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The group's first album is basically a reflection of their early repertoire and very heavy on the R&B/soul standards. Dominated by covers of Ike & Tina Turner, the Coasters, John Lee Hooker, Little Walter, Brenda Holloway, and others, only three of the tunes are original. Two of these are written by Stevie Winwood, the other by Spencer Davis; Winwood's mid-tempo soul number "It Hurts Me So" is easily the best of them. Winwood is in fine voice and the group is energetic, but this is neither as good as their best work nor nearly as good as the best British R&B albums of the era by competitors like Them and the Rolling Stones. Includes their first two British singles, "Dimples" and "I Can't Stand It."

Rough rocking from the Spencer Davis Group -- a combo who come across with an especially rootsy feel on this debut album! The style here is heavily influenced by American R&B -- at a level that's similar to contemporaries like The Animals or Rolling Stones, but even more directly soulful overall. Vocals are mostly by Steve Winwood, who also plays harmonica on the album -- and titles include "Dimples", "Searchin", "Every Little Bit Hurts", "Sittin & Thinkin", "I'm Blue", "I Can't Stand It", and "Jump Back". CD featuers a whopping 9 bonus tracks -- including "Incense", "Midnight Train", "Goodbye Stevie", "I'll Drown In My Own Tears", and "She Put The Hurt On Me".

01. MY BABE
02. DIMPLES
03. SEARCHIN'
04. EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS
05. I'M BLUE (GONG GONG SONG)
06. SITTIN' AND THINKIN'
07. I CAN'T STAND IT
08. HERE RIGHT NOW
09. JUMP BACK
10. IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE
11. MIDNIGHT TRAIN
12. IT HURTS ME SO
13. SHE PUT THE HURT ON ME
14. I'M GETTING BETTER
15. I'LL DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS
16. GOODBYE STEVIE
17. MY BABE (US VERSION)
18. SEARCHIN' (US VERSION)
19. EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS (US VERSION)
20. MIDNIGHT TRAIN (US VERSION)
21. INCENSE (AS THE ANGLOS)