The Mamas & the Papas

Artist:  The Mamas & The Papas
Origin:  New York City, USA.
Genre:  Folk Rock, Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Original line-up:

John Phillips:  Vocals, Guitar
Denny Doherty:   Vocals
Michelle Phillips:  Vocals
Cass Elliot:  Vocals

The Mamas & The Papas were an American Folk Rock Vocal Group formed by husband and wife John Phillips (1935-2001) and Michelle Phillips, and Denny Doherty (1940-2007) formerly of The New Journeymen and The Mugwumps, together with the last member Cass Elliot (1941-1974) formerly The Mugwumps.  Their sound was based on Vocal Harmonies arranged by Songwriter and Leader, John Phillips, who adapted Folk to the New Beat Style of the early sixties.  They released 5 studio albums and 17 Singles, and 6 of which made The Top Ten and sold close to 40 million records worldwide.  "Monday, Monday" was the only No. 1 on the Billboard 200, was released in 1966, and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1967.  It was also nominated for Best Performance by a Vocal Group, Best Contemporary Song, and Record of The Year.

Title:   A Gathering Of Flowers, The Anthology Of The Mamas & The Papas  (2014)
Genre:  Folk Rock, Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Label:  Real Gone Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Straight Shooter (with John interview intro) (3:54)
 2.  Monday, Monday (with Cass interview intro)  (4:11)
 3.  Trip, Stumble And Fall  (2:35)
 4.  Go Where You Wanna Go (with Cass interview intro) (2:49)
 5.  I Call Your Name (with John interview intro) (2:45)
 6.  Dancing In The Street  (3:36)
 7.  Once Was A Time I Thought (with Cass interview intro and false start) (2:35)
 8.  Creeque Alley (with John interview intro) (4:38)
 9.  Dancing Bear (with false start and John interview outro) (4:37)
10. I Can't Wait (with studio chatter and vocal trehearsal) (3:570
11. Dedicated To The One I Love  (2:59)
12. Free Advice  (3:20)
13. Do You Wanna Dance (with studio chatter)  (3:18)
14. Spanish Harlem (with Cass interview intro) (4:14)
15. Got A Feelin'  (2:51)
16. No Salt On Her Tail  (2:41)
17. Words Of Love (with megaphone intro) (2:17)
18. I Saw Her Again Last Night  (3:14)
19. Did You Ever Want To Cry (with Studio chatter) (3:03)
20. California Dreamin' (with Cass and John interview intro) (3:14)

A Gathering Of Flowers, The Anthology Of The Mamas & The Papas is the greatest hits collection by The Mamas & Papas, was released on February 4, 2014 by Real Gone Music, includes classic 60s cuts like "California Dreamin'", "Monday, Monday", "I Saw Her Again" and with the original 16 -page booklet with rare photos and liner notes.