The Small Faces – Whatcha Gonna Do About It?

“Whatcha Gonna Do About It” Single by Small Faces from the album From the Beginning
B-side “What’s a Matter Baby”
Released 6 August 1965
Label Decca
Songwriters Brian Potter, Ian Samwell
Producer Ian Samwell
Charted No.14 in UK.

The songwriting duo of the group Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane already had the melody for the song, the inspiration coming from Solomon Burke’s hit record “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love.” However they had no lyrics, so their manager, Don Arden, brought in Ian Samwell and Brian Potter to provide the words for the song. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 27 and rose to number 14, just missing the all important Top Ten. Kenney Jones recalled to Uncut magazine: “We hadn’t fully established our own songwriting abilities – our stage show was mainly covers of things like Otis Redding’s ‘Shake’ – and this really suited the power of Steve’s voice. The style was very indicative of the time and we loved it.”