by Gary Mollica
The band is billed here as &the Lovin' Spoonful Featuring Joe Butler.& Just when everybody had written them off after Sebastian's departure, this flawed gem came out of left field. Butler's smooth voice had graced a few tracks on all of the past LPs, in addition to having a few of his own tunes included. He comes into his own here, but unfortunately, his three originals are the weakest songs on the LP, especially the ultra-hip sound collage &War Games.& However, the great pop team of Bonner and Gordon came up with three strong tunes, including the hit &Me About You& (previously done by The Turtles) and the fine &(Till I) Run with You& (the title of the LP as written on the label), with John Stewart supplying the best track, the gorgeous &Never Going Back.&