Daydream Believer: The Monkees Collection, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1(Theme From) The Monkees
producer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart), Bobby Hart and Jack Keller
bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist) (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Billy Lewis (drummer) (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19)
guitar:
Wayne Erwin (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19), Gerry McGee (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19) and Louie Shelton (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19)
organ:
Bobby Hart (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19)
percussion:
Gene Estes (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19)
background vocals:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19), Wayne Erwin (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19), Bobby Hart (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19) and Ron Hicklin (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19)
lead vocals:
Micky Dolenz (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio A (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-07-05, on 1966-07-19)
recording of:
(Theme From) The Monkees (from 1966-07-05 until 1966-07-19)
written in:
Los Angeles, California, United States
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4.352:20
2I'm a Believer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
producer:
Jeff Barry
acoustic guitar:
Neil Diamond (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
bass:
Dick Romoff (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Salzman (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
guitar:
Al Gorgoni (guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Sal Ditroia (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
organ:
Artie Butler (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
piano and tambourine:
Jeff Barry (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
background vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Peter Tork (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Micky Dolenz (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
arranger:
Jeff Barry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1966) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1966, in 1967)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 65) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 341)
cover recording of:
I’m a Believer (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1966)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music (publisher)
recording of:
I’m a Believer
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1966)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music (publisher)
4.62:45
3I Wanna Be Free (album version)
producer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
acoustic guitar:
Wayne Erwin (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24), Gerry McGee (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24) and Louie Shelton (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24)
cello:
Frederick Seykora (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24)
harpsichord:
Michel Rubini (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24)
viola:
Myra Kestenbaum (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24)
violin:
Bonnie Douglas (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24) and Paul Shure (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24)
lead vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio A (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-07-19, on 1966-07-24)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Free (from 1966-07-19 until 1966-07-24)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.52:25
4A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
producer:
Jeff Barry
bass:
Louis Mauro (on 1967-01-21) and James Tyrrell (on 1967-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Herb Lovelle (on 1967-01-21)
guitar:
Al Gorgoni (guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-01-21), Hugh McCracken (on 1967-01-21) and Don Thomas (US guitarist, singer songwriter) (on 1967-01-21)
organ:
Artie Butler (on 1967-01-21)
piano:
Stan Free (on 1967-01-21)
tambourine:
Thomas Cerone (on 1967-01-21)
lead vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (on 1967-01-21)
arranger:
Jeff Barry
recording of:
A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You (on 1967-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
4.52:48
5She
recording of:
She
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
2:37
6Daydream Believer
producer:
Chip Douglas
bass:
Chip Douglas (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
bass trombone:
Richard Leith (trombonist) (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09) and Phil Teele (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
guitar:
Michael Nesmith (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
percussion:
William E. Martin (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
piano:
Peter Tork (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
trombone:
Richard Noel (trombonist) (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09), Al Porcino (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09) and Manuel Stevens (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
violin:
Nathan Kaproff (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09), George Kast (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09), Alex Murray (violinist) (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09) and Erno Neufeld (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
background vocals:
Micky Dolenz (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
lead vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
horn and strings arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
music videos:
Daydream Believer by The Monkees
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 39)
recording of:
Daydream Believer (from 1967-06-14 until 1967-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4.652:56
7The Girl I Knew Sometime
recording of:
The Girl I Knew Somewhere
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
2:33
8Shades of Gray
recording of:
Shades of Gray
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
3:20
9Salesman
recording of:
Salesman
lyricist and composer:
Craig Vincent Smith (songwriter, Chris And Craig)
2:36
10Listen to the Band
producer:
Michael Nesmith
banjo:
Robert Thompson (country guitarist)
bass:
Norbert Putnam
bass harmonica:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
Wayne Moss
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Harold Bradley and Billy Sanford (guitar)
horn:
Bud Brisbois, Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer), John Kitzmiller, Don McGinnis, Richard Nash (US jazz trombonist), Michael Saluzzi and Ray Triscari
organ:
Michel Rubini
piano:
David Briggs (US producer and musician)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Green (American steel guitarist and dobro player)
lead vocals:
Michael Nesmith
horn arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
arranger:
Michael Nesmith
recording of:
Listen to the Band (from 1968-06-01 until 1968-12-09)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
recording of:
Listen to the Band
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
2:31
11Cuddly Toy
producer:
Chip Douglas
acoustic guitar:
Michael Nesmith (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05)
cello:
Edgar Lustgarten (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Micky Dolenz (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05)
electric bass guitar:
Chip Douglas (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05)
keyboard:
Peter Tork (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05)
reeds:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05), Thomas Scott (trumpeter) (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05) and Bud Shank (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05)
tambourine and lead vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05)
background vocals:
Micky Dolenz (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05), Chip Douglas (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05), Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05) and Peter Tork (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05)
cover recording of:
Cuddly Toy (from 1967-04-26 until 1967-09-05)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
recording of:
Cuddly Toy
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
2:38
12Love Is Only Sleeping
producer:
Chip Douglas
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01)
electric bass guitar:
Chip Douglas (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01)
guitar:
Chip Douglas (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01) and Michael Nesmith (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01)
instruments:
Bill Martin (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01) and Harry Nilsson (US singer-songwriter) (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01)
organ:
Peter Tork (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01)
tambourine:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01)
background vocals:
Micky Dolenz (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01), Chip Douglas (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01) and Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01)
lead vocals:
Michael Nesmith (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio C (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-06-19), RCA Victor Studio A (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-07-10) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1967-09-05 until 1967-10-01)
recording of:
Love Is Only Sleeping (from 1967-06-19 until 1967-10-01)
writer:
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:31
13It's Nice to Be With You
producer:
The Monkees
bass:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
celesta and piano:
Mike Melvoin
cello:
Eleanor Aller (US cellist, b. Aller), Marie Fera, Jacqueline Lustgarten and Kurt Reher (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
French horn:
David Allen Duke (horn), Vincent DeRosa and Richard Perissi
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist), Mike Deasy, Gerry McGee and Al Hendrickson
percussion:
Brendan Cahill, Milt Holland and Jerry Williams (US percussionist)
saxophone:
Martin Berman and Bill Hood (Jazz multi-instrumentalist)
trombone:
Lou Blackburn and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer), Bobby Helfer, Oliver Mitchell (trumpeter) and Jack Sheldon
violin:
Sam Freed, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alex Murray (violinist) and Erno Neufeld
lead vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
conductor:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recording of:
It's Nice to Be With You (from 1968-02-06 until 1968-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher)
2:52
14Tear Drop City
recording of:
Teardrop City
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
2:01
15Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
recording of:
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond
2:13
16Sometime in the Morning
recording of:
Sometime in the Morning
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
2:28
17Can You Dig It
recording of:
Can You Dig It
lyricist and composer:
Peter Tork
3:25
18Take a Giant Step
recording of:
Take a Giant Step
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:30
19Sunny Girlfriend
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Douglas Farthing Hatlelid
12 string guitar [electric 12 string guitar], acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Michael Nesmith
bass:
John London
drums (drum set) and background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Micky Dolenz
electric guitar:
Peter Tork
maracas and background vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-02-23) and RCA Victor, Studio C in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-04-18)
recording of:
Sunny Girlfriend
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
2:33
20Riu Chiu
1:32