Audio CD review:
The Mamas & the Papas - Complete Anthology

The Mamas & the Papas - Complete Anthology

Band: The Mamas & the Papas Title: Complete Anthology Rating: Release Date: 20 September, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Monday, Monday 2: Straight Shooter 3: Got a Feelin' 4: I Call Your Name 5: Do You Wanna Dance 6: Go Where You Wanna Go 7: California Dreamin' 8: Spanish Harlem 9: Somebody Groovy 10: Hey Girl 11: You Baby 12: In Crowd 13: No Salt on Her Tail 14: Trip, Stumble & Fall 15: Dancing Bear 16: Words of Love 17: My Heart Stood Still 18: Dancing in the Street 19: I Saw Her Again 20: Strange Young Girls 21: I Can't Wait 22: Even If I Could 23: That Kind of Girl 24: Once Was a Time I Thought 25: Glad to Be Unhappy [*] 26: Creeque Alley [Mono Single Version][*] 27: Words of Love [Mono Single Version][*] 28: Dedicated to the One I Love 29: My Girl 30: Creeque Alley 31: Sing for Your Supper 32: Twist and Shout 33: Free Advice 34: Look Through My Window 35: Boys and Girls Together 36: String Man 37: Frustration 38: Did You Ever Want to Cry 39: John's Music Box 40: Right Somebody to Love 41: Safe in My Garden 42: Meditation Mama (Transcendental Woman Travels) 43: For the Love of Ivy 44: Dream a Little Dream of Me 45: Mansions 46: Gemini Childe 47: Nothing's Too Good for My Little Girl 48: Too Late 49: Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) 50: Rooms 51: Midnight Voyage 52: Once Was a Time I Thought [Rehearsal & Studio Chatter][*] 53: Studio Chatter [*] 54: I Can't Wait [Studio Chatter & Rehearsal][*] 55: People Like Us 56: Pacific Coast Highway 57: Snowqueen of Texas 58: Shooting Star 59: Step Out 60: Lady Genevieve 61: No Dough 62: European Blueboy 63: Pearl 64: I Wanna Be a Star 65: Grasshopper 66: Blueberries for Breakfast 67: Straight Shooter [Live] 68: Got a Feelin' [Live] 69: California Dreamin' [Live] 70: Spanish Harlem [Live] 71: Somebody Groovy [Live] 72: I Call Your Name [Live] 73: Monday, Monday [Live] 74: Dancing in the Street [Live] 75: John Phillips Dialogue [Commentary][*] 76: Cass Elliot Diologue [Commentary][*] 77: Nowhere Man [From Hullabaloo][#] 78: Here in My Arms [From Rodgers & Hart Today][#] 79: It's Getting Better - Cass Elliot 80: Make Your Own Kind of Music - Cass Elliot 81: New World Coming - Cass Elliot 82: Costume Ball [From Doctor's Wives] - Cass Elliot 83: Something to Make You Happy - Cass Elliot, Dave Mason 84: Mississippi - John Phillips 85: Revolution on Vacation - John Phillips 86: Cup of Tea 87: Gathering the Words - Denny Doherty 88: To Claudia on Thursday - Denny Doherty, Jimmie Haskell 89: Indian Girl - Denny Doherty 90: Baby Catch the Moon - Denny Doherty 91: Aloha Louie - Michelle Phillips 92: There She Goes - Michelle Phillips 93: No Love Today [Mother, Jugs & Speed] - Michelle Phillips 94: Aching King - Michelle Phillips 95: This Precious Time - The Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire 96: Do You Believe in Magic - The Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire 97: Yesterday - The Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire 98: You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire 99: Let Me Be - The Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire 100: Hang on Sloopy - The Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire 101: California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas, Barry McGuire

Customer Reviews Its a great collection Ive had a chance to listen to most of the discs their great, also the history and collection of photos are great. Required for any true M&P fan At any rate John wrote most of them and it give us a chance to learn more about him through his songs. Wonderful collection, when you are used to the hits though you have to appreciate the not so well known hits. A+. If you are thinking about buying it. . DO it!!!. I'd love to leave a five-star review... but. . the single version of "Creeque Alley," the one with a horn-blowing free-for-all, is NOT in the collection. Thank goodness I still have my scratched-up 45rpm. . . Other than that, all six albums, except for "A Gathering of Flowers," are wholly-represented. Some dialogue and rehearsal cuts from that two-LP anthology are included, though. There is an entire disc of rarities and solo cuts from each group member. Unfortunately, the songs representing Cass are the same-old, run-of-the-mill cuts ("It's Getting Better," "Make Your Own Kind of Music" and "New World Coming"). What about "Talkin' To Your Toothbrush," or "You Know Who I Am?" Or even "Burn Your Hatred?" Fortunately, the theme from "Doctors' Wives" is included. I never heard it before. (What we need to hear next is the theme from "L'Amour. ") I've heard some, but not all, solo recordings of Michelle, John and Denny, so I was pleased with the cuts representing their work. I know that the group members and many fans hated "People Like Us," but I have to admit that I always loved that album!! The notes indicate that that recording may have hurt the careers of the individual group members, that they never made the charts on their own accord again. Sorry, but I don't agree. Had Cass lived longer, she would definitely have made the charts again. She was in the process of finding herself as an artist. The other group members did not try to find solo success beyond a limited number of recordings, and each ultimately pursued a different direction. Summing up, it is amazing that this foursome created such an awesome body of work that was so small, yet so affecting. Their harmonies were amazing! And their material, even the filler and contractually-obligated, is worth listening to today, 40 years after "California Dreamin'" was released. . You can see a complete list of all The Mamas & the Papas discography, or go back to the The Mamas & the Papas tabs