If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (stereo with RIAA gold seal)

~ Release by The Mama’s and the Papa’s (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
A1Monday, Monday
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
performer:
The Mamas & the Papas (American folk rock vocal group) (on 1965-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dunhill Records (in 1966)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-12-16)
recording of:
Monday, Monday (on 1965-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Trousdale Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
4.13:28
A2Straight Shooter
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
recording of:
Straight Shooter
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Trousdale Music
4.52:59
A3Got a Feelin’
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
recording of:
Got a Feelin'
writer:
Denny Doherty and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Trousdale Music
52:53
A4I Call Your Name
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
cover recording of:
I Call Your Name
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1957-03 until 1963-06) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1957-03 until 1963-06)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
42:39
A5Do You Wanna Dance
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
cover recording of:
Do You Want to Dance
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Freeman
publisher:
Bobby Freeman Music, Clockus Music Co., Clockus Music, Inc., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp. and Sherwin Music (publisher)
sub-publisher:
ミュージカル・ライツ・東京株式会社 (Musical Lights Tokyo), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
3.653:01
A6Go Where You Wanna Go
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
recording of:
Go Where You Wanna Go
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Trousdale Music
3.82:29
B1California Dreamin’
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
guitar:
P.F. Sloan (in 1965)
solo alto flute:
Bud Shank (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records and Dunhill Records (in 1966)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 52), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 420)
recording of:
California Dreamin’ (in 1965)
writer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.352:42
B2Spanish Harlem
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
cover recording of:
Spanish Harlem
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Unichappell Music
3.53:22
B3Somebody Groovy
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
recording of:
Somebody Groovy
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Trousdale Music
43:17
B4Hey Girl
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
recording of:
Hey Girl (The Mamas & The Papas song)
writer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
Trousdale Music
42:31
B5You Baby
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
cover recording of:
You Baby
writer:
Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
recording of:
You Baby
writer:
Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
42:23
B6The “In” Crowd
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
cover recording of:
The “In” Crowd
orchestrator:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Page (US soul/pop songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Cross Music Ltd., American Music, Inc. (in 1964), Elvis Presley Music Inc. (in 1964) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1964)
53:12

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:California Dreamin’ by The Mamas & the Papas (American folk rock vocal group)
part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
Billboard 200 Decade-End Chart 1960s (number: 58) (order: 58)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 67) (order: 67)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 112) (order: 112)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 127) (order: 127)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/124850 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_mamas_and_the_papas/if_you_can_believe_your_eyes_and_ears/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650447 [info]
Wikidata:Q1040127 [info]