Workin' on a Groovy Thing (Bola Sete album)

Workin' on a Groovy Thing
Studio album by Bola Sete
Released	1970
Genre	Soul, bossa nova
Length	29:58
Label	Paramount
Producer	Tom Mack
Bola Sete chronology
Bola Sete at the Monterey Jazz Festival (1967)Bola Sete at the Monterey Jazz Festival1967 Workin' on a Groovy Thing (1970) Shebaba (1971)Shebaba1971

Workin' on a Groovy Thing is an album by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete, released in 1970 through Paramount Records. It contains "Bettina", which has been sampled by popular artists such as Lovage, Will Smith and A Tribe Called Quest.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Workin' On a Groovy Thing"	Atkins, Sedaka	2:13
2.	"Little Green Apples"	Russell	3:13
3.	"Don't Leave Me"	Nilsson	2:49
4.	"Without Her"	Nilsson	2:29
5.	"Bettina"	Sete	3:12
6.	"Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight"	Lennon-McCartney	2:28

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"With a Little Help from My Friends"	Lennon-McCartney	2:57
2.	"Tuei"	Sete	2:46
3.	"Wedding Bell Blues"	Nyro	2:06
4.	"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"	Stills	3:15
5.	"Both Sides, Now"	Mitchell	2:30

Personnel

Musicians

• José Marino – bass guitar
• Frank Obligacion – congas
• Bola Sete – acoustic guitar
• Claudio Slon – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Hank Cicalo – engineering
• Tom Mack – production
• Rusty Miller – photography
• Milt Rogers – string arrangement on "Don't Leave Me", "Bettina" and "Tuei"
• Christopher Whorf – design

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue number
United States	1970	Paramount	LP	PAS-5011

References