The original recording of "Midnight Confessions" was a demo by the Evergreen Blues Band, whose manager – Lou Josie – wrote the song.

The demo contained a horn section and caught the attention of record producer/engineer Steve Barri, who was looking to produce a song for the Grass Roots that was a "West Coast" version of a Motown-style production.

The instrumentation was recorded by the group of LA studio musicians known as The Wrecking Crew, as were many hits by the Grass Roots.

The Grass Roots Additional musicians "Midnight Confessions" was released as a single by the ABC/Dunhill record label in late June 1968.

[1] It was the Grass Roots' first to feature a horn section and was therefore a departure from the group's previous singles; the band members worried that this would preclude it from becoming a hit.