Deliver (The Mamas & the Papas album)
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| Released | February 1967 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop, folk rock | |||
| Length | 35:04 | |||
| Label | Dunhill | |||
| Producer | Lou Adler | |||
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The Mamas & The Papas Deliver is the third album by The Mamas & the Papas, released in 1967.
Title
The album's title was an in-joke among the group, as recording commenced shortly after Cass Elliot announced that she was pregnant with her daughter, Owen. Given the social stigma of unwed mothers at the time, both the pregnancy and the birth had been kept a closely guarded secret from the public, and the LP's name was meant to imply that Cass and the others had "delivered" a newborn creative creation.
Release
The album charted at #2 in Billboard's "Top Pop" albums for 1967. Three of the album's singles ranked in the "Pop Singles" chart: "Dedicated to the One I Love" at #2, "Creeque Alley" at #5 and "Look Through My Window" at #24.
The album was first issued on CD in 1988 (MCAD-31044) and is included in its entirety on All the Leaves Are Brown, a retrospective compilation of the band's first four albums and various singles.
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Original track listing
All tracks composed by John Phillips except where indicated.
Side one
- "Dedicated to the One I Love" (Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling) - 2:56
- "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) - 3:35
- "Creeque Alley" (J. Phillips, Michelle Phillips) - 3:45
- "Sing for Your Supper" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:46
- "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) - 2:54
- "Free Advice" (J. Phillips, M. Phillips) - 3:15
Side two
- "Look Through My Window" - 3:05
- "Boys and Girls Together" - 3:15
- "String Man" (J. Phillips, M. Phillips) - 2:59
- "Frustration" - 2:50
- "Did You Ever Want to Cry" - 2:53
- "John's Music Box" - 1:00
Personnel
- Denny Doherty - vocals
- Cass Elliot - vocals
- John Phillips - vocals, guitar
- Michelle Phillips - vocals
- Hal Blaine - drums, percussion
- Larry Knechtel - keyboards
- Jim Horn - flute, saxophone
- Joe Osborn - bass guitar
- "Doctor" Eric Hord - guitar
- P.F. Sloan - guitar
- Gary Coleman - percussion, bells, marimba