- The Papas & The Mamas
Infobox Album |
Name =The Papas & The Mamas
Type =Album
Artist =The Mamas & the Papas
Released = May 1968
Recorded = 1967 - 1968
Genre = Rock,Psychedelia
Length =
Label = Dunhill
Producer =Lou Adler
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fixqq5ldje link]
*"Rolling Stone " (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/themamasthepapas/albums/album/204825/review/5941168/the_papas__the_mamas link] |
Last album = "The Mamas and the Papas Deliver "
(1967)
This album = "The Papas & The Mamas"
(1968)
Next album = "People Like Us"
(1971)"The Papas & The Mamas" is a 1968
album byThe Mamas & the Papas . It was their final album together before the group temporarily broke up before a brief 1971 reunion.Unlike previous studio-recorded albums, "The Papas and The Mamas" was recorded at the home of
John Phillips andMichelle Phillips , although with the same production team as on previous albums.With the exception of the very successful cover version of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (which is not representative of the rest of the album), the album's subject matter is often downbeat and world-weary, most notably in the lyrical content of "Safe in my garden", "Mansions", "Too late" and "Rooms".
There are few love songs, and it is also more experimental, the Hendrix-like guitar textures of "Gemini Childe" being one example.
All the material was new upon release with the exception of "Twelve Thirty", which had been released as a single the previous year, 1967.
The track "Meditation Mama" featured the first vocal lead ever on a Mamas and Papas track by John Phillips. All four members of the band contribute lead as well as backing vocals on this album.
The vocals for "For the Love of Ivy" reportedly took one month to record.
Track listing
# "The Right Somebody to Love"
# "Safe in My Garden"
# "Meditation Mama (Transcendental Woman Travels)"
# "For the Love of Ivy"
# "Dream a Little Dream of Me "
# "Mansions"
# "Gemini Childe"
# "Nothing's Too Good For My Little Girl"
# "Too Late"
# "Twelve Thirty"
# "Rooms"
# "Midnight Voyage"
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