The Monkees Present

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The Monkees Present
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 1969 (1969-10-01)
Recorded
  • August – October 1966
  • June 1968 August 1969
Studio
Genre
Length30:06
Label Colgems
Producer
The Monkees chronology
Greatest Hits
(1969)
The Monkees Present
(1969)
Changes
(1970)
Singles from The Monkees Present
  1. "Listen to the Band" / "Someday Man"
    Released: April 26, 1969
  2. "Good Clean Fun" / "Mommy and Daddy"
    Released: September 6, 1969
Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Little Girl" (Micky Dolenz)Dolenz2:00
2."Good Clean Fun" (Michael Nesmith)Nesmith2:19
3."If I Knew" (Bill Chadwick, David Jones)Jones2:22
4."Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye" (Dolenz, Ric Klein)Dolenz2:20
5."Never Tell a Woman Yes" (Nesmith)Nesmith3:47
6."Looking for the Good Times" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart)Jones2:04
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Ladies Aid Society" (Boyce, Hart)Jones2:41
2."Listen to the Band" (Nesmith)Nesmith2:42
3."French Song" (Chadwick)Jones2:22
4."Mommy and Daddy" (Dolenz)Dolenz2:13
5."Oklahoma Backroom Dancer" (Michael Martin Murphey)Nesmith2:36
6."Pillow Time" (Janelle Scott, Matt Willis)Dolenz2:32
1994 CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Calico Girlfriend Samba (Previously Unissued)" (Nesmith)2:33
14."The Good Earth (Previously Unissued)" (Ben Nisbet)1:38
15."Listen to the Band (Previously Unissued Version)" (Nesmith)2:46
16."Mommy and Daddy (Previously Unissued Version)" (Dolenz)2:08
17."The Monkees Present Radio Promo (Previously Unissued)"1:03

Personnel

Credits adapted from Rhino Handmade 2013 "Deluxe Edition" box set, [4] unless otherwise noted.

The Monkees

Additional musicians

Unconfirmed personnel and duties

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1969)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 100

Singles

YearSingleChartPeak
Position
1969"Listen to the Band"Billboard Hot 10063 [7]
1969"Good Clean Fun" Billboard Hot 100 82 [7]

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-monkees-present-mw0000205448
  2. Sandoval, Andrew (1994). The Monkees Present (CD liner notes). The Monkees. Los Angeles, California: Rhino Records. R2 71797.
  3. "Mommy and Daddy (Lyrics)" . Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. Sandoval, Andrew (2013). The Monkees Present (Deluxe Edition) (CD box set liner notes). The Monkees. Los Angeles, California: Rhino Handmade. RHM2-535908.
  5. Roberts, Jeremy (July 25, 2017). "A piercing 'Mommy and Daddy' heart-to-heart chat with Monkee Micky Dolenz". Medium . Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  6. "The Monkees US Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "The Monkees Present - Charts and Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 June 2014.