This week in March of 1966, the debut album by The Mamas & The Papas, “If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears”, was relea…
This week in March of 1966, the debut album by The Mamas & The Papas, “If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears”, was released on Dunhill Records, produced by Lou Adler. The LP went to #1 on the Billboard 200, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. There were 4 singles released from the album: Go Where You Wanna Go” (did not chart)… Released: 1965 “California Dreamin'” (#4) Released: December 8, 1965 “Monday, Monday” (#1) Released: March 1966 “Do You Want To Dance” was released as a single in 1968, but only peaked at #74 Track listing Side One “Monday, Monday” (John Phillips) – 3:28 “Straight Shooter” (J. Phillips) – 2:58 “Got a Feelin'” (J. Phillips, Denny Doherty) – 2:53 “I Call Your Name” (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:38 “Do You Wanna Dance” (Bobby Freeman) – 3:00 “Go Where You Wanna Go” (J. Phillips) – 2:29 Side Two “California Dreamin'” (J. Phillips, Michelle Phillips) – 2:42 “Spanish Harlem” (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) – 3:22 “Somebody Groovy” (J. Phillips) – 3:16 “Hey Girl” (J. Phillips, M. Phillips) – 2:30 “You Baby” (Steve Barri, P. F. Sloan) – 2:22 “The ‘In’ Crowd” (Billy Page) – 3:12 Personnel on the album: Denny Doherty – vocals Cass Elliot – vocals John Phillips – vocals, guitar Michelle Phillips – vocals P.F. Sloan – guitars, additional vocals Larry Knechtel – keyboards Hal Blaine – drums Joe Osborn – bass guitar Bud Shank – flute solo on “California Dreamin'” Peter Pilafian – electric violin #themamasandthepapas #dennydoherty #CassElliot #johnphillips #MichellePhillips #LouAdler #dunhillrecords #thewreckingcrew #60smusic Pictured below is the original album cover. The cover shows the artist as “The Mama’s and the Papa’s”, a grammatical error that has not been corrected on any of the album’s reissues.
Published at Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:37:56 GMT
