Love & Sunshine: Best of

Love Generation | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B000068FVR
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #329,248 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Groovy Summertime

2. The Love In Me

3. Hey, Look Around

4. Not Be Found

5. Meet Me At The Love-In

6. When The Sun Goes Down

7. Playin' On The Strings Of The Wind

8. Consciousness Expansion

9. You

10. Leaves Grow Grey

11. The bummer (Guide Me Home)

12. Epitaph (A World Without Love)

13. Fluffy Rain

14. W.C. Fields

15. Montage From "How Sweet It Is"

16. Let The Good Times In

17. I Keep On Talking

18. Love And Sunshine

19. A Touch Of Love

20. Candy

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The sunniest of "sunshine pop"!, July 11, 2002

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Ben Glenn (The nation's capital) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love & Sunshine: Best of (Audio CD)

While San Francisco may have been the birthplace of mid- to late-60s psychedelia in its purest and most serious form, the pop-psychedelic groups which emerged from Los Angeles largely had a more commercial bent, with their connections to the movie and television industry and scores of first-rate session artists. Of these, groups such as Yellow Balloon, The Sunshine Company may come to mind first. But the premier example of Southern California "sunshine pop" has to be the The Love Generation. Led by John and Tom Bahler, two of the most sought-after studio singers of the day, The Love Generation produced three albums of pure pop-psychedelic bliss, with all the characteristic touches of the day such as harpsichords, interwoven harmonies, and cryptic lyrics. While some songs clearly were written to capitalize on the psychedelia craze ("Meet Me At the Love-In"), the Bahlers and their co-singers show substantial talent at both singing and arranging. This is unabashedly "up with people" music, and reminds us of a time when being happy and "high on life" was "in." Not to be missed!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Geeky, but with a quirky appeal, April 17, 2003

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love & Sunshine: Best of (Audio CD)

As I listened to this, I recalled a lot of it form my early childhood (late 60s- early 70s). I remember "Catchin Up on Fun" from the Archie cartoons from the late 60s and I recall reading that the Love Generation was the group that did much of the actual vocals for the Partridge Family. It shows. Like a lot of the bubblegum pop of the time, this is the kind of unhip stuff that most people today would be too embarrased to admit to liking and would certainly not play in public or around a group of friends for fear of being considered a geek. But hey, if you're all alone on a sunny day with your CD player, there's nothing wrong with a little "Groovy Sunshine" for some fond memories. Bring on the Cowsills, Freddie and the Dreamers, and the Brady Bunch Band while you're at it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Obscure harmony classic, July 13, 2002

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R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love & Sunshine: Best of (Audio CD)

Those who enjoy the Free Design, Association, Harpers Bizarre, and other close harmony groups of the pop-psychedelic variety will find this a highly pleasing collection. Gathering 25 tracks from the group's three 1967-68 albums, and accompanied by a booklet with excellent notes and photos, this CD is a gem.