"Soft Rock Nuggets" Vol. 2 - It's A Happening World - 2017

There's nothing "soft" about the nuggets in this great little collection – as all the tracks here are the cream of the crop of the late 60s pop scene in the US – not super-huge hits, but instead some overlooked gems that definitely warrant the "nuggets" in the title!.....Most of the work here is from the Warner/Atlantic catalog – but there's also some nice bits from other labels too – and the collection focuses on the warm, breezy, completely sublime sounds that have come to be known as Sunshine Pop over the years – music that's well-produced, but very personal too – and which often has a quality that's a bit deeper than the usual oldies radio material from the time. As usual with most Japanese collections we love so much, the track selection is ultra-hip, and also includes some rare 45-only titles – with two dozen tracks in all, a good number of which we might not have heard otherwise. Titles on this second volume include "It's A Natural Thing" by The Congregation, "No One Was There" by The Gates Of Eden, "Hung Up On Love" by The Other Voices, "Tell Someone You Love Them" by Dino Desi & Billy, "Beverly Hills" by Uncle Sound, "Many Are The Times" by Lee Mallory, "I Believe In Her" by The Tradewinds, "All" by James Darren, "Love In" by The Morning Glories, "My World Fell Down" by Sagittarius, "Happy" by Blades Of Grass, "If You Know What I Mean" by The Gas Company, "Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me" by The Critters, "Me Japanese Boy" by Harpers Bizarre, "Time To Love" by The Addrisi Brothers, "Don't Run Away" by Bruce & Terry, "I Could Be So Good To You" by Don & The Goodtimers, and "Will You Be Staying After Sunday" by Peppermint Rainbow.  © 1996-2017, Dusty Groove, Inc.

trax:
1. Don't Run Away - Bruce & Terry 2. Turn-Down Day - The Cyrkle 3. Many Are The Times - Lee Mallory 4. All - James Darren 5. I Believe In Her - The Tradewinds 6. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Harpers Bizarre 7. I Could Be So Good To You - Don & The Goodtimes 8. Windy - The Association 9. My World Fell Down - Sagittarius 10. Love-In - The Morning Glories 11. Happy - The Blades Of Grass 12. (Baby) Baby I Can't Take It No Mo - Tommy James & The Shondells 13. If You Know What I Mean - The Gas Company 14. Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On M - The Critters 15. It's A Happening World - The Tokens 16. No One Was There - The Gates Of Eden 17. Hung Up On Love - The Other Voices 18. I've Got You On My Mind - The Vogues 19. Beverly Hills - Uncle Sound 20. Tell Someone You Love Them - Dino, Desi & Billy 21. It's A Natural Thing - The Congregation 22. Me, Japanese Boy - Harpers Bizarre 23. Will You Be Staying After Sunday - The Peppermint Rainbow 24. Time To Love - The Addrisi Brothers
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