Name that Tune (and artist)?!
Question: Okay, this is an easy one. I'm looking for the name of the song, artist and.or band members, album name (and the year it was released), and the highest that it reached on the top 100 list.
... and any other interesting information that you want to add about the song or artist.
"All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey"
Happy guessing. :)
Answers: Okay, this is an easy one. I'm looking for the name of the song, artist and.or band members, album name (and the year it was released), and the highest that it reached on the top 100 list.
... and any other interesting information that you want to add about the song or artist.
"All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey"
Happy guessing. :)
ok this song is called "california dreamin'" it was Written by John and Michelle Phillips.
It was back on the charts in March of '79 with an updated version of The Mamas & The Papas' hit "California Dreamin'," taken from the soundtrack to the film of the same title. Sparked by Jim Calire's sax work, the tune made it to #56. "The movie was a coming-of-age story starring Dennis Christopher, who had been in Breaking Away," says Beckley. "We liked what we saw, and we loved the song. We did it more as a rock thing, [with] a full sound but reliant on the harmonies. Dewey sang the lead; I did all the backgrounds. We still play that song onstage, and it goes down very well."
Also In the soundtrack version of this song, the words "I pretend to pray" have been changed to "I began to pray".
i don't know what is your question but i just what to say:
PANIC! AT THE DISCO ROCK!!!!!!
California Dreamin'
The Mammas and The Pappas
Released in 1965 and only made it to number 4 in the US and number 23 in the UK. Never reached number one. Monday Monday was their first and only number 1.
Memebers were: Denny Doherty, John and Michelle Phillips and "Mamma" Cass Elliot.
All the juicy stuff:
[edit] Formation
After their two previous folk groups, The Mugwumps and The New Journeymen split up, Denny Doherty, John Phillips and his wife Michelle Phillips formed a new group. Cass Elliot became the last member to join. The band shortly relocated to The Virgin Islands, and after running out of money, Michelle Phillips gambled back enough money for them to return to New York.[1] After a short period of going under the name "The Magic Circle", the group renamed themselves "The Mamas and the Papas"[1] before signing five album deal with Dunhill Records.
Early commercial success
The band's first single,"Go Where You Wanna Go", was released 1965 and failed to chart. However, the second single, "California Dreamin'" was released late 1965 and quickly peaked at number four in the US, while it was less successful in the UK, peaking at number 23. The band's debut, "If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears", was released in early 1966 and became the band's first and only number one album on the Billboard 200. In the UK, the album peaked at number three and remains the groups highest charting album there. The third and final single from their debut was "Monday, Monday", which became the band's first and only number one hit in the US. The song brought the band international success when it peaked at number three in the UK.
After it was discovered Michelle Phillips and Doherty were having an affair, tension in the band erupted. Consulting both their attorney, Abe Somer, as well as their label Dunhill Records, the band drafted a formal statement kicking Michelle out of the group in June of 1966. At this point they hired a new singer to replace Michelle, Jill Gibson, girlfriend of their producer Lou Adler. Gibson was already a singer/songwriter who had performed on several Jan and Dean albums. Although Gibson was not known as a strong singer, she learned to sing Michelle's parts within three weeks while the band was in London, England. After a majority of the album was completed, Michelle was asked to rejoin the group and Gibson was let go and received an undisclosed lump sum for her part. Michelle recorded vocals on two songs, and the album was later released with Gibson's vocals on the rest of the album.
The Mamas and the Papas album cover (1966)."I Saw Her Again" was the first single from the album. It peaked at number five in the US and number eleven in the UK. There is a false start at the final chorus of the song, which John Sebastian later mocked on the Lovin' Spoonful song, "Darlin' Be Home Soon". Paul McCartney, however, was impressed by the way the group came in too soon on the recording. "That has to be a mistake: nobody's that clever," he told the group.[2]
When the album was released afterwards, it peaked at number four in the US, continuing the band's success, but peaked at number 24 in the UK. "Words of Love" was released as the second single in the US and peaked at number five in the US. In the UK, it was released as a double a-side with "Dancing in the Street" and peaked at number 47. "Dancing in the Street" was released as the third and final single in the US and peaked at number 75.
Deliver and fading fame
The band then recorded its third album, "Deliver". During this time Doherty was drinking heavily, trying to forget his affair with Michelle. [1] As the closing act of the first Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967, the band performed dismally. John and Michelle Phillips and Lou Adler organized the festival, and according to interviews with the members of the group, they were all so caught up in the festival they never got around to rehearsing. That, combined with Doherty's last minute arrival from Canada, resulted in the mediocre performance.[3]
The first single from the album was "Look Through My Window", which peaked at number 24 in the US, but failed to chart in the UK. However, the second single, "Dedicated to the One I Love", gave the band a comeback, peaking at number two in both the US and the UK. That success helped the album peak at a strong number two in the US and number four in the UK. Second single "Creeque Alley" showcased the band's history before their success. It peaked at number five in the US and number nine in the UK. The third and final single, a cover of My Girl, peaked at number fifteen in the US, but failed to chart in the UK.
