(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

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Type =B-side to "I'm a Believer"
Artist =The Monkees
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Released =November 12, 1966
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Recorded =Western Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, July 26, 1966
Genre =Pop music
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Writer =Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
Label =Colgems 66-1002 / RCA 1560
Producer =Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
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"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is a song by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was a hit for The Monkees (US #20) (making it the first Monkees B-side to chart) [Whitburn, Joel, "Top Pop Singles 1955-1996", ©1997 Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-122-5] and was covered by many artists, such as Paul Revere and the Raiders (whose version actually predated the Monkees), Flies, The Sex Pistols, Johnny Thunders, Minor Threat, and Six Feet Under. It was also a hit for PJ & Duncan in 1996, when it reached number 11 on the British Singles Chart. [Warwick, Kutner, & Brown, "The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Singles and Albums", Omnibus Press 2004. ISBN 1844490580]

The song is simple musically, with a repeating verse chord progression of E Major, G Major, A Major and C Major, and a repeating bridge in cut time of E major, G major, A major, and G major.

Musicians featured on the recording are: Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz, backing vocal: Tommy Boyce, Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee, Louie Shelton, Organ: Bobby Hart, Bass: Larry Taylor, Drums: Billy Lewis, Percussion: Henry Levvy

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