"The CD also does not contain liner notes. Extended Versions (The Monkees album) Extended Versions is a 2003 live album by the Monkees recorded during their 35th Anniversary Tour in 2001. It features three of the original Monkees; Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork. The CD-only album includes live versions of several of the band's hit songs including ""Last Train to Clarksville"", ""Daydream Believer"", and ""I'm a Believer"". The album was released through BMG Special Products, which is a division of BMG that uses a third-party to make compilation albums. Because there are no standards of quality for the"
"More of the Monkees More of the Monkees is the second full-length album by the Monkees. It was recorded in late 1966 and released on Colgems label #102 on January 9, 1967. It displaced the band's debut album from the top of the ""Billboard"" 200 chart and remained at No.1 for 18 weeks—the longest of any Monkees album. Combined, the first two Monkees albums were at the top of the ""Billboard"" chart for 31 consecutive weeks. ""More of the Monkees"" also went to No.1 in the UK. In the U.S. it has been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA with"
"Four months after their debut single was released in September 1966, on January 16, 1967, the Monkees held their first recording session as a fully functioning, self-contained band, recording an early version of Nesmith's self-composed top 40 hit single ""The Girl I Knew Somewhere"", along with ""All of Your Toys"" and ""She's So Far Out, She's In"". Four days later, on January 20, 1967, their debut self-titled album made its belated release in the UK (it was released in October '66 in the U.S.). This same month Kirshner released their second album of songs that used session musicians, ""More of"
"The Monkees (album) The Monkees is the first album by the band The Monkees. It was released in October 1966 by Colgems Records in the United States and RCA Victor in the rest of the world. It was the first of four consecutive U.S. number one albums for the group, taking the top spot on the ""Billboard"" 200 for 13 weeks, after which it was displaced by the band's second album. It also topped the UK charts in 1967. ""The Monkees"" has been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA, with sales of over five million copies. The song ""Last Train"
"on bass guitar. Dolenz reprises lyrics from the song in ""Love's What I Want,"" a bonus track to the 2016 Monkees album ""Good Times!"" (""Why don't you be like me? Why don't you stop and see? Why don't you hate who I hate kill who I kill to be free?""). The Monkees: with: Randy Scouse Git ""Randy Scouse Git"" is a song written by Micky Dolenz in 1967 and recorded by The Monkees. It was the first song written by Dolenz to be commercially released, and became a #2 hit in the UK where it was retitled ""Alternate Title"" after"
"the Monkees"" that album sales were outstripping Nielsen ratings, meaning that more people were buying the music than watching the television show, which meant that the producers decided that more attention needed to be paid to the music and that more music needed to be produced for more albums. Sandoval also noted that their second album, ""More of the Monkees"", propelled by their second single, ""I'm a Believer"" b/w ""(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"", became the biggest selling LP of their career, spending 70 weeks on the Billboard charts, staying No. 1 for 18 weeks, becoming the third biggest selling"
"single ""Oh My My"", which was accompanied by a music film promo (produced/directed by Dolenz). Dolenz contributed one of his own compositions, ""Midnight Train"", which was used in the re-runs of the Monkees TV series. The ""Oh My My"" b/w ""I Love You Better"" single from the ""Changes"" album would be the last single issued under the Monkees name in the United States, until 1986. Originally released in June 1970, ""Changes"" would first chart in Billboard's Top 200 during the Monkees' 1986 reunion, staying on the charts for 4 weeks. September 22, 1970 marked the final recording session by the"
"Headquarters (album) Headquarters is the third album issued by the Monkees and the first with substantial songwriting and instrumental performances by members of the group itself, rather than by session musicians and professional songwriters. After a struggle for creative autonomy with their record label, the group had been allowed to record by themselves. ""Headquarters"" reached No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart and was certified double platinum in the United States with sales of more than two million copies within the first two months of release. It peaked at #2 on the UK charts. It is included in the 2006"
