Workin' on a Groovy Thing (Bola Sete album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Workin' on a Groovy Thing
| type = studio
| artist = Bola Sete
| cover = Bola Sete - Workin on a Groovy Thing.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1970
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soul, bossa nova
| length = 29:58
| label = Paramount
| producer = Tom Mack
| prev_title = Bola Sete at the Monterey Jazz Festival
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = Shebaba
| next_year = 1971
}}
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,{{cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/437/Lovage%20feat.%20Kid%20Koala-Koala%27s%20Lament_Bola%20Sete-Bettina/ |title=Lovage feat. Kid Koala - Koala's Lament |publisher=whosampled.com |date=2012 |accessdate=October 13, 2012}} Destiny's Child and A Tribe Called Quest.{{cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/7479/A%20Tribe%20Called%20Quest-8%20Million%20Stories_Bola%20Sete-Bettina/ |title=A Tribe Called Quest - 8 Million Stories |publisher=whosampled.com |date=2012 |accessdate=October 13, 2012}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Workin' On a Groovy Thing
| writer1 = Atkins, Sedaka
| length1 = 2:13
| title2 = Little Green Apples
| writer2 = Russell
| length2 = 3:13
| title3 = Don't Leave Me
| writer3 = Nilsson
| length3 = 2:49
| title4 = Without Her
| writer4 = Nilsson
| length4 = 2:29
| title5 = Bettina
| writer5 = Sete
| length5 = 3:12
| title6 = Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight
| writer6 = Lennon-McCartney
| length6 = 2:28
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = With a Little Help from My Friends
| writer1 = Lennon-McCartney
| length1 = 2:57
| title2 = Tuei
| writer2 = Sete
| length2 = 2:46
| title3 = Wedding Bell Blues
| writer3 = Nyro
| length3 = 2:06
| title4 = Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
| writer4 = Stills
| length4 = 3:15
| title5 = Both Sides, Now
| writer5 = Mitchell
| length5 = 2:30
}}
Personnel
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;Musicians
- José Marino – bass guitar
- Frank Obligacion – congas
- Bola Sete – acoustic guitar
- Claudio Slon – drums
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;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
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Release history
References
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Category:Paramount Records (1969) albums
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