Daydream Believer and Other Hits

~ Release by The Monkees (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Daydream Believer
producer:
Chip Douglas
bass:
Chip Douglas
bass trombone:
Richard Leith (trombonist) and Phil Teele
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
guitar:
Michael Nesmith
percussion:
William E. Martin
piano:
Peter Tork
trombone:
Richard Noel (trombonist)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli, Al Porcino and Manuel Stevens
violin:
Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Alex Murray (violinist) and Erno Neufeld
background vocals:
Micky Dolenz
lead vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
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)
53:02
2D.W. Washburn2:48
3Tapioca Tundra
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh (on 1967-11-11)
guitar and percussion:
Michael Nesmith (on 1967-11-11)
vocals:
Michael Nesmith (on 1967-11-11)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-11-11)
recording of:
Tapioca Tundra (on 1967-11-11)
writer:
Michael Nesmith
3:08
4Words
producer:
Chip Douglas
bass:
Chip Douglas
bell tree and chimes and background vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Hoh
electric guitar:
Michael Nesmith
organ:
Peter Tork
vocals:
Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork
recording of:
Words (on 1967-06-14)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
2:52
5Pleasant Valley Sunday
producer:
Chip Douglas
acoustic guitar:
Bill Chadwick
bass:
Chip Douglas
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Eddie Hoh
electric guitar:
Michael Nesmith
piano:
Peter Tork
background vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) and Michael Nesmith
lead vocals:
Micky Dolenz
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studio A (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1967-06-10 until 1967-06-13)
recording of:
Pleasant Valley Sunday (from 1967-06-10 until 1967-06-13)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
53:19
6Valleri
producer:
The Monkees
bass and electric bass guitar:
Joe Osborn (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Billy Lewis (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28) and Billy Lewis (drummer) (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
guitar:
Gerry McGee (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28) and Louie Shelton (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28) and Jay Migliori (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
tambourine:
Billy Lewis (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
trombone:
Lew McCreary (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
trumpet:
Oliver Mitchell (trumpeter) (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28) and Roy V. Caton (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
lead vocals:
Davy Jones (The Monkees member) (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
horn arranger:
Don McGinnis
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
recording of:
Valleri (from 1967-12-26 until 1967-12-28)
writer:
Tommy Boyce (US songwriter of Boyce and Hart) and Bobby Hart
publisher:
Piccadilly Music Corporation and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
52:21
7It'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, Marie Fera, Jacqueline Lustgarten and Kurt Reher
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa, David Allen Duke (US french horn player) and Richard Perissi
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist), Mike Deasy, Gerry McGee and Al Hendrickson
membranophone:
Earl Palmer
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, 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
2:55
8Good 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
2:19
9Oh My My
3:02
10You Can't Tie a Mustang Down (previously unreleased)
recording of:
You Can’t Tie a Mustang Down
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Barry
2:53