Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)
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"Twelve Thirty" a.k.a. "Twelve-thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)", the song's main refrain, is a song by The Mamas & the Papas, which was the lead single from the album The Papas & The Mamas. The song peaked at number 20 in the US, but failed to chart in the UK.
The song was written by John Phillips[1] shortly after the band had relocated to Southern California in 1965. It is often cited as the band's last great single.[2] In a 1968 interview,[3] Phillips cited this arrangement as an example of "well arranged two-part harmony moving in opposite directions".[1]
Jim Ward of Rolling Stone, said "Twelve Thirty" was "the last recording of the self-proclaimed 'Golden Era'", he added, "It's probably the best realized song the group has recorded."[4]
The song was inspired by Laurel Canyon, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[5]
Track listing
- 7" Vinyl
- "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)" (Phillips) — 3:24
- "Straight Shooter" (Phillips) — 2:57
Other recordings
"Twelve-thirty" was covered by Gábor Szabó and the California Dreamers on the album Wind, Sky and Diamonds (1967) and by Autoliner on their debut album, Life on Mars (1999).
References
- ^ a b c John Phillips interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
- ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Twelve-Thirty: Song Review". Allmusic.
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "O-S interviews" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- ^ Ward, Jim (6 July 1968). "Album Reviews: The Mamas & The Papas". Rolling Stone Archived at Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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