The Main Ingredient's first two top 40 Billboard singles, "Everybody Plays the Fool" and "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" were earnest ballads with a decidedly pensive tone. However, "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend," their third hit single, found the group taking a more upbeat and optimistic approach, both in lyrical content and musical style.
"Happiness is Just Around the Bend" was the second single from the group's Euphrates River album, which also featured the aforementioned "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" and the excellent "California My Way," a minor pop and R&B hit. "Happiness" was not as successful as its predecessor hit singles, managing only a #35 placing on the Billboard Hot 100 in late summer 1974, although it did do quite well on the R&B chart, peaking at #7. Organist Brian Auger had also recorded a version of the song for his 1973 album, Closer to It.
A remastered version of Euphrates River is currently available as an import, and "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" is also available on several greatest hits collections from the group. Click on the link to access an audio sample of the song, via Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Plays-Fool-Best-Ingredient/dp/B0009VNBS8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1222360991&sr=1-1.
"Happiness is Just Around the Bend" was the second single from the group's Euphrates River album, which also featured the aforementioned "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" and the excellent "California My Way," a minor pop and R&B hit. "Happiness" was not as successful as its predecessor hit singles, managing only a #35 placing on the Billboard Hot 100 in late summer 1974, although it did do quite well on the R&B chart, peaking at #7. Organist Brian Auger had also recorded a version of the song for his 1973 album, Closer to It.
A remastered version of Euphrates River is currently available as an import, and "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" is also available on several greatest hits collections from the group. Click on the link to access an audio sample of the song, via Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Plays-Fool-Best-Ingredient/dp/B0009VNBS8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1222360991&sr=1-1.
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