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"Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard pop singles chart the week of Memorial Day 1967,
Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty (November 29, 1940 – January 19, 2007) was a Canadian singer and songwriter. A tenor, he was a founding member of the 1960s musical group the Mamas & the Papas for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
All the Leaves are Brown: The Golden Era Collection is a 2001 release compiling the first four albums by The Mamas & the Papas in their entirety, with some single-exclusive mono versions and one non-album track.
Deliver (also known as The Mamas & the Papas Deliver) is the third studio album by the Mamas & the Papas, released in February 1967 on Dunhill Records.One song, "Creeque Alley", outlines the unique circumstances in which the band met and formed.
The song reached No. 12 in the US and No. 11 in the UK, making "Dream a Little Dream of Me" the only single by the Mamas & Papas to chart higher in the UK than in the US. The fourth and final single from The Papas & The Mamas , "For the Love of Ivy" (July 1968), peaked at No. 81 in the US.
Creeque Alley: The History of the Mamas and the Papas: Released: 1991; Label: MCA (MCAD2-10195) — — — — — California Dreamin': The Very Best of the Mamas and the Papas: Released: 1995; Label: Polygram (5239732) — — 45 33 14 California Dreamin': The Greatest Hits of the Mamas and the Papas: Released: 1997; Label: Telstar (TTVCD ...
The song "Auld Lang Syne" comes from a Robert Burns poem. Burns was the national poet of Scotland and wrote the poem in 1788, but it wasn't published until 1799—three years after his death.
Phillips was born August 30, 1935, in Parris Island, South Carolina. [1] [3] His father, Claude Andrew Phillips, was a retired United States Marine Corps officer.On his way home from France following World War I, Claude Phillips managed to win a tavern located in Oklahoma from another Marine during a poker game.