Leaving It All Behind

Leaving It All Behind
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1969 (1969-11)
Recorded1969
StudioUnited Western, Hollywood, California
GenrePop rock[1]
LabelDunhill
ProducerSteve Barri
The Grass Roots chronology
Lovin' Things
(1969)
Leaving It All Behind
(1969)
More Golden Grass
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Leaving It All Behind is the fifth studio album by the American rock band the Grass Roots, released in November 1969 by Dunhill Records. Following the departure of Creed Bratton, who left in April 1969,[3] seasoned musician Dennis Provisor joined the group, solidifying the new direction of the band. Terry Furlong and Brian Naughton became alternating touring guitarists for the group. In a return to grace for the group member composers, it contained six songs written by the group. The album was intended to move the group further in a soulful direction that was being rewarded by more charting singles. The A- and B-side singles released were "I'd Wait a Million Years", "Heaven Knows" b/w "Don't Remind Me", and "Walking Through The Country" b/w "Truck Drivin' Man". At the end of this run "Something's Comin' Over Me" was released as a B-side to "Come On And Say It", a charting single written by the group that appeared on the band's next compilation album, More Golden Grass.[4] The album charted at No. 36, making it the group's highest-charting studio album.

  1. ^ Leavin' It All Behind at AllMusic
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "The Grass Roots Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "The Grassroots official website". The-grassroots.com. Retrieved 2014-11-23.