The Birds, The Bees, & The Monkees by The Monkees - VitaMusik

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Not one of their better efforts, dominated almost wholly by session musicians (with the occasional songwriting and instrumental contribution by Mike Nesmith) and containing too many sickly sweet Davy Jones-sung numbers. It does have the hits "Daydream Believer" and "Valleri," as well as Nesmith's "Tapioca Tundra," which just inched into the Top 40, but overall the material is pretty weak. ~ Richie Unterberger

1. Dream World

Bass Guitar: Max Bennett; Performer
Arranger: Shorty Rogers; Composer
Bass Guitar: Max Bennett; Performer
Cello: Edgar Lustgarten
Jacquelin Lustgarten
Marie Fera
Frederick Seykora; Performer
Drums: Earl Palmer; Performer
French Horn: Art Maebe
David Duke; Performer
Engineer: Pete Abbott
Hank Cicalo; Production
Guitar: Mike Deasy
Al Hendrickson
Gerry Mcgee; Performer
Harpsichord: Don Randi; Performer
Horn: John Cave; Performer
Lead Vocals: Davy Jones; Performer
Percussion: Earl Palmer; Performer
Producer: Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Davy Jones
Micky Dolenz; Production
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Tambourine: Milt Holland
Jerry Williams; Performer
Trombone: George Roberts; Performer
Trumpet: Buddy Childers
Jack Sheldon; Performer
Violin: Alexander Murray
Nathan Kaproff
Marvin Limonick
George Kast
Erno Neufeld
Samuel Freed; Performer
Composer: Steve Pitts
Davy Jones; Composer

2. Auntie's Municipal Court

Background Vocals: Bill Chadwick; Performer
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Rick Dey; Performer
Bass Guitar: Rick Dey; Performer
Drums: Eddie Hoh; Performer
Guitar: Bill Chadwick
Keith Allison
Michael Nesmith; Performer
Harmony: Michael Nesmith; Performer
Lead Vocals: Micky Dolenz; Performer
Percussion: Michael Nesmith; Performer
Composer: Keith Allison
Michael Nesmith; Composer
Engineer: Hank Cicalo
Pete Abbott; Production
Producer: Peter Tork
Davy Jones
Michael Nesmith
Micky Dolenz; Production

3. We Were Made for Each Other

Bass Guitar: Max Bennett; Performer
Arranger: Shorty Rogers; Composer
Bass Guitar: Max Bennett; Performer
Cello: Eleanor Slatkin
Jacquelin Lustgarten
Marie Fera
Kurt Reher; Performer
Drums: Earl Palmer; Performer
French Horn: David Duke; Performer
Engineer: Pete Abbott
Hank Cicalo; Production
Guitar: Mike Deasy
James Burton
Al Hendrickson
Michael Deasy
Gerry Mcgee; Performer
Harpsichord: Michael Melvoin; Performer
Horn: Richard Perissi
Vincent Derosa; Performer
Lead Vocals: Davy Jones; Performer
Producer: Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Davy Jones
Micky Dolenz; Production
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Percussion: Milt Holland
Jerry Williams; Performer
Trombone: Lewis Mccreary; Performer
Trumpet: Buddy Childers
Jack Sheldon; Performer
Violin: George Kast
Samuel Freed
Alexander Murray
Marvin Limonick
Erno Neufeld; Performer
Composer: Carole Bayer
George Fischoff; Composer

4. Tapioca Tundra

Drums: Eddie Hoh; Performer
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Guitar: Michael Nesmith; Performer
Percussion: Michael Nesmith; Performer
Composer: Michael Nesmith; Composer
Engineer: Hank Cicalo
Pete Abbott; Production
Producer: Micky Dolenz
Davy Jones
Peter Tork
Michael Nesmith; Production

5. Daydream Believer

Arranger: Shorty Rogers; Composer
Background Vocals: Micky Dolenz; Performer
Bass Trombone: Philip Teele
Richard Noel; Performer
Drums: Eddie Hoh; Performer
Guitar: Chip Douglas
Michael Nesmith; Performer
Lead Vocals: Davy Jones; Performer
Engineer: Hank Cicalo
Pete Abbott; Production
Percussion: Chip Douglas
Bill Martin; Performer
Piano: Peter Tork
Chip Douglas; Performer
Producer: Chip Douglas; Production
Trombone: Richard Leith; Performer
Trumpet: Pete Candoli
Manuel Stevens
Bobby Helfer
Al Porcino; Performer
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Violin: Alex Murray
George Kast
Nathan Kaproff
Erno Neufeld; Performer
Composer: John Stewart; Composer

