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Workin' On a Groovy Thing (song)

Index Workin' On a Groovy Thing (song)

"Workin' On a Groovy Thing" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Roger Atkins and originally recorded by Patti Drew on her 1968 album Workin' on a Groovy Thing that reached #34 on the U.S. R&B chart, #62 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #86 in Canada. [1]

25 relations: Adult Contemporary (chart), Allison Durbin, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, Barbara Lewis, Bill Holman (musician), Billboard Hot 100, Bob Alcivar, Bola Sete, Bones Howe, Breakout (Johnny Hammond album), CHUM Chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Kent Music Report, Neil Sedaka, Patti Drew, Soul City Records (American label), Soul music, The 5th Dimension, The Age of Aquarius (album), Wedding Bell Blues, Workin' on a Groovy Thing (Bola Sete album), Workin' on a Groovy Thing (Neil Sedaka album), 1968 in music, 1969 in music.

Adult Contemporary (chart)

The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States.

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Allison Durbin

Allison Ann Durbin (born 24 May 1950), who now goes by he married name Alison Ann Giles is a former New Zealand-born pop singer, known for her success in Australia in the late 1960s and 1970s as the "Queen of Pop".

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Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (commonly called "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In") is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group The 5th Dimension.

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Barbara Lewis

Barbara Lewis (born February 9, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter whose smooth style influenced rhythm and blues.

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Bill Holman (musician)

Willis Leonard Holman (born May 21, 1927), better known as Bill Holman, is an American composer/arranger, conductor, saxophonist, and songwriter working primarily in the jazz and pop idioms.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Bob Alcivar

Bob Alcivar (born July 8, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American music producer, composer, conductor and keyboard player.

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Bola Sete

Bola Sete (born Djalma de Andrade) (July 16, 1923 – February 14, 1987) was a Brazilian guitarist.

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Bones Howe

Dayton Burr "Bones" Howe (born March 18, 1933) is an American record producer and recording engineer associated with 1960s and 1970s hits, mostly of the sunshine pop genre, including most of the hits of the 5th Dimension and the Association, as well as music supervision of several films.

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Breakout (Johnny Hammond album)

Breakout is an album by jazz organist Johnny Hammond recorded for the Kudu label in 1971.

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CHUM Chart

The CHUM Chart was a ranking of top 30 (and, until August 1968, the top 50) songs on Toronto, Ontario radio station CHUM 1050 AM, from 1957 to 1986, and was the longest-running Top 40 chart in the world produced by an individual radio station.

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Songs is a record chart that ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.

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Johnny "Hammond" Smith

John Robert "Johnny Hammond" Smith (December 16, 1933 – June 4, 1997) was an American soul jazz and hard bop organist.

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Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1988.

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Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939) is an American pop singer, pianist, composer and record producer.

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Patti Drew

Patti Drew (born December 29, 1944, Charleston, South Carolina) is an American pop singer who achieved brief success in the late 1960s.

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Soul City Records (American label)

Soul City Records is an American record label founded by singer Johnny Rivers in 1966.

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Soul music

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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The 5th Dimension

The 5th Dimension is an American popular music vocal group, whose repertoire includes pop, R&B, soul, jazz, light opera and Broadway—the melange was coined as "Champagne Soul." Formed as The Versatiles in late 1965, the group changed its name to the hipper "The 5th Dimension" by 1966.

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The Age of Aquarius (album)

The Age of Aquarius is the fourth album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music).

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Wedding Bell Blues

"Wedding Bell Blues" is a song written and recorded by Laura Nyro in 1966.

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Workin' on a Groovy Thing (Bola Sete album)

Workin' on a Groovy Thing is an album by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete, released in 1970 through Paramount Records.

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Workin' on a Groovy Thing (Neil Sedaka album)

Workin' on a Groovy Thing is a 1969 studio album containing the works of American pop singer Neil Sedaka.

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1968 in music

List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1968.

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1969 in music

List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1969.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workin'_On_a_Groovy_Thing_(song)

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