"of the fewer than forty all-time singles to have sold more than 10 million physical copies worldwide. While originally published by Screen Gems-Columbia Music (BMI), it is now published by Stonebridge Music/EMI Foray Music (SESAC). The song was No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in January and February 1967 and reached the top spot in numerous countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Ireland. The song appeared in four consecutive episodes of ""The Monkees"" TV show in December 1966. Neil Diamond had already recorded this song before it was covered by the Monkees, and it still"
"(Theme From) The Monkees ""(Theme from) ""The Monkees"""" is a 1966 popular song, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart as the theme song for the TV series ""The Monkees"". Two versions were recorded - one for their first album ""The Monkees"" and a second shorter version designed to open the television show. Both versions feature vocals by Micky Dolenz. The full length version was released as a single in several countries including Australia, where it became a hit, reaching #8. It also made ""Billboard Magazine""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ""Hits of the World"" chart in both Mexico and Japan, reaching the Top 20"
"group's second single, ""Two Tribes"", ""Relax"" rallied from a declining UK chart position during June 1984 to climb back up the UK charts and re-attain number-two spot behind ""Two Tribes"" at number one, representing simultaneous chart success by a single act, not achieved since the early 1960s. Upon release in the United States in late 1984, ""Relax"" repeated its slow UK progress, reaching number 67 upon initial release, but eventually reaching number 10 in March 1985. The song won Best British Single at the 1985 Brit Awards. The song featured on the soundtrack to ""T2 Trainspotting"" and also in the"
"sales of more than five million copies. ""More of the Monkees"" is also notable for being the first pop/rock album to be the best-selling album of the year in the U.S. Monkeemania had reached full swing by the time the album was released. The Monkees' second single, ""I'm a Believer""—included on this album—held the number one position on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and they were about to embark on a highly successful concert tour. The release of ""More of the Monkees"" was rushed to capitalize on the band's popularity, catching even its members by surprise. The band learned of the"
"Chart, and managed similar top 20 success internationally. Their next three singles, ""Run Silent"", ""Dirty Mind"", and ""Goodbye Cruel World"" (the lead single from their second album ""Hormonally Yours""), all failed to peak within the UK top 50. The second single from ""Hormonally Yours"", ""Stay"" was the group's first and only number 1, staying at the top position for 8 weeks. The song also reached number 1 in Ireland and Sweden, and peaked within the top 5 in several other territories. ""Hormonally Yours"" peaked at number 3 in the UK and was certified double platinum, and reached similar success in"
"""Freak like Me"" scored the group their first UK number 1 single. Follow-up single ""Round Round"" also debuted on top of the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 2 in Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand. Both singles were certified silver by the BPI. On the back of the success of the singles, the group's second album, ""Angels with Dirty Faces"", debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified triple platinum, selling almost a million copies in the UK alone. It is to date their highest-selling album. In the UK, the third single from"
"Mix) ""Mr. Webster"" (First Recorded Version) ""Valleri"" (First Recorded Version) ""Words"" (First Recorded Version) ""Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)"" (TV Mix) ""I'll Be Back Up on My Feet"" (First Recorded Version) ""Tear Drop City"" (Early Mix) ""Of You"" (Mono Mix) ""Hold on Girl"" (First Recorded Version) ""(I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love (First Recorded Version)"" Works cited More of the Monkees More of the Monkees is the second full-length album by the Monkees. It was recorded in late 1966 and released on Colgems label #102 on January 9, 1967. It displaced the band's debut album from the top of"
"episodes from Season 2 had no canned laughter. NBC later cited that as one of the reasons for canceling the series. The theme song to ""The Monkees"", ""(Theme from) The Monkees"" (released as the single in some countries in 1967), is one of the group's most well known songs. The line ""We're the young generation, and we've got somethin' to say"" reflected the new youth counterculture and their desire to give their own opinions on world events and choosing how to live their own lives instead of abiding by the traditions and beliefs of their elders. The Monkees resided in"
