Where Were You When I Needed You (3:00) - This song was actually recorded by P.F. Sloan and studio musicians. The tempo is moderate. The instruments besides guitars and drums are a tambourine and a harpsichord. During the verses the tambourine plays on the even-numbered beats, but during the chorus it plays on all beats. The girl left the narrator when times got tough for him; now that good fortune has come back to him, so has she. He decides that he's better off without this fair-weather lover, so when she comes back he tells her it's too late.
Let's Live For Today (2:46) - The lead singer on this song, as on the previous one, was P.F. Sloan, one of the group's producers. This song is about as fast as the previous one. The tambourine plays during the chorus, on every second and fourth beat; at the end of each line of the chorus it plays the second eighth beat within the third beat and both eighth beats within the fourth. During the "irregular verse," as Sloan crescendoes "Give me some lovin'," the tambourine plays on the second eighth beats within all beats. During the verses Sloan's voice swings between the left and right speakers. This is my favorite Grass Roots song because of its carpe-diem theme. Like the narrator, I don't believe people were meant to live the harried lifestyles that they do. I spend as much time living for today as I can.
Things I Should Have Said (2:30) - The first 7 seconds are unlike the rest of the song in two ways. First, a tambourine beats a few times during that first bit of time, but not at all during the rest of the song. Second, the tempo seems slower during that first sliver but is fast for the rest of the song. For the rest of the song, hands clap on every second and fourth beat. Now that the narrator's girlfriend has left him, he is reflecting on things he could have told her that would have encouraged her to stay.
Midnight Confessions (2:44) - This moderately fast song starts with a bass solo followed by drums and horns. Another featured instrument is an organ. Among the narrator's "midnight confessions" for the world is the fact that he loves a woman who's married to another man.
Bella Linda (3:04) - Most of the time the tempo is moderately slow; every once in a while it slows down temporarily. A string quartet plays in this song. During the chorus, hands clap on the second eighth beat within each third beat and on each fourth beat. The narrator regrets the times he let Linda down, so now he is doing the best he can to discourage her from leaving him.
The River Is Wide (2:39) - This song, with a tempo slightly faster than moderate, starts with the sound effect of thunder cracking. After the first half-minute or so a tambourine enters. Other instruments include a piano, a string quartet, and horns. I like how the string instruments produce the sound effect of a river flowing. The instruments drown out Rob's voice, but as far as I can tell, the narrator's clear skies have turned gray and his river has widened because his girlfriend has left him, and he's begging her to come back and tell him she's his.
Lovin' Things (2:43) - The tempo is moderately fast. Horns and a tambourine are featured. The "lovin' things" the narrator's girlfriend does to him strengthen his love for her.
Wait A Million Years (3:19) - This song opens with a slow, quiet harpsichord solo. A tiny fraction of a second after the solo ends, the action begins--the tempo becomes moderate and the guitar, horns, and drums start playing. In some parts of the song a tambourine also plays. The narrator would "wait a million years, walk a million miles, cry a million tears" just to win the girl's heart.
Heaven Knows (2:26) - Like the previous song, this one has a moderate tempo, horns, and a tambourine. On most second and fourth beats, a tambourine plays and hands clap simultaneously. The narrator is in his happiest mood when he is with his girlfriend; his love for her shows to a degree that only Heaven knows.
Baby Hold On (2:38) - As this fast song starts, one instrument at a time enters: first a drum roll, then a low-playing guitar, then a piano, and finally the horns. The narrator has been away from his girlfriend for some time, living the "free life." But now he yearns to be with her again, and realizes that she's lonely without him, so he tells her to hold on--he's coming home!
Come On And Say It (2:28) - This song has a similar tempo to the previous one. An organ is among the instruments featured here. At the start of the second verse, a tambourine enters. During the chorus the cymbal drums play. Just before the fading sequence, hands start clapping. The narrator asks the girl to tell him how she feels about him. Interestingly, this song contains the phrase "sooner or later," which we will see again two songs later.
Temptation Eyes (2:39) - For this first several seconds of this moderately fast song, drums, a guitar, and a piano play; then another guitar, horns, and a tambourine enter. I like how the guitar licks sound in the middle instrumental. The narrator wishes he could have the girl with the "temptation eyes" as his one true love.
Sooner Or Later (2:40) - This song is slightly slower than the previous one. Instruments include horns and a piano. When the first verse starts, a tambourine enters. After much frustration in her quest for love, the girl is reluctant to give her love to the narrator, but he tells her that it's only a matter of time before she decides that she will surrender her heart to him.
Two Divided By Love (2:35) - This moderate-tempoed song features horns and a tambourine. I like how math is applied to love here. Love=2; therefore 2/love=1, sad, etc. The narrator uses this formula to beg his girlfriend not to leave him.
Glory Bound (2:35) - This song, slightly faster than the previous one, features a piano, a tambourine, and cymbal drums. It's 5 AM and the sky is gray, but weather in the narrator's heart is sunny when his girlfriend is with him. With her by his side he is bound for paradise.
The Runway (2:52) - This song starts slow, with a whole-beat guitar strum followed by a roll of cymbal drums. Then the tempo turns moderate and horns enter. Once the singing starts, so does the tambourine. The narrator finds life dull and cheerless where he currently is, and he finds no good news on TV. So he vows to catch a plane to see his girlfriend, even if he must "beg, steal, or borrow."