The Young Rascals: Sueño

For those who never flipped a 45 to hear what was on the other side missed many good recordings that were relegated to the other side of the hit record. The Young Rascals (later just The Rascals) had a string of hits from 1966 to 1969.

Today’s Friday Flipside is the “B” side of one of their three #1 hits – “Groovin’” from 1967. “Sueño” (meaning sleep in Spanish) was written by Ron Sasiak; however, it was credited on the single and the original album releases to Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati. Apparently later versions of the LP corrected the credits to Sasiak. I tried to find out who he was, but was unsuccessful – but he happens to have a Facebook account.

If you were going to pigeonhole “Sueño” into an arbitrary category of music, you might call it psychedelic-pop-flamenco. Felix Cavaliere handles the lead vocals on this cut. “Sueño” also appears on The Rascals third LP, “Groovin’.”