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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,
The third single, "Creeque Alley", released April 1967, chronicled the band's early history and reached No. 5 in the US. By June 1967, the strain on the group was apparent when it performed indifferently at the Monterey International Pop Festival .
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.
"Twelve Thirty" a.k.a. "Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)", is a song by the Mamas & the Papas. After the release of the group's third album—Deliver—and their appearance as the closing act of the Monterey International Pop Festival, the group was scheduled to appear in England.
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.
McGuire is mentioned several times in the Mamas & the Papas' hit song "Creeque Alley". [1] The Temptations referenced McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" in their song "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)". Frank Zappa included McGuire's name on the sleeve of his Freak Out! album (1966) as one of his musical influences.
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.
The two joined Cass Elliot in the Mugwumps, [2] a group mentioned by Doherty's and Cass's later group the Mamas & the Papas in the song "Creeque Alley". Yanovsky, August 1965. It was at this time that he met John Sebastian, and they formed the Lovin' Spoonful with Steve Boone and Joe Butler. [2]