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"Workin' On a Groovy Thing" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Roger Atkins which had its highest profile as a 1969 hit single by the 5th Dimension. The song was first recorded by R&B songstress Patti Drew for her 1968 album Workin' on a Groovy Thing and released as a single to reach #34 on the U.S. R&B chart while crossing-over to #62 on the ...
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Workin' on a Groovy Thing may refer to: "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" (song), a 1968 song written by Neil Sedaka; Workin' on a Groovy Thing (Patti Drew album), 1968;
From Beyoncé and Taylor Swift to Adele and classics like Etta James and Otis Redding, Insider ranked the best romantic songs across the decades.
Roger Jon Atkins (born 1944) is an American songwriter and lyricist. Among his most notable songs as a co-writer are "Make Me Your Baby" (written with Helen Miller and recorded by Barbara Lewis), "It's My Life" (written with Carl D'Errico and recorded by the Animals), and "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" (written with Neil Sedaka and recorded by the 5th Dimension).
A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement.Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition.
Workin' on a Groovy Thing (World Pacific, 1968) X–77: Richard "Groove" Holmes Recorded Live at the Lighthouse (World Pacific, 1969) Come Together (World Pacific, 1970) – with Ernie Watts; Comin' on Home (Blue Note, 1971) American Pie (Groove Merchant, 1972) Night Glider (Groove Merchant, 1973)
It does not accurately represent the chord progressions of all the songs it depicts. It was originally written in D major (thus the progression being D major, A major, B minor, G major) and performed live in the key of E major (thus using the chords E major, B major, C♯ minor, and A major). The song was subsequently published on YouTube. [9]