2:28
The Rascals' second single (Atlantic #2321, 1966), and first #1 hit; also included on The Young Rascals

"You Better Run" (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) – 2:25
The A-side of the Rascals' third single (Atlantic #2338, 1966); later included on the 1967 album Groovin'

"Come On Up" (Cavaliere) – 2:41
The Rascals' fourth single (Atlantic #2353, 1966), also included on the 1967 album Collections

"Mustang Sally" (Bonny Rice) – 3:59
Uncut version from The Young Rascals

"Love is a Beautiful Thing" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:30
Originally released as the B-side of "You Better Run"; later included on Collections

"In the Midnight Hour" (Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper) – 4:00
From The Young Rascals

Side Two

"(I've Been) Lonely Too Long" (Cavaliere) – 2:57
Uncut version from Collections

"Groovin'" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:25
The Rascals' second #1 single (Atlantic #2401), released in 1967; also included on Groovin'

"A Girl Like You" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:46
The follow-up Top 10 single to "Groovin'" (Atlantic #2424, 1967); also included on Groovin'

"How Can I Be Sure" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:50
The Rascals' third Top 10 single of 1967 (Atlantic #2438); also included on Groovin'

"It's Wonderful" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:40
LP version (without the "Mardi Gras" special effects coda) from the 1968 album Once Upon a Dream

"Easy Rollin'" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:55
From Once Upon a Dream

"A Beautiful Morning" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:32
Non-LP single from 1968 (Atlantic #2493)

The Rascals :

Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards
Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion
Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar
Dino Danelli – drums