"The Monks (UK band) The Monks were an English pop punk/new wave band, formed in the late 1970s by three former members of Strawbs—Richard Hudson (guitar), John Ford (vocals, guitars, synthesisers) and Brian Willoughby—along with Terry Cassidy (vocals and synthesisers) and Clive Pierce (drums). Their first album, ""Bad Habits"", was recorded and released in 1979 after the success of ""Nice Legs Shame About Her Face"", which reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was a demo that was not intended for release. It was offered to another band who turned it down before a French record label"
"the band's drummer, and their debut album, ""Crocodiles"", met with critical acclaim and made the UK Top 20. Their second album, ""Heaven Up Here"" (1981), again found favour with critics and reached number 10 in the UK. The band's cult status was followed by mainstream success in the mid-1980s, as they scored a UK Top 10 hit with the single ""The Cutter"", and the attendant album, ""Porcupine"" (1983), which reached number two in the UK. The next release, ""Ocean Rain"" (1984), regarded as their landmark release, spawned the hit singles ""The Killing Moon"", ""Silver"" and ""Seven Seas"". One more studio"
"Monkey (song) ""Monkey"" is a US number-one hit song by George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached number-one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. ""Monkey"" debuted at number 42 on 9 July 1988, reaching number-one for two weeks, beginning on 27 August 1988. ""Monkey"" became George Michael's sixth solo single reaching number-one in the US, and the fourth single to do so from the ""Faith"" album. George Michael joined Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston as three artists who all had four or more consecutive number one singles"
"three more singles; the UK top three hit and title track ""DNA"" and the UK top 20 singles ""Change Your Life"" and ""How Ya Doin'?"". Their second album, ""Salute"", was released in November 2013 and became their second album to debut inside the top 10 in both the UK, Australia and the US. The album's lead single ""Move"" reached number three in the UK. ""Salute"" has been certified platinum in the UK, and has sold 387,000 copies there as of November 2018. The album produced two more singles; ""Little Me"" and the top 10 hit and title track ""Salute"". The"
"1 single. Follow-up single ""Round Round"" also debuted on top of the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 2 in Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand. Both singles were certified silver by the BPI. On the back of the success of the singles, the group's second album, ""Angels with Dirty Faces"", debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified triple platinum, selling almost a million copies in the UK alone. It is to date their highest-selling album. In the UK, the third single from the album, a ballad titled ""Stronger"", gained the girls their"
"According to Nesmith, it was Dolenz's voice that made the Monkees' sound distinctive, and even during tension-filled times Nesmith and Tork sometimes turned over lead vocal duties to Dolenz on their own compositions, such as Tork's ""For Pete's Sake"", which became the closing title theme for the second season of the television show. The Monkees' debut and second albums were meant to be a soundtrack to the first season of the TV show, to cash in on the audience. In the 2006 Rhino Deluxe Edition re-issue of their second album, ""More of the Monkees"", Mike Nesmith stated, ""The first album"
"in this new change in musical direction. November 1970 saw the release of the band's second ""red"" album, ""Loose Salute"", which reached No. 159 on the Billboard Album chart. This contained the minor hit ""Silver Moon"" (Billboard #42) and a re-working of the Monkees song, ""Listen to the Band"". After the band had returned from Britain, and after ""Joanne""'s success had long since been forgotten, work was started on the band's final ""white"" album, ""Nevada Fighter"". Recording for this album started in October 1970, but things within the group started falling apart, which led to both Ware and London leaving"
"an American group called the Monkees, formed for an eponymous television series, reached the top of the British charts with ""I'm a Believer"", by Neil Diamond. The drummer Micky Dolenz (b. 1945) recalled (in the third person) that he spotted Juste as he passed a studio cafeteria:She is tall, blond[e], beautiful, and wearing an emerald green outfit that ends up in a short skirt (very short) which tops off her unbelievably gorgeous legs ... She holds his glance briefly then looks quickly away with that haughty sophistication that only the British can do so well. Juste and Dolenz began a"
"More Greatest Hits of The Monkees More Greatest Hits of the Monkees is a 1982 greatest hits compilation album of songs by the Monkees, assembled and released by Arista Records. Rather than featuring strictly hit singles, the collection instead featured music from their television series, which was still airing in syndication around the US. This album marks the compilation debut of chart hits ""Words"" and ""The Girl I Knew Somewhere,"" which had been overlooked on the previous greatest hits albums. (""Somewhere"" had appeared on a compilation by the Laurie House publishers that was only available as mail order, and the"
