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The Mamas & the Papas (1966)

Where the lyrics of The Mamas & the Papas take you, and where it was really made.

The album was promoted under a different title, Crashon Screamon All Fall Down, before Michelle Phillips returned and the original cover and name were restored.

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Album story

Overview

• Second studio album by the American-Canadian folk rock vocal group the Mamas & the Papas
• Released 30 August 1966
• Reached number 4 on the US Billboard 200 and number 24 in the UK

Background

• John Phillips fired Michelle Phillips from the group on 4 June 1966 after learning of her affair with Gene Clark of the Byrds
• A new singer was hired in June to replace her
• The new singer, Jill Gibson, was the girlfriend of producer Lou Adler at the time and was already a singer/songwriter
• During recording, Michelle Phillips was briefly dismissed and replaced by Jill Gibson, then returned a few weeks later

Recording

• Dayton 'Bones' Howe served as engineer
• Henry Lewy served as engineer and Bowen David as assistant engineer
• Lou Adler produced the album

Cover

• The photo first chosen for the cover prominently featured Michelle Phillips
• Dunhill had Gibson pose in exactly Michelle's position and superimposed her photo over Phillips's
• A completely new picture was later shot with the new line-up, and the title was changed to Crashon Screamon All Fall Down, under which the album was promoted before release
• Michelle's return just before release restored the original cover and eponymous title

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in New York City in 1965 by John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty, with Cass Elliot as the last member to join.
• Built on vocal harmonies arranged by John Phillips, adapting folk to the new pop beat of the early 1960s.
• Signed to Dunhill Records after an audition with Lou Adler in 1965.

Members

• Denny Doherty (Canadian), John Phillips (American), Cass Elliot (American), Michelle Phillips (American).
• Jill Gibson briefly replaced Michelle Phillips in 1966 before she was reinstated.

Career

• Released five studio albums and 17 singles; six singles reached the Billboard top 10, and sales are close to 40 million records worldwide.
• Hits include "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday", which became the band's only US No. 1 and won a Grammy in 1967.
• Performed at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967 and split in 1968, then briefly reunited to record People Like Us in 1971.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998; a later New Mamas & the Papas lineup toured through the 1980s and 1990s.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Second studio album by the group, released 30 August 1966
• Charted in both the United States and the United Kingdom

Records

• US Billboard 200 album chart: number 4
• UK album chart: number 24
• Lead single 'I Saw Her Again': number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart
• 'Words of Love': released as the second single in the US, peaking at number 5
• Album and singles together gave the group top-five chart placings in the United States

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Jill Gibson was already a singer and songwriter when she joined the group as a replacement
• Ray Manzarek played organ and piano on 'No Salt on Her Tail'
• Advance copies were sent to radio stations and record distributors with the Crashon title and cover, before the original design was restored

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

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