On January 9, 1967, “Colgems” label released “More of the Monkees”, the second Monkees (The) studio album. It was recorded June – November 1966, at “RCA Victor A, B” in Hollywood, “RCA Victor A, B” in New York, “Western Recorders No. 2” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Sedaka, Michael Nesmith, Jeff Barry, Jack Keller, Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The album was certified quintuple platinum in the US by the “RIAA”,
Personnel:
- Micky Dolenz – lead vocals and backing vocals
- Davy Jones – lead and backing vocals
- Peter Tork – lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Michael Nesmith – lead and backing vocals, steel guitar
- Wayne Erwin – guitar, backing vocals
- Gerry McGee – guitar
- Louie Shelton – guitar
- Al Gafa – guitar
- Willard Suyker – guitar
- Don Thomas – guitar
- James Burton – guitar
- Glen Campbell – guitar
- Al Casey – guitar
- Mike Deasy – guitar
- Neil Diamond – guitar
- Sal DiTroia – guitar
- Al Gorgoni – guitar
- Carol Kaye – guitar
- Norm Jeffries – tambourine
- Michael Cohen – keyboards
- Larry Knechtel – keyboards
- Neil Sedaka – keyboards
- Michael Cohen – keyboards
- Larry Knechtel – keyboards
- Don Randi – keyboards
- Michel Rubini – keyboards
- George Butcher – keyboards
- Stan Free – keyboards
- Bobby Hart – organ, backing vocals
- Larry Taylor – bass guitar
- Russ Savakus – bass guitar
- Bob West – bass guitar
- Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
- Billy Lewis – drums
- Herbie Lovelle – drums
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Buddy Saltzman – drums
- George Devens – percussion
- Frank Capp – percussion
- Julius Wechter – percussion
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- Jim Gordon – percussion
- Louis Haber – violin
- Irving Spice – violin
- Louis Stone – violin
- David Sackson – viola
- Murray Sandry – viola
- Seymour Barab – cello
- Jeff Barry – backing vocals
- Tommy Boyce – backing vocals
- Ron Hicklin – backing vocals
- Don Peake – conductor
- Artie Butler – string arrangements
- Don Kirshner – music supervisor
- Lester Sill – music coordinator
- Emil LaViola – music coordinator
- Ernie Oelrich – engineer
- Henry Lewy – engineer
- Hank Cicalo – engineer
- Richie Schmitt – engineer
- Richard Podolor – engineer
- Dave Hassinger – engineer
- Ray Hall – engineer
Track listing:
- She – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
- When Love Comes Knockin’ (At Your Door) – Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Sedaka
- Mary, Mary – Michael Nesmith
- Hold on Girl – Billy Carr, Jack Keller, Ben Raleigh
- Your Auntie Grizelda – Diane Hildebrand, Jack Keller
- (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
- Look Out (here Comes Tomorrow) – Neil Diamond
- The Kind of Girl I Could Love – Michael Nesmith, Roger Atkins
- The Day We Fall in Love – Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell
- Sometime in the Morning –Gerry Goffin, Carole King
- Laugh – Phil Margo, Mitch Margo, Hank Medress, Jay Siegel
- I’m a Believer – Neil Diamond
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