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Tracklist

1▼CD: The (original stereo album)
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1Little Girl
producer:
Micky Dolenz
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Micky Dolenz
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman
electric guitar:
Louie Shelton
background vocals:
Coco Dolenz and Micky Dolenz
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-08-14)
recording of:
Little Girl (on 1969-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Tork
publisher:
Peter Tork Music
1:59
2Good Clean Fun
producer:
Michael Nesmith
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Norbert Putnam
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player)
guitar:
Wayne Moss
piano:
David Briggs (US producer and musician)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Green (American steel guitarist and dobro player)
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
arranger:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-06-01) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-08-21)
recording of:
Good Clean Fun (from 1968-06-01 until 1968-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
2:16
3If I Knew
producer:
Bill Chadwick and David Jones (The Monkees member)
acoustic guitar:
David Cohen (British guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
piano:
Michel Rubini
additional background vocals:
Bill Chadwick
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Jones (The Monkees member)
arranger:
Bill Chadwick
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Recorders Studio 2 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-01) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1969-07-11 until 1969-08-04)
recording of:
If I Knew (from 1969-07-01 until 1969-08-04)
writer:
Bill Chadwick and Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
2:19
4Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye
producer:
Micky Dolenz
banjo:
James Burton (guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
electric guitar:
Louie Shelton
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
background vocals:
David Jones (The Monkees member) and Micky Dolenz
lead vocals:
Micky Dolenz
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1969-07-16 until 1969-07-22)
recording of:
Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye (from 1969-07-16 until 1969-07-22)
writer:
Micky Dolenz and Ric Klein
2:18
5Never Tell a Woman Yes
producer:
Michael Nesmith
acoustic guitar:
Michael Nesmith
banjo:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
arranger:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-06-02)
recording of:
Never Tell a Woman Yes (on 1969-06-02)
writer:
Michael Nesmith
3:43
6Looking for the Good Times
producer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
acoustic guitar:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart)
drums (drum set):
Billy Lewis (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
guitar:
Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton
organ:
Bobby Hart
tambourine:
Gene Estes
background vocals:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart), Micky Dolenz, Bobby Hart and Ron Hicklin
vocals:
David Jones (The Monkees member)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio B (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-10-26 until 1966-11-12) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-24)
recording of:
Looking for the Good Times (from 1966-10-26 until 1969-07-24)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
2:06
7Ladies Aid Society
producer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
drums (drum set):
Billy Lewis (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
guitar:
Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton
horn:
Bob Jung (reeds) and Don McGinnis
percussion:
Emil Richards
piano:
Bobby Hart
trombone:
Gilbert Falco and Dick Hyde
trumpet:
Steve Huffsteter (trumpet, composer)
background vocals:
Wayne Erwin, Bobby Hart and Ron Hicklin
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Micky Dolenz
lead vocals:
David Jones (The Monkees member)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio B (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-08-23 until 1966-09-03) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-24)
recording of:
Ladies Aid Society (from 1966-08-23 until 1969-07-24)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
2:40
8Listen to the Band (original LP mix)
producer:
Michael Nesmith
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player)
brass:
Don McGinnis
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Norbert Putnam
electric guitar:
Michael Nesmith
guitar:
Mike Saluzzi and Wayne Moss
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present)
keyboard:
Michel Rubini
piano:
David Briggs (US producer and musician)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Green (American steel guitarist and dobro player)
trombone:
Dick Nash
trumpet:
Bud Brisbois, Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) and Ray Triscari
tuba:
John Kitzmiller
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
arranger:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio B (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1968-06-01 until 1968-06-02), Wally Heider Recording Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-10-29), RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-12-09) and Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-12-28)
recording of:
Listen to the Band (from 1968-06-01 until 1968-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
32:45
9French Song
producer:
Bill Chadwick and David Jones (The Monkees member)
acoustic guitar:
Frank Bugbee and Louie Shelton
chimes, percussion, shakers and vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
