Garnett's debut album, My Kind of Folk Songs, is a rather overlooked release that contained some quality folk-pop and a few tracks that hinted at the oncoming mid-'60s fusion of folk and rock. Her second LP,
Lovin' Place, is a similar but disappointing effort that doesn't build upon its predecessor. Instead, it repeats similar folk-pop territory, though in a somewhat more middle-of-the-road fashion, and without material as good as the best tracks on My Kind of Folk Songs. There seems to have been some inclination to move toward the repertoire of an all-around entertainer, with some orchestrated ballads and covers of "You Are My Sunshine" and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out." That wasn't always ill-advised: "You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" (the best of the original
Garnett compositions here) has a soul-pop-blues flavor not unlike some of
Betty Everett's mid-'60s sides. "Lovin' Place," which had a feel similar (but more uptempo) to her big hit, "We'll Sing in the Sunshine," made number 54 on the Billboard charts. But there was too much polite restaurant jingle ornamentation in the arrangements, and though
Garnett's low-range vocals remained impressive, overall it was the kind of quaint folk-pop that was on the verge of becoming passé by the time of this release.