Deliver (The Mamas & The Papas album)
The Mamas & The Papas Deliver is the third album by the Mamas and the Papas, released in 1967.
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Released | February 1967 | |||
Recorded | Autumn 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop, folk rock | |||
Length | 35:04 | |||
Label | Dunhill | |||
Producer | Lou Adler | |||
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Title
The album's title was an in-joke among the group, as recording commenced shortly after Cass Elliot announced that she was pregnant with her daughter, Owen. Given the social stigma of unwed mothers at the time, both the pregnancy and the birth had been kept a closely guarded secret from the public, and the LP's name was meant to imply that Elliot and the others had "delivered" a newborn creation.
Release
The album debuted on Billboard's Top LPs chart on March 18, 1967[1] and reached its peak position of #2 just three weeks later.[2] It spent a total of 55 weeks on the Top LPs chart.[3]
Three of the album's singles reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Look Through My Window" peaked at #24 (November 26, 1966),[4] "Dedicated to the One I Love" at #2 (March 25, 1967)[5] and "Creeque Alley" at #5 (June 3, 1967).[6]
The album was first issued on CD in 1988 (MCAD-31044) and is included in its entirety on All the Leaves Are Brown, a retrospective compilation of the band's first four albums and various singles.[7][8]
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Original track listing
All tracks composed by John Phillips except where indicated.
Side one
- "Dedicated to the One I Love" (Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling) - 2:56
- "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) - 3:35
- "Creeque Alley" (J. Phillips, Michelle Phillips) - 3:45
- "Sing for Your Supper" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:46
- "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) - 2:54
- "Free Advice" (J. Phillips, M. Phillips) - 3:15
Side two
- "Look Through My Window" - 3:05
- "Boys and Girls Together" - 3:15
- "String Man" (J. Phillips, M. Phillips) - 2:59
- "Frustration" - 2:50
- "Did You Ever Want to Cry" - 2:53
- "John's Music Box" - 1:00
Personnel
- Denny Doherty - vocals
- Cass Elliot - vocals
- John Phillips - vocals, guitar
- Michelle Phillips - vocals
- Hal Blaine - drums, percussion
- Larry Knechtel - keyboards
- Jim Horn - flute, saxophone
- Joe Osborn - bass guitar
- "Doctor" Eric Hord - guitar
- P.F. Sloan - guitar
- Gary Coleman - percussion, bells, marimba
References
- "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- "Albums from the Year 1967". The World's Music Charts. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- "The Mamas & The Papas - The Mamas & The Papas". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- "The Mamas & The Papas - All The Leaves Are Brown: The Golden Era Collection". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r12287