He was therefore dismayed to find that his own song, " Triad", was in direct competition with "Goin' Back" for a place on The Notorious Byrd Brothers. Crosby considered "Goin' Back" to be lightweight fluff, typical of the Brill Building style of songwriting. The band's decision to record "Goin' Back" led to tensions within the group, principally due to rhythm guitarist David Crosby's lack of enthusiasm towards the song. The track has a subtle country feel to it a sound the Byrds would later explore more prominently on their Sweetheart of the Rodeo album. The song was also included on the Byrds' 1968 album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers. The Byrds' recording of "Goin' Back" was released as a single on Octoand reached number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100, but failed to chart in the United Kingdom. Chart history (Dusty Springfield) Chart (1966)Īustralia ( Billboard Hits of the World) Īlthough "Goin' Back" was not included on any of Dusty Springfield's studio albums during the 1960s, it can be found on a number of her compilations, including Greatest Hits, Goin' Back: The Very Best of Dusty Springfield, Songbooks, Complete A and B-sides: 1963–1970, Live at the BBC, and the UK version of Golden Hits. It was released as a single on July 1, 1966, reaching number 10 in the UK Singles Chart, but was not released as a single in the U.S. Springfield's version of "Goin' Back" was recorded on Jat Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London, with musical accompaniment by Peter Knight and production by Johnny Franz. Springfield went on to have an international hit with the song and it is considered one of the best known versions. Carole King then decided to record "Goin' Back" herself, but ultimately she offered it to Dusty Springfield instead. Īlthough Goldie (of Goldie & the Gingerbreads) was the first artist to record the song, her version was withdrawn following disagreements with Goffin and King over the song's lyrics. The song has been recorded by many artists, including Dusty Springfield, Goldie Zelkowitz, the Byrds, Elkie Brooks, Blerta, Ricky Ross (of Deacon Blue), Marianne Faithfull, Bill Drummond (of the KLF), Nils Lofgren, Freddie Mercury (on a Larry Lurex single), the Move, the New Seekers, the Pretenders, Diana Ross, Richard Thompson, Phil Collins, The Icicle Works, Bon Jovi, and Bruce Springsteen, as well as by Carole King herself. It describes the loss of innocence that comes with adulthood, along with an attempt, on the part of the singer, to recapture that youthful innocence. " Goin' Back" (also recorded and released as " Going Back") is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King in 1966.
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