Small Faces (1966 album)

Small Faces
Small Faces
Studio album by Small Faces
Released	6 May 1966
Recorded	June 1965 – February 1966
Studio	IBC, London
Genre	R&B; soul; garage rock;
Length	32:47
Label	Decca
Producer	Ian Samwell; Kenny Lynch; Don Arden;
Small Faces chronology
Singles from Small Faces
	"Whatcha Gonna Do About It"; Released: 6 August 1965; "Sha-La-La-La-Lee"; Released: 28 January 1966;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Classic Rock	^[3]

Small Faces is the debut album of Small Faces, released in May 1966 by Decca Records. It includes the hit singles "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" and "Sha-La-La-La-Lee". The album was well received by music critics and was popular with the public, rising to number 3 on the UK album chart remaining at the top for several weeks.^[4]^[5] It also reached number 8 in Finland.^[6]

Album profile

The album was recorded at IBC Studios, Portland Place, London between June 1965 and February 1966.^[7] Glyn Johns was the studio engineer. In 1966, Small Faces became the eleventh biggest selling artists of the year.^[8]

Jimmy Winston was asked to leave after the band's second single, "I've Got Mine", released on 5 November 1965, failed to chart. He still appears on many tracks on this album, including writing contributions to "It's Too Late" and providing keyboards and vocals on various tracks. Winston's replacement, Ian McLagan, appears on the album cover and plays on various tracks as well.

In 1962, Muddy Waters recorded "You Need Love", written for him by peer Willie Dixon. "You Need Loving" is a veiled cover of "You Need Love".^[9] Small Faces were never sued by Dixon, even though "You Need Loving" only credits Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott as writers. Guitarist Jimmy Page (initially of The Yardbirds and later of Led Zeppelin fame) has claimed to have been disappointed when, after coming up with a wicked guitar riff and requesting Robert Plant pen some lyrics, the singer returned with those of "You Need Loving", a tune Plant, a big Small Faces fan, had, according to Small Faces singer Steve Marriott in early '70s Canadian rock newspaper Beetle, said he had longed to record. Thus, "You Need Loving" became the basis for lyrics of Led Zeppelin's hit song "Whole Lotta Love" in 1969.

Three of the tracks had been released prior to the album. These are the two aforementioned singles, "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" and "Sha-La-La-La-Lee", along with the track "It's Too Late", which was issued as the B-side of "I've Got Mine", the group's second single, released in 1965. The band's fourth single, "Hey Girl", was released around the same time as the album; ultimately it was not included and can instead be found on their 1967 compilation album From the Beginning. "Own Up Time" was incorrectly titled "Own Up" on initial pressings from 1966;^[10] on newer issues of the album, the initial name has been reinstated.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shake"	Sam Cooke	2:55
2.	"Come on Children"	Kenney Jones Ronnie Lane Steve Marriott Jimmy Winston	4:20
3.	"You Better Believe It"	Kenny Lynch Jerry Ragovoy	2:19
4.	"It's Too Late"	Jones Lane Marriott Winston	2:37
5.	"One Night Stand"	Lane Marriott	1:50
6.	"Whatcha Gonna Do About It"	Ian Samwell Brian Potter	1:59

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Sorry She's Mine"	Lynch	2:48
8.	"Own Up Time"	Jones Lane Marriott Ian McLagan	1:47
9.	"You Need Loving" (*)	Lane Marriott	3:59
10.	"Don't Stop What You're Doing"	Jones Lane Marriott Winston	1:55
11.	"E Too D"	Lane Marriott	3:02
12.	"Sha-La-La-La-Lee"	Lynch Mort Shuman	2:56

2012 Deluxe edition

The album was completely remastered in 2012 and reissued as compact discs with previously unreleased material, along with various A-sides and B-sides from 1965 to 1967.