flute:
Tim Weisberg
organ:
Michel Rubini
vocals:
David Jones (The Monkees member)
arranger:
Bill Chadwick
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1969-06-27 until 1969-07-11) and Sunset Sound Recorders Studio 2 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-01)
recording of:
French Song (from 1969-06-27 until 1969-07-11)
writer:
Bill Chadwick
2:23
10Mommy and Daddy
producer:
Micky Dolenz
brass:
Don McGinnis
guitar:
Dom DeMieri and Mike Saluzzi
instruments:
Pat Coghlan
keyboard:
Michel Rubini
piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Micky Dolenz
trombone:
Dick Nash
trumpet:
Bud Brisbois, Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) and Ray Triscari
tuba:
John Kitzmiller
additional background vocals:
Coco Dolenz
arranger:
Micky Dolenz and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-08-01 until 1969-07-22)
recording of:
Mommy and Daddy (from 1968-08-01 until 1969-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Micky Dolenz
2:12
11Oklahoma Backroom Dancer
producer:
Michael Nesmith
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
guitar:
Mike Deasy and Louie Shelton
piano:
Michel Rubini
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
arranger:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-05-27)
recording of:
Oklahoma Backroom Dancer (on 1969-05-27)
writer:
Michael Martin Murphey
2:36
12Pillow Time
producer:
Micky Dolenz
acoustic guitar:
Micky Dolenz
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman
electric guitar:
Louie Shelton
vocals:
Micky Dolenz
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-08-14)
recording of:
Pillow Time (on 1969-08-14)
writer:
Janelle Scott and Matt Willis (songwriter)
2:33
13Time and Time Again (1969 stereo mix)
producer:
Bill Chadwick and David Jones (The Monkees member)
calliope:
Michel Rubini
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
electric guitar:
Louie Shelton
Moog:
Paul Beaver
additional background vocals:
Bill Chadwick
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Jones (The Monkees member)
arranger:
Bill Chadwick
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1969-08-06 until 1969-11-11)
recording of:
Time and Time Again (from 1969-08-06 until 1969-11-11)
writer:
Bill Chadwick and Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
2:37
14Down the Highway (1969 stereo mix)
producer:
Michael Nesmith
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
guitar:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician) and Louie Shelton
piano:
Larry Knechtel
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-06-05)
recording of:
Down the Highway (on 1969-06-05)
writer:
Carole King and Toni Stern
2:16
15Steam Engine (1969 stereo mix)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric bass guitar:
Lyle Ritz
guitar:
Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist)
organ:
Bill Martin (keyboard player)
reeds:
Bill Green (woodwind) and Bob Hardaway
steel guitar:
Red Rhodes
tambourine:
Eddie Hoh
trombone:
Bobby Knight (Trombonist) and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Bill Peterson, Sanford Skinner and Tony Terran
background vocals:
Micky Dolenz, Chip Douglas, Clydie King and Jerry Yester
lead vocals:
Micky Dolenz
recorded at:
Western Recorders, Studio 1 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-05-12) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1969-07-08 until 1969-11-21)
recording of:
Steam Engine (from 1969-05-12 until 1969-11-21)
writer:
Chip Douglas
2:24
16If You Had the Time (1969 stereo mix)
producer:
Bill Chadwick and David Jones (The Monkees member)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
electric guitar:
Louie Shelton
Moog:
Paul Beaver
piano:
Michel Rubini
additional background vocals:
Bill Chadwick
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Jones (The Monkees member)
arranger:
Bill Chadwick
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1969-08-16 until 1969-11-11)
recording of:
If You Have the Time (from 1969-08-06 until 1969-11-11)
writer:
Bill Chadwick and Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
2:06
17Angel Band (1969 stereo mix)
acoustic guitar:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician) and Louie Shelton
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Max Bennett (US jazz bassist and session musician)
harmonium:
Michel Rubini
background vocals and lead vocals:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-06-09)
recording of:
Angel Band (on 1969-06-09)
lyricist:
Jefferson Hascall
composer:
William Batchelder Bradbury (composer of popular hymns) (in 1862)
3:26
18Rose Marie (1969 stereo mix)
producer:
Micky Dolenz
acoustic guitar:
Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork
electric guitar:
Keith Allison
piano:
Michel Rubini
saxophone:
Bill Hood (Jazz multi-instrumentalist)
tambourine:
Larry Bunker
trombone:
Lou Blackburn, Herbie Harper and Lew McCreary
trumpet:
Carroll "Cappy" Lewis (trumpeter), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer), Ollie Mitchell and Stu Williamson
vocals:
Micky Dolenz
arranger:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-06-07), Wally Heider Recording (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-06-13) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-02-19 until 1969-01-10)
recording of:
Rosemarie (from 1968-02-19 until 1969-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Micky Dolenz
2:13
19I Never Thought It Peculiar (1969 stereo mix)
acoustic guitar:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart)
drums (drum set):
Billy Lewis (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
guitar:
Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton
organ:
Bobby Hart
vocals:
David Jones (The Monkees member)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio B (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-10-28 until 1969-07-24)