"featured on both vocals and instrumental arrangements. Upon release, ""The Girl I Knew Somewhere"" charted at number 39 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, while its A-side ""A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You"" propelled to number two. The Monkees had enjoyed enormous commercial success with their first two albums, ""The Monkees"" and ""More of the Monkees"", both reaching number one on the ""Billboard"" 200. However, under the direction of their music supervisor Don Kirshner, the group was almost completely barred from studio work, aside from recording as vocalists and penning some original material. Longing to achieve creative freedom, the"
"""Davy Jones"", featuring the single ""Rainy Jane"" / ""Welcome to My Love"". Both Jones and Dolenz released multiple singles as solo artists in the years following the original break-up of the Monkees. The duo continued to tour throughout most of the 1970s. Partly because of repeats of the television series ""The Monkees"" on Saturday mornings and in syndication, ""The Monkees Greatest Hits"" charted in 1976. The LP, issued by Arista Records, who by this time had possession of the Monkees' master tapes, courtesy of their corporate owner, Screen Gems, was actually a re-packaging of an earlier (1972) compilation LP called"
"the songs, including both ""(Theme from) The Monkees"" and ""Last Train to Clarksville"", the latter being a huge hit. Kirshner suddenly relieved Boyce and Hart as producers, by claiming they were using studio time booked for Monkees songs to record tracks for their own solo project. After their departure from the Monkees, and the negative publicity that erupted when word got out that the band hadn't played the instruments on their early records, Boyce and Hart were unsure how the Monkees felt about them personally. Attending one of their concerts, though, the duo were spotted in the audience, and singer"
"Monkees B-side to chart). Musicians featured on the Monkees recording are: Micky Dolenz (lead vocal); Tommy Boyce (backing vocal); Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee, and Louie Shelton (guitar); Bobby Hart (organ); Larry Taylor (bass); Billy Lewis (drums); and Henry Levy (percussion). The various Monkees' versions differ across the single, stereo album, and mono album versions. In the stereo version, the track's title is sung just before the second verse, whereas on the single and mono album versions, this segment is left instrumental. Additionally, the stereo version has an edit in the fade out. The mono album version does not have this"
"in My Room (1967 stereo mix] Auntie’s Municipal Court (alternate mix) The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees is the fifth studio album by The Monkees released in April 1968. It was the first Monkees album not to reach Billboard's number one, peaking at No. 3 in the U.S. charts. It was also their first album to miss the UK charts altogether, with their four previous efforts all having reached the top ten. The album has sold over a million copies. While 1968 would go on to present several misfortunes for the band"
"The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees is the fifth studio album by The Monkees released in April 1968. It was the first Monkees album not to reach Billboard's number one, peaking at No. 3 in the U.S. charts. It was also their first album to miss the UK charts altogether, with their four previous efforts all having reached the top ten. The album has sold over a million copies. While 1968 would go on to present several misfortunes for the band (their television series was canceled; their first motion picture project, ""Head"","
"The Monkees Greatest Hits The Monkees Greatest Hits is a 1976 greatest hits compilation album of songs by The Monkees released by Arista Records, and a reissue of an earlier Bell Records compilation, ""Re-Focus"". While the Monkees were among the top-selling bands of the mid-1960s, their decline was sharp and their last new albums and singles sold poorly. Earlier best-of collections (the first two from their original label, Colgems Records) had seen only limited release, and were hard to find in stores. Several of the Monkees' hits had become radio staples, though, and with the sale of their television series"
"the Monkees. Nesmith stated, ""One of the things that I really felt was honest was country-rock. I wanted to move the Monkees more into that because ... if we get closer to country music, we'll get closer to blues, and country blues, and so forth. ... It had a lot of un-country things in it: a familiar change from a I major to a VI minor—those kinds of things. So it was a little kind of a new wave country song. It didn't sound like the country songs of the time, which was Buck Owens."" Their next single, ""Daydream Believer"""