The Essentials

Tracklist

• 1
  I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore
  2:46
• 2
  Good Lovin'
  2:31
  4.0 ★
• 3
  You Better Run
  2:26
• 4
  I've Been Lonely Too Long
  2:08
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Groovin'
  2:30
• 6
  A Girl Like You
  2:47
• 7
  How Can I Be Sure
  2:55
• 8
  It's Wonderful
  3:24
• 9
  A Beautiful Morning
  2:36
  4.5 ★
• 10
  People Got to Be Free
  3:00
  3.0 ★
• 11
  A Ray of Hope
  3:42
• 12
  See
  4:44

More by The Rascals

Island of Real

Island of Real 1972

Freedom Suite

Freedom Suite 1969

Once Upon a Dream

Once Upon a Dream 1968

Time Peace: The Rascals’ Greatest Hits

Time Peace: The Rascals’ Greatest Hits 1968

Groovin’

Groovin’ 1967

The Young Rascals

The Young Rascals 1966

Release credits

• Arif Mardin
  arranger [6-10], conductor [6-8, 10], producer [1-2]
• Buddy Lucas
  harmonica [8]
• Charles Morrow
  brass [11]
• David Brigati
  background vocals [5-11]
• Dino Danelli
  drums (drum set) [2]
• Eddie Brigati
  percussion [2]
• Felix Cavaliere
  organ [2]
• Gene Cornish
  guitar [2]
• Gene Orloff & His Strings
  strings [8]
• Hubert Laws
  flute [8]
• King Curtis
  tenor saxophone [8]
• Melvin Lastie
  trumpet [8]
• Steve Marcus
  soprano saxophone [8]
• The Rascals
  producer [1-2, 5-7, 9]
• Tom Dowd
  producer [1-2]

Issues

• T
  (Combined release view)
• T
  The Essentials

  CD
  2002