Grand Funk’s version was the one cover on the band’s new, Todd Rundgren-produced album Shinin’ On. That spent two non-consecutive weeks at No.5 in the US as the single completed its ascent.
Album releases came thick and fast in those days. The Michigan rock trio had, for example, only issued their sophomore set, Grand Funk, on New Year’s Day 1970. It had reached its No.11 peak only ...