Their number 1 minor hit was "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (1965), followed by the #1 individual "Good Lovin'" (1966, originally by the Olympics). Before long, a b& began to mature when songster and discharged more hit songs written themselves, including "Groovin'" (recorded around 1967, it's one of their best-known hits), "It's Wonderful", "How Can I Be Sure?" & "Beautiful Morning" (1968). Their right-remembered song was "People Got to Be Free" (1968), a passionate plea for racial tolerance; unco for their period, a Rascals refused to tour in unintegrated bills. When "People Got to Be Free", the Rascals never regained their previous fame or even experienced when big a hit, partly because of the loss of Brigati inside 1970, followed by Cornish in 1971. In the period of time of this period, it recorded hits when "Carry Me Back" (1969) and "Glory, Glory" (1970). It disbanded inside 1972.