Sweet Young Thing (stereo backing track – take 1)

~ Recording by The Monkees

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.16Sweet Young Thing (stereo backing track – take 1)2:12The MonkeesThe MonkeesThe MonkeesAlbum
  • US2014-11-10
Rhino HandmadeR2-543027

Relationships

producer:Michael Nesmith
bass:Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter) (on 1966-07-18)
drums (drum set):Hal Blaine (on 1966-07-18)
fiddle:Jimmy Bryant (country music guitarist & composer) (on 1966-07-18)
guitar:James Burton (guitarist) (on 1966-07-18)
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1966-07-18)
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician) (on 1966-07-18)
Mike Deasy (on 1966-07-18)
Peter Tork (on 1966-07-18)
percussion:Gary Coleman (US percussionist) (on 1966-07-18)
Frank DeVito (american jazz drummer) (on 1966-07-18)
piano:Larry Knechtel (on 1966-07-18)
conductor:Don Peake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
recorded at:RCA Victor Studio A (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-07-18)
recording of:Sweet Young Thing (on 1966-07-18: instrumental)

Sweet Young Thing

lyricist:Gerry Goffin
writer:Michael Nesmith
composer:Carole King
publisher:Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
later translated versions:Hey, petite fille (Sweet Young Thing)