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The group's first album, simply titled Spanky and Our Gang, was released by Mercury Records on August 1, 1967, and included three popular songs that were released as singles.

These were " Sunday Will Never Be the Same " ( their biggest hit, which reached number No. 9 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1967 ), followed by " Making Every Minute Count " ( reached No. 31 ) and " Lazy Day " ( reached No. 14 ).

Both " Sunday Will Never Be The Same " and " Lazy Day " sold over one million copies.

" Sunday Will Never Be the Same " was written by Terry Cashman and Gene Pistilli.

In an interview by Cashman with the Songfacts website, he revealed that the song was originally written as a ballad.

However, Cashman said the group " changed it, and they added the vocal, ' Ba-da-da-da-da ,' which was a great hook.