Once Again (Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley album)

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Once Again
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2001
RecordedSeptember–December 2000
StudioBeachwood Recording Studio, Woodland Hills, California
Genre Folk rock
Length39:29
Label Beachwood Recordings
Producer
  • Peter Tork
  • James Lee Stanley
Peter Tork chronology
Two Man Band
(1996)
Once Again
(2001)
Saved by the Blues
(2003)

Once Again is a collaboration between guitarists Peter Tork and James Lee Stanley released in 2001 by Beachwood Recordings. [1] It was Tork's third studio album without The Monkees and the second of three collaborations with Stanley. [2]

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Aaron Badgley of AllMusic wrote that Once Again is an "excellent follow-up," calling the song arrangements "simple yet beautiful". [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalLength
1."Easy Rider" Peter Tork Peter Tork3:35
2."Bulldozer" James Lee Stanley James Lee Stanley3:01
3."Another Side to This Life" Fred Neil Peter Tork3:20
4."Dirty Job"
  • James Lee Stanley
  • Tom Campbell
James Lee Stanley4:10
5."Little Girl"Peter TorkPeter Tork2:31
6."One Trick Pony" Paul Simon Peter Tork3:29
7."Some Say"James Lee StanleyJames Lee Stanley4:43
8."Easy Rockin'"James Lee StanleyJames Lee Stanley4:01
9."Hi Babe"Peter TorkPeter Tork2:50
10."Stolen Season"James Lee StanleyJames Lee Stanley4:17
11."Daydream Believer" John Stewart
  • Peter Tork
  • James Lee Stanley
3:32
Total length:39:29

Personnel

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References

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  2. monkeeslivealmanac.com: Once Again
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