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A Groovy Situation

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A Groovy Situation
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1971[1]
RecordedSeptember 18 & 25, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
GenreJazz
Length36:55
LabelBlue Note
ProducerFrancis Wolff
Reuben Wilson chronology
Blue Mode
(1969)
A Groovy Situation
(1971)
Set Us Free
(1971)

A Groovy Situation is the fourth album by American organist Reuben Wilson recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] The CD reissue added one bonus track.

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album three stars and wrote, "With songs like this, there's no question that Wilson is going for a wide audience, and while these smooth, funky grooves will do nothing for jazz purists, it's an entertaining record, and some of the grooves are quite hot indeed".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Reuben Wilson except where noted

  1. "While the World Lies Waiting" – 5:13
  2. "Sweet Tooth" – 6:55
  3. "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" (Charles Courtney, Peter Link) – 6:20
  4. "A Groovy Situation" (Herman Davis, Russell R. Lewis) – 8:47
  5. "Happy Together" (Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon) – 5:32
  6. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, Lula Mae Hardaway) – 6:20
    • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 18 (track 6) and September 25 (tracks 1-5), 1970.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard May 22, 1971
  2. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed December 1, 2010
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010