Where Were You When I Needed You

Where Were You When I Needed You
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1966
GenreFolk rock, pop
LabelDunhill (LP)
Varèse Sarabande (CD 1994)
Rev-Ola Records (CD 2005)
ProducerP. F. Sloan, Steve Barri
The Grass Roots chronology
Where Were You When I Needed You
(1966)
Let's Live for Today
(1967)
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Where Were You When I Needed You is the debut studio album by the American pop band the Grass Roots, released in October 1966 by Dunhill Records. Most of the album is performed by the songwriter/producer duo of P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri. Some of the album features members of a San Francisco band that became the first Grass Roots. The members who recorded are vocalist Willie Fulton and drummer Joel Larson. The A and B side singles released are "Mr. Jones (Ballad Of A Thin Man)", "You're a Lonely Girl", "Where Were You When I Needed You", "(These Are) Bad Times", "Only When You're Lonely", "This Is What I Was Made For", "Tip of My Tongue" and "Look Out Girl".