2012 Deluxe Edition CD disc 1 (original songs)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Shake"	Sam Cooke	original album	2:55
2.	"Come on Children"	Steve Marriott Ronnie Lane Kenney Jones Jimmy Winston	original album	4:20
3.	"You Better Believe It"	Kenny Lynch Jerry Ragovoy	original album	2:19
4.	"It's Too Late"	Marriott Lane Jones Winston	original album	2:37
5.	"One Night Stand"	Marriott Lane	original album	1:50
6.	"Whatcha Gonna Do About It"	Brian Potter Ian Samwell	original album	1:59
7.	"Sorry She's Mine"	Lynch	original album	2:48
8.	"Own Up Time"	Marriott Lane Jones Ian McLagan	original album	1:47
9.	"You Need Loving" (*)	Marriott Lane	original album	3:59
10.	"Don't Stop What You're Doing"	Marriott Lane Jones Winston	original album	1:55
11.	"E Too D"	Marriott Lane	original album	3:02
12.	"Sha-La-La-La-Lee"	Lynch Mort Shuman	original album	2:56
13.	"I've Got Mine"	Marriott Lane	Single A-side, 1965	2:51
14.	"What's A Matter Baby"	Clyde Otis Joy Byers	B-side of 'Whatcha Gonna Do About It', 1965	2:53
15.	"Grow Your Own"	Marriott Lane Jones McLagan	B-side of 'Sha-La-La-La-Lee', 1966	2:17
16.	"Patterns"	Marriott Lane	Single A-side, 1967	2:04
Total length:				42:32

2012 Deluxe Edition CD disc 2 (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Come on Children" (Alternate version)	Steve Marriott Ronnie Lane Kenney Jones Jimmy Winston	previously unreleased	3:28
2.	"Shake" (Alternate version)	Sam Cooke	previously unreleased	2:53
3.	"You Better Believe It" (Alternate version)	Kenny Lynch Jerry Ragovoy	previously unreleased	2:49
4.	"It's Too Late" (Electronically processed stereo)	Marriott Lane Jones Winston	previously unreleased	2:36
5.	"Sorry She's Mine" (Electronically processed stereo)	Lynch	previously unreleased	2:45
6.	"Own Up Time" (Alternate version)	Marriott Lane Jones Ian McLagan	previously unreleased	2:27
7.	"E Too D" (Alternate version)	Marriott Lane	previously unreleased	3:16
8.	"I've Got Mine" (Electronically processed stereo)	Marriott Lane	previously unreleased	2:51
9.	"Grow Your Own" (Electronically processed stereo)	Marriott Lane Jones McLagan	previously unreleased	2:16
10.	"Sha-La-La-La-Lee" (Stereo version)	Lynch Mort Shuman	previously unreleased	2:52
11.	"Don't Stop What You're Doing" (Alternate version)	Marriott Lane Jones Winston	previously unreleased	2:03
12.	"Patterns" (Electronically processed stereo)	Marriott Lane	previously unreleased	2:03
13.	"What's A Matter Baby"	Clyde Otis Joy Byers	previously unreleased	2:53
14.	"Whatcha Gonna Do About It" (Alternate version)	Brian Potter Ian Samwell	previously unreleased	2:09
Total length:				37:21

* Willie Dixon wrote the lyrics for "You Need Loving"; on the album the song is credited to Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane

Singles

For more information on the single releases please see their respective pages.

#	Title	Date	UK Chart Position
1.	"Whatcha Gonna Do About It"	6 August 1965	14
2.	"Sha-La-La-La-Lee"	28 January 1966	3

Personnel

Small Faces

Steve Marriott – lead guitar, lead vocals (all but 1, 8), backing vocals
Ronnie Lane – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (1)
Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
Ian McLagan (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12) – keyboards, backing vocals

with:

Jimmy Winston (2, 4, 6, 10, 11) – keyboards, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Kenny Lynch (3, 7, 12) – backing vocals

Additional releases

The album was first released on CD in 1988 by London Records. This edition included four bonus tracks taken from three singles B-sides and one A-side: "What's A Matter Baby", "I Got Mine", "Grow Your Own" and "Almost Grown". 15 of this CD's 16 tracks were in mono, the exception being a stereo mix of "Sha La La La Lee".

