Folk Rock Songs
Group member John Sebastian wrote “Daydream” and published it in 1966. The Lovin’ Spoonful released it as a single (with “Night Owl Blues” on the B-Side) and also on the 1966 album Daydream. The song rose to #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as well as #2 on the U.K. Singles Chart. There have been numerous covers, including versions by Chet Atkins, David Cassidy, Bobby Darin, Art Garfunkel, Vince Gill and Kermit the Frog, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Maria Muldaur, Ricky Nelson, The Sandpipers, and Doris Day, among many others.
The Lovin’ Spoonful formed in New York, New York, and had their roots in the folk music scene. For this track, group members were John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Joe Butler, and Steve Boone. The Lovin’ Spoonful also had commercial success with “Do You Believe in Magic,” “You Didn’t Have to Be so Nice,” “Summer in the City,” and “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?”
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