The Mamas & the Papas (1966)

About this title: Sometimes art and events, personal or otherwise, converge on a point transcending the significance of either -- a work achieves a relevance far beyond the seeming boundaries of the creation at hand. During the 1950s and 1960s, in music, it used to happen occasionally for Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Bob Dylan, once or twice for the Byrds, and a few times for the Beach Boys and the Rolling Stones. For the Mamas & the Papas, it happened twice, with their first album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, and, on a more complex level, with this album -- which was astonishing, given that they ... read more

Tracks:

1. No Salt on Her Tail [Phillips]
2. Trip, Stumble and Fall [Phillips]
3. Dancing Bear [Phillips]
4. Words of Love [Phillips]
5. My Heart Stood Still [Hart/Rodgers]
6. Dancing in the Street [Gaye/Hunter/Stevens]
7. I Saw Her Again [Doherty/Phillips]
8. Strange Young Girls [Phillips]
9. I Can't Wait [Phillips]
10. Even if I Could [Phillips]
11. That Kind of Girl [Phillips]
12. Once Was a Time I Thought [Phillips]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.