Shortly afterward, a non-album single called "Glad to be Unhappy" was released and peaked at number 26 in the US, but failed to chart in the UK. Also that year, for unknown reasons, a song from the group's second album titled "Dancing Bear" was released as a single and peaked at number 51 in the US, but also failed to chart in the UK.
[ First break-up and fourth album
While recording their fourth album, The Mamas and the Papas decided to take a trip in October 1967 to Europe to spark their creativity. While in England at a party thrown by Dunhill Records, their record label, Elliot was talking to Mick Jagger. John approached them and made an insulting remark about her in front of the guests. Disgusted and humiliated, she stormed out of the party and quit the group. However, Cass was contractually bound for the band's next LP, and therefore appeared on The Papas & the Mamas, their fourth album.
The first single "Twelve Thirty" peaked at number 20 in the US, but failed to chart in the UK. The album was then released and although it peaked at a moderate number fifteen in the US, it also failed to chart in the UK. After the second single, "Safe In My Garden" failed on the charts, only making it to number 53, their label released Elliot's solo song from the album, a cover of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and it ended up peaking at number twelve in the US. It also became their first single to chart in the UK after five failed singles, peaking at number eleven. It was their only single to ever chart higher in the UK than the US.
Second breakup and final split
After the success of "Dream a Little Dream of Me", Elliot admitted she wanted to embark on a solo career. The fourth and final single from the band's fourth album was "For the Love of Ivy", which peaked at a dismal number 81 in the US and failed to chart in the UK. Shortly aftwards the band officially announced their split. For the second time, their label released a single from their previous work. A song from their debut titled "Do You Wanna Dance" was released as a single, but failed to chart in the UK and peaked at number 76 in the US.
After the official breakup, John Phillips issued the country-flavoured album "The Wolf King of LA", featuring the minor hit single, "Mississippi", but it was not a commercial success. In the TV special, "Straight Shooter: The True Story of John Phillips and The Mamas and the Papas", other band members said that if they had recorded the material from that album, it might have been their best album and would certainly have been a hit.
In reviewing their contracts, their record company held that the band owed them one more album and threatened to sue each member of the band for US$250,000 for "breach of contract." After about a year apart, the band regrouped and released their final album "People Like Us" in 1971. The first and only single, "Step Out", peaked at number 81 in the US and failed to chart in the UK. With the failure of the lead single, the album failed to chart in the UK and became the first album of the band's not to chart in the top 20 on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 84.
After the failure, the band officially split, with each member embarking on solo careers.
Aftermath
Mama Cass Elliot
After the final breakup, Cass Elliot had a very successful solo career and toured the U.S. and Europe, becoming popular with hits such as Make Your Own Kind of Music and It's Getting Better. She also had many successful appearances on American variety shows, including the highly popular Carol Burnett Show.
While on tour with her solo act, Elliot died of a heart attack on July 29, 1974. She had just performed to two sold-out audiences at the Palladium in London. The night before she died, she had called Michelle in L.A. to tell her how thrilled she was about getting standing ovations at The Palladium. Michelle Phillips says that Cass Elliot "died a very happy woman."
John Phillips
John Phillips continued to write songs for solo efforts and other acts. Perhaps his best-known effort was as co-author of the Beach Boys' hit Kokomo.
In the 1980s, he formed The New Mamas and The Papas, with his daughter McKenzie Phillips, Spanky McFarlane (of the group Spanky and Our Gang), and Denny Doherty. After some initial success, Denny dropped out when John slipped back into drugs and McKenzie just ran away.
John did eventually get the group back together... without Denny but with his old friend, Scott McKenzie. He eventually dropped the "New" from their name and appeared as simply The Mamas and The Papas.
Throughout the rest of his life, Phillips toured with various versions of the group playing smaller venues, reunion shows, and TV specials. They were at their best with Denny, but none of the incarnations had the spirit, magic and impact of the original group that John Philli
Mamas and the Papas - California Dreaming
d'oh! 15 seconds too slow!
The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'
It peaked at the #4 position on the Billboard 100 on 04/30/1966.
It was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame on 2/13/2001.
It's "California Dreaming" by the Mamas'and Papas'.It was written by Wilson /Philiphs,2 members of the band which also included Mama Cass.I think it was a hit in 1967. A cover version was in the British charts in the autumn of 1978.Michelle Philiphs went on to act in low budget "T.V."movies. They were the "Abba" or even "Carpenters"of their day.There are plenty of compilation albums out there which are worth checking out. "Monday,Monday", was the follow up single.
California Dreaming...The Mam's and the Papa's
that was easy