A Groovy Situation

A Groovy Situation
Studio album by
Reuben Wilson
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

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

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

References

  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