recording of:
I Never Thought It Peculiar (from 1966-10-28 until 1969-07-24)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
2:25
20Of You (1969 stereo mix)
producer:
Michael Nesmith
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter)
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist), Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor), Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician), Mike Deasy and Peter Tork
keyboard:
Michael Cohen and Larry Knechtel
percussion:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist) and Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Micky Dolenz
lead vocals:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-07-22) and Western Recorders, Studio 2 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-07-25 until 1966-07-27)
recording of:
Of You (from 1966-07-25 until 1969-07-22)
writer:
Bill Chadwick and John Chadwick
2:01
21Kicking Stones (1969 stereo mix)
producer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
drums (drum set):
Billy Lewis (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
flute and organ:
Paul Suter
guitar:
Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton
horn:
Bob Jung (reeds) and Don McGinnis
keyboard:
Bobby Hart
trombone:
Gilbert Falco and Dick Hyde
trumpet:
Steve Huffsteter (trumpet, composer)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards
background vocals:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart), Wayne Erwin, Bobby Hart and Ron Hicklin
lead vocals:
Micky Dolenz
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio B (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-08-23 until 1966-09-03) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-07-24)
recording of:
Kicking Stones (from 1966-08-23 until 1969-07-24)
writer:
Lynn Castle (protégé of Lee Hazlewood) and Wayne Erwin
2:28
22If I Knew (Bill & Davy’s 1969 stereo mix)
recording of:
If I Knew
writer:
Bill Chadwick and Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
2:21
23The Crippled Lion (1969 stereo mix)
producer:
Michael Nesmith
acoustic guitar:
Harold Bradley
banjo:
Sonny Osborne
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
guitar:
Wayne Moss
organ:
David Briggs (English organist and composer)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Green (American steel guitarist and dobro player)
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
arranger:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio B (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-05-29), RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-08-21) and Wally Heider Recording Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-10-29)
recording of:
The Crippled Lion (from 1968-05-29 until 1968-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
2:50
24My Storybook of You (Tommy & Bobby’s 1969 stereo mix)
producer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
acoustic guitar:
Louie Shelton
cello:
Jesse Ehrlich
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) and Billy Lewis (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
instruments:
William Pening
piano:
Jon Gallie
saxophone:
Jay Migliori
tack piano:
Larry Knechtel
trombone:
Dick Nash
trumpet:
Jules Chaikin and Ollie Mitchell
violin:
Bill Kursach, Jerome Reisler, Ralph Schaeffer, Sidney Sharp and Shari Zippert (Violinist)
background vocals:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart), David Jones (The Monkees member) and Bobby Hart
lead vocals:
David Jones (The Monkees member)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1969-05-30 until 1969-05-31)
recording of:
My Storybook of You (from 1969-05-30 until 1969-05-31)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
2:49
25Carlisle Wheeling (version Three, 1969 stereo mix)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-04-11)
producer:
Michael Nesmith
electric bass guitar:
Chip Douglas
guitar:
Michael Nesmith
pedal steel guitar:
Red Rhodes
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
arranger:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-10-29) and RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-04-05 until 1969-01-10)
recording of:
Carlisle Wheeling (from 1968-04-05 until 1969-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
3:17
26French Song (stereo LP master with extended ending)
recording of:
French Song
writer:
Bill Chadwick
2:49
27Hollywood (version One, 1969 stereo mix)
producer:
Michael Nesmith
acoustic guitar:
Billy Sanford (guitar)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US studio drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Bobby Dyson
organ:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
steel guitar:
Lloyd Green (American steel guitarist and dobro player)
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
arranger:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio B (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-05-29)
recording of:
Hollywood (on 1968-05-29)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
2:18
28My Storybook of You (“new” 1969 stereo mix)
recording of:
My Storybook of You
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
3:02
29Circle Sky (“new” 1969 stereo mix)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1969-03-18)
producer:
Michael Nesmith
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
guitar and organ:
Michael Nesmith
percussion:
Eddie Hoh and Michael Nesmith
vocals:
Michael Nesmith
arranger:
Michael Nesmith
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1967-12-07 until 1968-08-01)
recording of:
Circle Sky (from 1967-12-07 until 1969-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
publisher:
Screen Gems-EMI
2:34
30Kool Aid Spot
2:04
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