6. Writing Wrongs

Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Rick Dey; Performer
Bass Guitar: Rick Dey; Performer
Drums: Eddie Hoh; Performer
Guitar: Michael Nesmith; Performer
Keyboard: Michael Nesmith; Performer
Lead Vocals: Michael Nesmith; Performer
Composer: Michael Nesmith; Composer
Engineer: Hank Cicalo
Pete Abbott; Production
Producer: Davy Jones
Peter Tork
Michael Nesmith
Micky Dolenz; Production

7. I'll Be Back Up on My Feet

Arranger: Shorty Rogers; Composer
Background Vocals: Micky Dolenz; Performer
Bass Guitar: Ray Pohlman
Max Bennett; Performer
Bass Guitar: Max Bennett
Ray Pohlman; Performer
Drums: Earl Palmer
Hal Blaine; Performer
Guitar: Al Casey
Dennis Budimir
Mike Deasy; Performer
Harpsichord: Michael Melvoin; Performer
Keyboard: Michel Rubini
Don Randi; Performer
Engineer: Pete Abbott
Hank Cicalo; Production
Lead Vocals: Micky Dolenz; Performer
Producer: Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Jeff Barry
Davy Jones
Micky Dolenz; Production
Percussion: Milt Holland
Frank Capp
Stan Levey
Julius Wechter; Performer
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Trombone: Oliver Mitchell
Lou Blackburn
Lewis Mccreary; Performer
Trumpet: Buddy Childers; Performer
Vocals: Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Davy Jones; Performer
Composer: Sandy Linzer
Denny Randell; Composer

8. The Poster

Arranger: Shorty Rogers; Composer
Bass Guitar: Lyle Ritz
Max Bennett; Performer
Bass Guitar: Lyle Ritz
Max Bennett; Performer
Drums: Hal Blaine; Performer
Guitar: Al Casey
Mike Deasy; Performer
Lead Vocals: Davy Jones; Performer
Engineer: Hank Cicalo
Pete Abbott; Production
Percussion: Gary Coleman
Gene Estes; Performer
Piano: Don Randi; Performer
Saxophone: Don Randi; Performer
Trombone: Richard Leith
Lewis Mccreary
Milt Bernhart
Frank Rosolino; Performer
Producer: Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Davy Jones
Micky Dolenz; Production
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Trumpet: Clyde Reasinger
Jack Sheldon
Buddy Childers
Tony Terran; Performer
Violin: Alexander Murray
Ambrose Russo
Erno Neufeld
Nathan Kaproff; Performer
Woodwind: Don Randi; Performer
Composer: Steve Pitts
Davy Jones; Composer

9. P.O. Box 9847

Arranger: Don Mcginnis; Composer
Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn; Performer
Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn; Performer
Cello: Ray Kelley; Performer
Drums: Bill Lewis; Performer
Guitar: Gerry Mcgee
Louie Shelton; Performer
Lead Vocals: Micky Dolenz; Performer
Engineer: Hank Cicalo
Pete Abbott
Henry Lewy; Production
Percussion: Bill Lewis; Performer
Piano: Paul Smith; Performer
Strings: Don Mcginnis; Performer
Producer: Davy Jones
Peter Tork; Production
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Viola: Philip Goldberg; Performer
Violin: Victor Arno
Jack Pepper; Performer
Vocals: Peter Tork
Davy Jones
Michael Nesmith; Performer
Composer: Bobby Hart
Tommy Boyce; Composer

10. Magnolia Simms

Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Guitar: Michael Nesmith; Performer
Lead Vocals: Michael Nesmith; Performer
Saxophone: Jim Horn; Performer
Trombone: Oliver Mitchell; Performer
Arranger: Shorty Rogers; Composer
Composer: Michael Nesmith
Charles Rockett; Composer
Engineer: Pete Abbott
Hank Cicalo; Production
Producer: Micky Dolenz
Peter Tork
Davy Jones
Michael Nesmith; Production

11. Valleri

Background Vocals: Tommy Boyce
Wayne Erwin
Ron Hicklin
Bobby Hart; Performer
Bass Guitar: Larry Taylor; Performer
Bass Guitar: Larry Taylor; Performer
Drums: Billy Lewis; Performer
Guitar: Gerry Mcgee
Louie Shelton
Wayne Erwin
Jerry Mcgee; Performer
Keyboard: Bobby Hart; Performer
Lead Vocals: Davy Jones; Performer
Horn Arrangement: Don Mcginnis; Composer
Engineer: Pete Abbott
Henry Lewy
Hank Cicalo; Production
Percussion: Gene Estes; Performer
Saxophone: Jay Migliori
Jim Horn; Performer
Producer: Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Bobby Hart
Davy Jones
Micky Dolenz
Tommy Boyce; Production
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Trombone: Oliver Mitchell
Lewis Mccreary; Performer
Trumpet: Roy Caton; Performer
Vocals: Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Micky Dolenz; Performer
Composer: Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart; Composer

