A Groovy Situation Explained

A Groovy Situation
Type:	Album
Artist:	Reuben Wilson
Cover:	A Groovy Situation.jpg
Released:	May 1971^[1]
Recorded:	September 18 & 25, 1970
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:55
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	Francis Wolff
Chronology:	Reuben Wilson
Prev Title:	Blue Mode
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Set Us Free
Next Year:	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]

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

• Reuben Wilson – organ
• Earl Turbinton – alto saxophone
• Eddie Diehl – guitar
• Harold White – drums

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=9wgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47-IA8&dq=reuben+wilson+groovy+situation&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjTvcujpbGDAxVoDkQIHcuVBOEQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=reuben%20wilson%20groovy%20situation&f=false Billboard May 22, 1971
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4300-series/#bst-84365 Blue Note Records discography
3. Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=a-groovy-situation-r207764|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed December 1, 2010