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'''The Mamas & the Papas''' (credited as '''The Mama's and the Papa's''' on the debut album cover) were a leading [[vocal group]] of the [[1960s]]. <!-- Removed a line here about U.S. bands that successfully competed with the British Invasion. See Talk. We may want to rephrase and re-add. --> The group recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968 with a short reunion in 1971, releasing five albums and achieving ten [[hit single]]s. | '''The Mamas & the Papas''' (credited as '''The Mama's and the Papa's''' on the debut album cover) were a leading [[vocal group]] of the [[1960s]]. <!-- Removed a line here about U.S. bands that successfully competed with the British Invasion. See Talk. We may want to rephrase and re-add. --> The group recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968 with a short reunion in 1971, releasing five albums and achieving ten [[hit single]]s. | ||
+ | ===Singles=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! width="3" rowspan="2"| '''Year''' | ||
+ | ! width="200" rowspan="2"| '''Title''' | ||
+ | ! width="100" rowspan="2"| '''Label & number (U.S.)''' | ||
+ | ! colspan="3"| '''Chart positions''' | ||
+ | ! width="230" rowspan="2"| '''Album (Both sides from the same album except B-side titles where indicated)''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! width="36"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100]]</small> | ||
+ | ! width="36"| <small>[[Cashbox]]</small> | ||
+ | ! width="36"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="2"|1965 | ||
+ | | "Go Where You Wanna Go" <br> <small> B-side: "Somebody Groovy" | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4018 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | rowspan="3"|''[[If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "[[California Dreamin']]" <br> <small> B-side: "Somebody Groovy" | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4020 | ||
+ | | <center> 4 | ||
+ | | <center> 4 | ||
+ | | <center> 23; 9 (1997 re-release) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="5"|1966 | ||
+ | | "[[Monday, Monday]]" <br> <small> B-side: "Got A Feeling" | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4026 | ||
+ | | <center> 1 | ||
+ | | <center> 1 | ||
+ | | <center> 3 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "[[I Saw Her Again]]" <br> <small> B-side: "Even If I Could" | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4031 | ||
+ | | <center> 5 | ||
+ | | <center> 6 | ||
+ | | <center> 11 | ||
+ | | rowspan="3"|''[[The Mamas and the Papas (album)|The Mamas and the Papas]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "[[Words of Love (The Mamas and the Papas song)|Words of Love]]" / | ||
+ | | rowspan="2"|<center> Dunhill 4057 | ||
+ | | <center> 5 | ||
+ | | <center> 6 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "[[Dancing in the Street]]" | ||
+ | | <center> 73 | ||
+ | | <center> 75 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "[[Look Through My Window]]" <br> <small> B-side: "Once Was A Time I Thought" (from ''[[The Mamas and the Papas (album)|The Mamas and the Papas]]'' album) | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4050 | ||
+ | | <center> 24 | ||
+ | | <center> 14 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | rowspan="3"|''[[Deliver (album)|Deliver]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="5"|1967 | ||
+ | | "[[Dedicated to the One I Love]]" <br> <small> B-side: "Free Advice" | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4077 | ||
+ | | <center> 2 | ||
+ | | <center> 2 | ||
+ | | <center> 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "[[Creeque Alley]]" <br> <small> B-side: "Did You Ever Want To Cry" | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4083 | ||
+ | | <center> 5 | ||
+ | | <center> 5 | ||
+ | | <center> 9 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "[[Glad to Be Unhappy]]" <br> <small> B-side: "Hey Girl" (''Billboard'' Bubbled Under charts #134) | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4107 | ||
+ | | <center> 26 | ||
+ | | <center> 23 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | rowspan="1"|''non-album single'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "Dancing Bear" <br> <small> B-side: "John's Music Box" (from the ''[[Deliver (album)|Deliver]]'' album) | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4113 | ||
+ | | <center> 51 | ||
+ | | <center> 36 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | rowspan="1"|''The Mamas and the Papas'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "[[Twelve Thirty]]" <br> <small> B-side: "Straight Shooter" (''Billboard'' Bubbled Under charts #130) | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4099 | ||
+ | | <center> 20 | ||
+ | | <center> 15 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | rowspan="4"|''[[Papas & The Mamas]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="4"|1968 | ||
