Small Faces is the second studio album

Studio album

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 by the English

England

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 rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues

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 band Small Faces released via Immediate Records

Immediate Records

Immediate Records was a British record label, started in 1965 by The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham and Tony Calder and concentrating on the London-based blues and R&B scene.-History:...

 in June 1967. It peaked at number 12 in the UK Album Chart and was their first LP

LP album

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 for Immediate

Immediate Records

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 in 1967. Confusingly, their previous debut album released on Decca

Decca Records

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 in 1966 is also entitled Small Faces

Small Faces (1966 album)

Small Faces is the debut album of the Small Faces, released in 1966. It includes the hit singles "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" and "Sha-La-La-La-Lee"...

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Album profile

At the time of the release of this album, an unofficial compilation From the Beginning

From the Beginning (Small Faces album)

From the Beginning was the retrospective album released by English mod, rhythm and blues band Small Faces in June 1967 on Decca Records. The album rose to Number 17 in the UK Album Chart.-Album profile:...

was released by Decca. Small Faces had transferred to the Immediate label headed by Andrew Loog Oldham

Andrew Loog Oldham

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. At the beginning of "All Our Yesterdays" Steve Marriott

Steve Marriott

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 can be heard in an exaggerated cockney

Cockney

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 voice announcing "And now for your delight, the darling of Wapping Wharf launderette, Ronald the 'Leafy' Lane!!!". An alternative version of the Immediate Small Faces, entitled There are But Four Small Faces, was released in the United States

United States

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 somewhat belatedly through Columbia Records distribution

Columbia Records

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Track listing

All tracks written by Marriott

Steve Marriott

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/Lane

Ronnie Lane

Ronald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane was an English musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands; the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk", – and, after losing the band's frontman, Faces, with two new...

, unless otherwise noted.

UK version: Small Faces

Side one

1. "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me" – 2:16
2. "Something I Want to Tell You" – 2:10
3. "Feeling Lonely" – 1:35
4. "Happy Boys Happy" – 1:36
5. "Things Are Going to Get Better" – 2:39
6. "My Way of Giving" – 1:59
7. "Green Circles" (Marriott/Lane/O'Sullivan) – 2:46

Side two

1. "Become Like You" – 1:58
2. "Get Yourself Together" – 2:16
3. "All Our Yesterdays" – 1:53
4. "Talk to You" – 2:09
5. "Show Me the Way" – 2:08
6. "Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire" (McLagan
   Ian McLagan
   Ian McLagan is an English keyboard instrumentalist, best known as a member of the English rock bands Small Faces and Faces.-Small Faces and Faces:...
   
   ) – 2:05
7. "Eddie's Dreaming" (Marriott/Lane/McLagan) – 2:54

USA version: There Are but Four Small Faces

1. "Itchycoo Park
   Itchycoo Park
   "Itchycoo Park" is a psychedelic pop song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, first recorded by their group, the Small Faces. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, 1967.-Song profile:...
   
   " – 2:50
2. "Talk To You" – 2:08
3. "Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire" (McLagan) – 2:04
4. "My Way of Giving" – 1:58
5. "I'm Only Dreaming" – 2:25
6. "I Feel Much Better" (Marriott/Lane/McLagan) – 3:57
7. "Tin Soldier
   Tin Soldier (song)
   "Tin Soldier" is a Rock song written by Steve Marriott . It was released on 2 December 1967, by the popular English band Small Faces. The song peaked at number nine in the UK singles chart.-Song profile:...
   
   " – 3:23
8. "Get Yourself Together" – 2:15
9. "Show Me the Way" – 2:08
10. "Here Come the Nice
    Here Come the Nice
    "Here Come the Nice" is a song released by English rhythm and blues group Small Faces. It peaked at number 12 in the UK singles chart in 1967. It was their first release on new label Immediate after moving from Decca.-Song profile:...
    
    " – 3:03
11. "Green Circles" – 2:51
12. "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me" – 2:14

Combined version: Small Faces

Castle Communications

Castle Communications

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 released a combined version of the two albums on CD

Compact Disc

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 in 1997, it retained the original UK track listing, with the five USA tracks added at the end.

1. "(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me"
2. "Something I Want to Tell You"
3. "Feeling Lonely"
4. "Happy Boys Happy"
5. "Things Are Going to Get Better"
6. "My Way of Giving"
7. "Green Circles" (Marriott/Lane/O'Sullivan)
8. "Become Like You"
9. "Get Yourself Together"
10. "All Our Yesterdays"
11. "Talk to You"
12. "Show Me the Way"
13. "Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire" (McLagan)
14. "Eddie's Dreaming" (Marriott/Lane/McLagan)
15. "Here Come the Nice"
16. "Itchycoo Park"
17. "I'm Only Dreaming"
18. "Tin Soldier"
19. "I Feel Much Better" (Marriott/Lane/McLagan)

Further reading

• Paolo Hewitt John Hellier (2004). Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful...
  Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful...
  Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful is the official biography of Steve Marriott. He is best remembered as the singer, guitarist and frontman of the Small Faces and Humble Pie ....
  
  . Helter Skelter Publishing ISBN 1-900924-44-7.
• Paolo Hewitt/Kenney Jones (1995) small faces the young mods' forgotten story - Acid Jazz ISBN 0 9523935 0 6

External links

• Small Faces Official Website
• Room For Ravers Unofficial Small Faces Website
• The Darlings of Wapping Wharf Laundrette Unofficial Small Faces Website
• BBC Small Faces Review