It was first remastered for CD in 1997 by Deram Records, and this time the bonus tracks were alternative versions of "Shake", "Come on Children", "What'cha Gonna Do About It", "Own Up Time" and "E Too D".

In 2006 a "40th anniversary edition" with 23 tracks was released by Decca. Included were the singles A-sides and B-sides from that period, "What's A Matter Baby", I've Got Mine", "Grow Your Own", "Hey Girl" and "Almost Grown".

In 2012, a 2-disc Deluxe Edition was released featuring outtakes, non-album singles and alternate versions and mixes, and the remastering and overall reissue was overseen by surviving band members Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c AllMusic review
^ "The Small Faces – Small Faces, from the Beginning, Small Faces, Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (Reissues)".
^ Martin, Gavin (December 2006). "Small Faces Small Faces 40th Anniversary Edition". Classic Rock. p. 99. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ reached number three in album chart – Steve Marriott – All Too Beautiful Biography, p. 113.
^ Small Faces no. 3 in the UK charts 1966. Retrieved 19/09/07 "The Small Faces Biography". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015..
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 159. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ 21st Para.IanMcLagan.com Small Faces recorded at IBC Studios. "IanMcLagan.com - the Story of the Small Faces in Their Own Words: The Songs". Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
^ Small Faces – 11th biggest selling artists in 1966 – Steve Marriott – All Too Beautiful Biography, p. 111.
^ Don Snowden (1989). I Am the Blues: The Willie Dixon Story. Perseus Books Group. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-3068-0415-1.
^ "Small Faces - Track Listing". Discogs.

External links

Room for Ravers (unofficial Small Faces website)

[AllMusic-1] AllMusic review

[2] "The Small Faces – Small Faces, from the Beginning, Small Faces, Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (Reissues)".

[3] Martin, Gavin (December 2006). "Small Faces Small Faces 40th Anniversary Edition". Classic Rock. p. 99. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[4] reached number three in album chart – Steve Marriott – All Too Beautiful Biography, p. 113.

[5] Small Faces no. 3 in the UK charts 1966. Retrieved 19/09/07 "The Small Faces Biography". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015..

[6] Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 159. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

[7] 21st Para.IanMcLagan.com Small Faces recorded at IBC Studios. "IanMcLagan.com - the Story of the Small Faces in Their Own Words: The Songs". Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

[8] Small Faces – 11th biggest selling artists in 1966 – Steve Marriott – All Too Beautiful Biography, p. 111.

[9] Don Snowden (1989). I Am the Blues: The Willie Dixon Story. Perseus Books Group. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-3068-0415-1.

[10] "Small Faces - Track Listing". Discogs.

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v t e Small Faces
Kenney Jones Ronnie Lane Steve Marriott Ian McLagan Jimmy Winston Rick Wills Jimmy McCulloch
Studio albums	Small Faces (1966) Small Faces (1967) There Are But Four Small Faces Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Playmates 78 in the Shade
Compilation albums	From the Beginning In Memoriam The Autumn Stone The BBC Sessions
Singles	"Whatcha Gonna Do About It" "I've Got Mine" "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" "Hey Girl" "All or Nothing" "My Mind's Eye" "I Can't Make It" "Patterns" "Here Come the Nice" "Itchycoo Park" "Tin Soldier" "Lazy Sunday" "The Universal" "Afterglow of Your Love"
Songs	"Shake" "You Need Loving" "Runaway" "My Way of Giving" "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?" "Baby Don't You Do It" "Plum Nellie" "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" "Talk to You" "Green Circles" "Get Yourself Together" "Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire" "Every Little Bit Hurts" "If I Were a Carpenter"
Related articles	Discography Members Faces Don Arden Would You Believe