In 1966 this was the groups first entry onto the U.S. Billboard Charts. It also was their first #1 hit. Eddie Brigati (vocals), Felix Cavaliere (keyboard, vocals), Gene Cornish (guitar) and Dino Danelli (drums) started the band in Brigati and Danellis hometown of Garfield, New Jersey. Brigati, Cavaliere and Cornish had previously been members of Joey Dee and the Starliters. Eddies brother, David Brigati, an original Starliter, helped arrange the vocal harmonies and sang backgrounds on many of the groups recordings (informally earning the designation as the fifth Rascal). When Atlantic Records signed them, they discovered that another group, Borrah Minnevitchs and Johnny Puleos Harmonica Rascals, objected to their release of records under the name Rascals. To avoid conflict, manager Sid Bernstein decided to rename the group The Young Rascals. The Young Rascals first television performance was on the program Hullabaloo on February 27, 1965, where they performed their debut single, I Aint Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore. The track reached #23 in Canada, and touched the lower reaches of the U.S. charts as well. This modest success was followed by the U.S./Canada #1 single Good Lovin (1966, originally recorded by The Olympics in 1965). The bands songwriting team of Eddie Brigati and Cavaliere then began providing most of their songs, and the hits kept coming for the next two years. Their immediate followups to Good Lovin, including You Better Run (1966; covered in 1980 by Pat Benatar) and Come On Up were only modest hits. (Ive Been) Lonely Too Long (1967) did better, and Groovin (#1 US/Canada, 1967) returned them to the top of the charts. They reeled off a succession of top 20 U.S. hits, including A Girl Like You (1967), How Can I Be Sure? (1967), Its Wonderful (1968), and A Beautiful Morning (1968). The band was exceptionally popular in Canada, where A Girl Like You, How Can I Be Sure?, and A Beautiful Morning all reached #1. However they struggled in the UK, where they only twice reached the top 75 — with Groovin (#8) and A Girl Like You (#35). The band would bill themselves as the Young Rascals for the last time with the single release of Its Wonderful; they would be known thenceforwards as simply The Rascals. (Wikipedia) LYRICS: 1 - 2 - 3 (Good love) (Good love) (Good love) (Good love) I was feeling, so bad I asked my family doctor just what I had I said Dr. (Dr.) Mr. M.D. (Dr.) Now can you tell me whats ailing me (Dr.) He said yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah (yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah) Yes indeed, all I, I really need (Good love) Now gimme that good good lovin (Good love) All I need is love (Good love) Good good lovin baby (Good love) Now honey please, squeeze me tight (squeeze me tight) Dont you want your baby to feel alright I said baby (baby) Now its for sure (its for sure) I got the fever, yeah And you got the cure (got the cure) Everybody yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah (yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah) Yes indeed, all I, I really need (Good love) Now come on and gimme that lovin (Good love) All I need is lovin (Good love) Good good lovin baby (Good love) (bridge) (Good love) (Good love) (Good love) All I need is love (Good love) All I want is love (Good love) Lovin you early in the morning now (Good love) Lovin you late at night now (Good love) Love, love (Good love) Love, love, love, love, love https://youtube/watch?v=QPuHauPVgeo
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