Their First LP
Studio album by
the Spencer Davis Group
ReleasedJune 1965
GenreBritish rhythm and blues
Length32:59
LabelFontana
ProducerChris Blackwell
The Spencer Davis Group chronology
Their First LP
(1965)		 The Second Album
(1966)
Singles from Their First LP
  1. "Dimples"
    Released: 22 May 1964
  2. "I Can't Stand It"
    Released: 9 October 1964
  3. "Every Little Bit Hurts"
    Released: 5 February 1965
  4. "Sittin' and Thinkin'"
    Released: 18 July 1966
  5. "It's Gonna Work Out Fine"
    Released: July 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
New Musical Express[3]
Record Mirror[4]

Their First LP is the debut studio album by the Spencer Davis Group, released in the UK and Europe in June 1965. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Although never released in its original incarnation in the US, a majority of the tracks from this album were later released in various compilations of the band marketed to US audiences.[5]

Release

Their First LP features the group's first three singles, "Dimples", "I Can't Stand It" and "Every Little Bit Hurts". Whilst "Dimples" missed the charts, the other two briefly entered the charts, though didn't peak above the Top 40. The fourth single, "Sitin' and Thinkin'" was released in July 1966, but only in the Netherlands.[6] The final single, "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" was only released in New Zealand in July 1967.[7]

Despite being released at the beginning of June 1965, Their First LP didn't enter the UK Albums Chart until the first week of January 1966, when their single "Keep On Running", included on their second album, was in the charts. It reached its peak three weeks later and spent a total of eight week in the album chart.[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Babe"Bobby Hatfield, Bill Medley2:41
2."Dimples"John Lee Hooker2:22
3."Searchin'"Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller2:42
4."Every Little Bit Hurts"Ed Cobb3:29
5."I'm Blue (Gong Gong Song)"Ike Turner2:45
6."Sittin' and Thinkin'"Spencer Davis3:00
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I Can't Stand It"Smokey McAllister2:11
8."Here Right Now"Steve Winwood3:15
9."Jump Back"Rufus Thomas1:47
10."It's Gonna Work Out Fine"Joe Seneca, Rose Marie McCoy3:06
11."Midnight Train"Alvin Roy, Gerry Hicks2:43
12."It Hurts Me So"Winwood2:58
Total length:32:59

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1966) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 6

References

  1. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Their First LP". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
  3. ↑ Evans, Allen (11 June 1965). "LPs" (PDF). New Musical Express: 10. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (5 June 1965). "Spencer Davis Group: Their First LP" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 221. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Spencer Davis Group | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  6. ↑ The Spencer Davis Group - Sittin' And Thinkin', retrieved 13 February 2022
  7. ↑ Spencer Davis Group - It's Gonna Work Out Fine, retrieved 13 February 2022
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