Where Were You When I Needed You

Sloan and Barri had written the song "Where Were You When I Needed You" for the Hermans Hermits film Hold On!. The Hermits chose not to release the song as the follow-up single to the Sloan and Barri song, "A Must to Avoid". Sloan and Barri persuaded their boss, Dunhill Records head Lou Adler, to let them record a single version of the song in 1965. The demo was sent to several radio stations in the Los Angeles area and received a favorable review. However, Dunhill insisted that they find a "real group" to tour as the Grass Roots, since they were too valuable to Dunhill as songwriters for the label to allow them to perform live concerts or make TV appearances. Sloan and Barri chose the Bedouins, a San Francisco band, to become the Grass Roots. The band consisted of lead singer/lead guitarist Fulton, rhythm guitarist Denny Ellis, bassist David Stensen and drummer Larson. After the band quit, Sloan once again took over as lead singer of the Grass Roots sessions, as he had been on the original demos. Sloan stated that Dunhill policy at the time required albums to include "other people's hits" that "they were trying to get into stores", which is why the album does not only feature Sloan and Barri originals. In 1994, the original CD version of the album was released on Varèse Sarabande. It included six bonus tracks. Five were sung by Fulton and one titled "Tip of My Tongue" by Sloan. ==Track listing==

All songs written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri except as noted. • "Only When You're Lonely" – 3:09 • "Look Out Girl" – 2:16 • "Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby" (Jimmy Reed)** – 2:48 • "I've Got No More to Say" – 2:47 • "I Am a Rock" (Paul Simon) – 3:01 • "Lollipop Train (You Never Had It So Good) (Barry McGuire)" – 3:09 • "Where Were You When I Needed You"** – 3:01 • "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" (John Sebastian, Steve Boone) – 2:19 • "Tell Me" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)** – 3:24 • "You Baby" – 2:20 • "This Is What I Was Made For" – 2:22 • "Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man)" (Bob Dylan)** – 2:54 CD Bonus Tracks (1994) • "You're a Lonely Girl"** – 2:21 • "(These Are) Bad Times"** – 3:04 • "Tip of My Tongue" – 2:32 • "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)** – 2:50 • "Hitch Hike" (Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Clarence Paul)** – 2:39 • "Eve of Destruction" (P.F. Sloan)** – 3:35 ===Additional CD Bonus Tracks for the 2005 Rev-Ola Records Version=== • "Where Were You When I Needed You" (Second version, Single version, vocal by Willie Fulton)** – 3:01 • "Where Were You When I Needed You" (Third version, sung by Rob Grill, from ''Let's Live for Today'') – 2:59 ===Track order for 2005 Rev-Ola Records Version=== • "Only When You're Lonely" – 3:13 • "Look Out Girl" – 2:18 • "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" – 2:50 • "I've Got No More to Say" – 2:50 • "I Am a Rock" – 3:04 • "Lollipop Train (You Never Had It So Good)" – 3:12 • "Where Were You When I Needed You" (First Version, vocal by P.F. Sloan) – 3:03 • "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice – 2:22 • "Tell Me" – 3:27 • "You Baby" – 2:23 • "This Is What I Was Made For" – 2:24 • "Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man)" – 2:56 • "You're a Lonely Girl" – 2:23 • "Where Were You When I Needed You" (Second version, Single version, vocal by Willie Fulton) – 3:03 • "(These Are) Bad Times" – 3:06 • "Tip of My Tongue" – 2:34 • "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" – 2:53 • "Hitch Hike" – 2:41 • "Eve of Destruction" – 3:36 • "Where Were You When I Needed You" (Third version, sung by Rob Grill, from ''Let's Live for Today'') ==Personnel==

• P.F. Sloan – lead and backing vocals, guitars, co-producer • Steve Barri – lead and backing vocals, percussion, co-producer • Willie Fulton – lead vocals on songs marked ** • Joel Larson – drums • Bones Howe – drums • Larry Knechtel – keyboards • Session musicians – various instruments == Notes ==