the mindbenders recorded groovy kind of love on october 7, 1965.
the mindbenders recorded groovy kind of love on october 7, 1965.
who recorded groovy kind of love on october 7, 1965?
the mindbenders
"a groovy kind of love" was written when bayer sager was a 22-year-old schoolteacher, and wine was a 17-year-old high school student. composition of the song took place at bayer sager's home in new york city, only a few blocks away from the brill building and 1650 broadway. these buildings housed numerous music publishing companies and record labels including wine and bayer sager's label, allegro music (later screen gems); the buildings also contained facilities for songwriting and composition. however, bayer sager's residence was preferred because it was more comfortable, and more private. wine composed the music, and bayer sager wrote the lyrics. the song was originally recorded by patti labelle and the bluebelles on us atlantic 2313 (uk atlantic 4064) in 1965
a groovy kind of love
jack mcgraw, who ran the screen gems offices in london, thought the wine and bayer sager song was a perfect match for the new group the mindbenders (previously the backing group for wayne fontana, who had recently left the band) and especially their guitarist, who now became their new lead vocalist, eric stewart. the band recorded their version of "a groovy kind of love" in 1965. they liked the result so much that they included the song on their first album without fontana, "the mindbenders" (us title "a groovy kind of love") and released the song to radio as their debut single. it reached number two in the uk the week of january 19–26, 1966, and it also reached number two in the united states on the "billboard" hot 100 for two weeks in late may and early june 1966. "when a man loves a woman" by percy sledge kept the song from number one. the song features a female backing chorus, and they sing the words "you and me" and the repeated title towards the end of each verse of the song. eric stewart went on to co-found the british art pop band, 10cc.
a groovy kind of love