Collections (The Young Rascals album)

Collections is the second album by the rock band the Young Rascals. The album was released on January 9, 1967 and rose to #15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, and to #8 in Canada.

Collections
Studio album by the Young Rascals
Released	January 9, 1967
Recorded	May 10 – December 30, 1966
Genre	Blue-eyed soul, garage rock
Length	30:59
Label	Atlantic
Producer	The Young Rascals
The Young Rascals chronology
The Young Rascals (1966) Collections (1967) Groovin' (1967)
Singles from Collections
"Come On Up" / "What Is the Reason" Released: September 1, 1966 "I've Been Lonely Too Long" / "If You Knew" Released: January 9, 1967 ""Love is a Beautiful Thing" / "You Better Run"" Released: April 3, 1967

History

Collections was the Rascals' first album to showcase their songwriting talent, with six of the album's songs written by band members. On its original release, the song "Turn On Your Love Light" was incorrectly titled "Love Lights," and credited to The Sonics' bandleader Gerald (Gerry) Roslie, who had written a song called "Love Lights" for that band. Upon its release as a single, "I've Been Lonely Too Long" was credited to Cavaliere/Brigati, rather than to Felix Cavaliere alone.

The album featured two Top 20 U.S. hits: "I've Been Lonely Too Long" reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" (released as a double A-side with non-album single "You Better Run") preceded it at #20.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

In his review for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote the "garage rock" sound of the band's first album was gone and called it a "wonderfully soulful body of music that picks up right where 'In the Midnight Hour' from the prior album left off. Most of this record is among the most danceable white rock music of its period..." The band was awarded a Gold Album in the United States for Collections.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"What is the Reason"	Felix Cavaliere Eddie Brigati	Felix Cavaliere	2:23
2.	"Since I Fell for You"	Buddy Johnson	Eddie Brigati	3:25
3.	"(I've Been) Lonely Too Long"	Cavaliere	Cavaliere	1:35
4.	"No Love to Give"	Gene Cornish	Gene Cornish	2:42
5.	"Mickey's Monkey / Love Lights"	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Deadric Malone Joe Scott	Cavaliere Brigati	4:41
Total length:				14:46

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Come On Up"	Cavaliere	Cavaliere	2:41
2.	"Too Many Fish in the Sea"	Eddie Holland Norman Whitfield	Cavaliere	2:16
3.	"More"	Riz Ortolani Norman Newell Marcello Ciorciolini	Brigati	4:20
4.	"Nineteen Fifty-Six"	Cornish Dino Danelli	Cornish	2:28
5.	"Love Is a Beautiful Thing"	Cavaliere Brigati	Cavaliere Brigati	2:30
6.	"Land of 1000 Dances"	Chris Kenner	Brigati	1:58
Total length:				16:13

Certifications

US-Gold (500,000 copies sold).

Personnel

The Rascals

• Felix Cavaliere – organ, piano, vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5-7, 10)
• Eddie Brigati – percussion, vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8, 10, 11)
• Gene Cornish – guitar, bass, vocals (tracks 4, 9)
• Dino Danelli – drums

Singles

• "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