+ | | "Safe In My Garden" <br> <small> B-side: "Too Late" | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4125 | ||
+ | | <center> 43 | ||
+ | | <center> | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "[[Dream a Little Dream of Me (song)|Dream a Little Dream of Me]]" <br> <small> B-side: "Midnight Voyage" | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4145 | ||
+ | | <center> 12 | ||
+ | | <center> 10 | ||
+ | | <center> 11 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "For The Love Of Ivy" <br> <small> B-side: "Strange Young Girls" (from ''[[The Mamas and the Papas (album)|The Mamas and the Papas]]'' album) | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4150 | ||
+ | | <center> 81 | ||
+ | | <center> 59 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | "Do You Wanna Dance" <br> <small> B-side: "My Girl" (from the ''[[Deliver (album)|Deliver]]'' album) | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4171 | ||
+ | | <center> 76 | ||
+ | | <center> 43 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | rowspan="1"|''If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan="1"|1972 | ||
+ | | "Step Out" <br> <small> B-side: "Shooting Star" | ||
+ | | <center> Dunhill 4301 | ||
+ | | <center> 81 | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | <center> - | ||
+ | | rowspan="1"|''[[People Like Us (The Mamas & the Papas album)|People Like Us]]'' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | * <sup>1</sup> "[[Dancing in the Street]]" was backed with "[[Words of Love (The Mamas and the Papas song)|Words of Love]]" in the UK as a [[double A-side]]. | ||
+ | * <sup>2</sup> "[[California Dreamin']]" was re-released in the UK in 1997. | ||
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The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover) were a leading vocal group of the 1960s. The group recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968 with a short reunion in 1971, releasing five albums and achieving ten hit singles.
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Singles
Year | Title | Label & number (U.S.) | Chart positions | Album (Both sides from the same album except B-side titles where indicated) | ||
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Billboard Hot 100 | Cashbox | UK | ||||
1965 | "Go Where You Wanna Go" B-side: "Somebody Groovy" | | <center> - | <center> - | <center> - | If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears |
"California Dreamin'" B-side: "Somebody Groovy" | <center> Dunhill 4020 | <center> 4 | <center> 4 | <center> 23; 9 (1997 re-release) | ||
1966 | "Monday, Monday" B-side: "Got A Feeling" | <center> Dunhill 4026 | <center> 1 | <center> 1 | <center> 3 | |
"I Saw Her Again" B-side: "Even If I Could" | <center> Dunhill 4031 | <center> 5 | <center> 6 | <center> 11 | The Mamas and the Papas | |
"Words of Love" / | <center> Dunhill 4057 | <center> 5 | <center> 6 | <center> - | ||
"Dancing in the Street" | <center> 73 | <center> 75 | <center> - | |||
"Look Through My Window" B-side: "Once Was A Time I Thought" (from The Mamas and the Papas album) | <center> Dunhill 4050 | <center> 24 | <center> 14 | <center> - | Deliver | |
1967 | "Dedicated to the One I Love" B-side: "Free Advice" | <center> Dunhill 4077 | <center> 2 | <center> 2 | <center> 2 | |
"Creeque Alley" B-side: "Did You Ever Want To Cry" | <center> Dunhill 4083 | <center> 5 | <center> 5 | <center> 9 | ||
"Glad to Be Unhappy" B-side: "Hey Girl" (Billboard Bubbled Under charts #134) | <center> Dunhill 4107 | <center> 26 | <center> 23 | <center> - | non-album single | |
"Dancing Bear" B-side: "John's Music Box" (from the Deliver album) | <center> Dunhill 4113 | <center> 51 | <center> 36 | <center> - | The Mamas and the Papas | |
"Twelve Thirty" B-side: "Straight Shooter" (Billboard Bubbled Under charts #130) | <center> Dunhill 4099 | <center> 20 | <center> 15 | <center> - | Papas & The Mamas | |
1968 | "Safe In My Garden" B-side: "Too Late" | <center> Dunhill 4125 | <center> 43 | <center> | <center> - | |
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" B-side: "Midnight Voyage" | <center> Dunhill 4145 | <center> 12 | <center> 10 | <center> 11 | ||
"For The Love Of Ivy" B-side: "Strange Young Girls" (from The Mamas and the Papas album) | <center> Dunhill 4150 | <center> 81 | <center> 59 | <center> - | ||
"Do You Wanna Dance" B-side: "My Girl" (from the Deliver album) | <center> Dunhill 4171 | <center> 76 | <center> 43 | <center> - | If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears | |
1972 | "Step Out" B-side: "Shooting Star" | <center> Dunhill 4301 | <center> 81 | <center> - | <center> - | People Like Us |
- 1 "Dancing in the Street" was backed with "Words of Love" in the UK as a double A-side.
- 2 "California Dreamin'" was re-released in the UK in 1997.
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