Groovin' (Paul Carrack album)

Groovin'
Studio album by Paul Carrack
Released	2001
Genre	Pop rock R&B soul
Length	40:44
Label	Carrack-UK
Producer	Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack chronology
Satisfy My Soul (2000) Groovin' (2001) It Ain't Over (2003)
Reissue cover
Artwork for 2002 release Still Groovin'

Groovin' is the eighth solo studio album by the English singer-songwriter Paul Carrack, then a member of the supergroup Mike + The Mechanics. It was originally released in 2001 on Carrack's own Carrack-UK label.

This was Carrack's first all-covers album as a solo artist; he had previously helped create a hard rock covers album as the front man of the ad hoc 1993 quasi-supergroup Spin 1ne 2wo. Groovin' has a different feel from that project, as this album features a selection of Carrack's favourite Motown, R&B and pop songs of the 1960s and early 1970s. Carrack produced the album himself, and played virtually all of the instruments.

There are several different issues of the album, including a 13-track version, a 14-track version, and an 18-track version known as Still Groovin' . This last version of the album was issued in 2002, and also features a DVD of live performances and videos.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Harvest for the World"	The Isley Brothers, Chris Jasper	3:12
2.	"Sunny"	Bobby Hebb	3:19
3.	"Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"	Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Janie Bradford	3:17
4.	"Crazy Love"	Van Morrison	2:44
5.	"Baby I Need Your Loving"	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.	2:51
6.	"Walk On By"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	2:49
7.	"What Does It Take"	Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock	2:52
8.	"Any Day Now"	Bacharach, Bob Hilliard	3:40
9.	"Cover Me"	Eddie Hinton, Marlin Greene	2:56
10.	"With You in Mind"	Allen Toussaint	3:31
11.	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	2:29
12.	"Groovin'"	Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati	2:44
13.	"You've Got a Friend"	Carole King	3:21

Additional tracks

Bonus track on some CD issues

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Into the Mystic"	Morrison	3:35

Bonus tracks on Still Groovin' (2002 re-release)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Into the Mystic"	Morrison	3:35
15.	"People Get Ready"	Curtis Mayfield	2:35
16.	"Warm and Tender Love"	Bobby Robinson, Ida Berger	3:17
17.	"It's Growing"	Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore	2:49
18.	"I Wish It Would Rain"	Whitfield, Strong, Rodger Penzabene	2:51

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

• Paul Carrack – vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, producer
• Steve Beighton – saxophones
• Peter Van Hooke – executive producer
• Nigel Bates – mixing, mastering
• Bill Smith Studio – art direction, design
• Paul Cox – photography
• Reggie Pedro – illustration

DVD credits from Still Groovin' (Tracks 1–4)

• Paul Carrack – vocals, keyboards, guitars
• Paul Copley – keyboards, vocals
• John Robinson – guitars
• Jeremy Meek – bass
• Dean Duke – drums
• Steve Beighton – saxophones
• Lindsay Dracass – backing vocals
• Peter Van Hooke – producer
• Christopher Janschke – director, editing
• Minkjam – post-production
• Phil Gaines – director of photography
• Anna Hawkins – titles, graphics
• E-xentric Thinking – art direction, design
• Alan Wood – tour manager

External links

• Groovin' at AllMusic
• Groovin' at Discogs (list of releases)