12. Zor and Zam

Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Chip Douglas
Rick Dey
Max Bennett; Performer
Bass Guitar: Max Bennett
Rick Dey
Chip Douglas; Performer
Drums: Stan Levey
Eddie Hoh
Hal Blaine; Performer
Guitar: Bill Chadwick
Keith Allison; Performer
Lead Vocals: Micky Dolenz; Performer
Percussion: Hal Blaine
Stan Levey
Eddie Hoh
Milt Holland; Performer
Piano: Michael Melvoin; Performer
Saxophone: John Lowe; Performer
Trombone: Richard Leith
Lewis Mccreary
Milt Bernhart
Frank Rosolino; Performer
Trumpet: Marion "buddy" Childers
Tony Terran
Jack Sheldon
Anthony Terran
Bobby Helfer
Clyde Reasinger; Performer
Violin: Marvin Limonick
George Kast
Nathan Kaproff
Alex Murray
Ambrose Russo
Erno Neufeld; Performer
Composer: Bill Chadwick
John Chadwick; Composer
Engineer: Hank Cicalo
Pete Abbott; Production
Producer: Micky Dolenz
Peter Tork
Davy Jones; Production

13. Alvin

Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Peter Tork; Performer
Composer: Nicholas Thorkelson; Composer
Producer: Peter Tork
Micky Dolenz
Davy Jones
Michael Nesmith; Production

14. I'm Gonna Try

Bass Guitar: Lyle Ritz; Performer
Bass Guitar: Lyle Ritz; Performer
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Drums: Hal Blaine; Performer
Guitar: Mike Deasy
Howard Roberts
Al Casey; Performer
Harpsichord: Don Randi; Performer
Lead Vocals: Davy Jones; Performer
Percussion: Gary Coleman
Gene Estes; Performer
Composer: Davy Jones
Steve Pitts; Composer
Producer: Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Davy Jones
Micky Dolenz; Production

15. P.O. Box 9847 (Alternate Mix)

Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn; Performer
Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn; Performer
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Cello: Ray Kelley; Performer
Drums: Billy Lewis; Performer
Guitar: Louie Shelton
Gerry Mcgee; Performer
Lead Vocals: Micky Dolenz; Performer
Viola: Philip Goldberg; Performer
Violin: Jack Pepper
Victor Arno; Performer
Vocals: Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Davy Jones; Performer
Composer: Bobby Hart
Tommy Boyce; Composer
Engineer: Pete Abbott
Hank Cicalo
Henry Lewy; Production

16. The Girl I Left Behind Me (Early Version)

Bass: Red Callender; Performer
Arranger: Neil Sedaka; Composer
Audio Engineer: Dave Hassinger
Ernie Oelrich; Production
Bass Guitar: Russ Savakus; Performer
Bass Guitar: Russ Savakus; Performer
Cello: Frederick Seykora
Maurice Bialkin; Performer
Drums: Milt Holland
Herb Lovelle; Performer
French Horn: Vincent De Rosa; Performer
Guitar: Don Thomas
Willard Suyker
Al Gafa; Performer
Keyboard: Neil Sedaka; Performer
Lead Vocals: Davy Jones; Performer
Engineer: Hank Cicalo; Production
Piano: Keith Mitchell; Performer
Producer: Neil Sedaka
Carole Sager; Production
Recording: Ernie Oelrich
Dave Hassinger; Production
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Saxophone: John Gross; Performer
Trombone: Richard Noel; Performer
Violin: Leo Kahn
Julius Schacter
Elliot Fisher
Robert Barene
Israel Baker; Performer
Vocals: Peter Tork
Micky Dolenz
Michael Nesmith; Performer
Composer: Neil Sedaka
Carole Bayer; Composer
Audio Recording Engineer: Dave Hassinger
Ernie Oelrich; Other

17. Lady's Baby

Background Vocals: Karen Hammer; Performer
Primary Artist: The Monkees; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Lance Wakely; Performer
Bass Guitar: Lance Wakely; Performer
Drums: Dewey Martin
Micky Dolenz; Performer
Electric Guitar: Stephen Stills; Performer
Guitar: Michael Nesmith
Davy Jones
Peter Tork; Performer
Lead Vocals: Peter Tork; Performer
Sound Effects: Justin Hammer; Performer
Vocals: Davy Jones
Micky Dolenz
Michael Nesmith; Performer
Composer: Peter Tork; Composer
Producer: Peter Tork; Production
Sound Effects ( S F X): Justin Hammer; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

17 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

48 minutes and 56 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1425x1425 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

11/17 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Teen Pop, Psychedelic, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary, '60s Oldies

Label

Rhino

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Apr 21, 1968

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

81227179465