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All The Leaves Are Brown The Golden Era Collection
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Album: All The Leaves Are Brown The Golden Era Collection
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    Monday, Monday More Info... 3:26
2)    Straight Shooter More Info... 2:58
3)    Got A Feelin' More Info... 2:52
4)    I Call Your Name More Info... 2:37
5)    Do You Wanna Dance More Info... 2:59
6)    Go Where You Wanna Go More Info... 2:29
7)    California Dreamin' More Info... 2:40
8)    Spanish Harlem More Info... 3:21
9)    Somebody Groovy More Info... 3:15
10)    Hey Girl More Info... 2:29
11)    You Baby More Info... 2:22
12)    The "In" Crowd More Info... 3:15
13)    No Salt On Her Tail More Info... 2:43
14)    Trip, Stumble & Fall More Info... 2:41
15)    Dancing Bear More Info... 4:11
16)    Words Of Love More Info... 2:16
17)    My Heart Stood Still More Info... 1:44
18)    Dancing In The Street More Info... 3:49
19)    I Saw Her Again More Info... 3:14
20)    Strange Young Girls More Info... 2:55
21)    I Can't Wait More Info... 2:44
22)    Even If I Could More Info... 2:44
23)    That Kind Of Girl More Info... 2:38
24)    Once Was A Time I Thought More Info... 1:02
25)    Dedicated To The One I Love More Info... 2:59
26)    My Girl More Info... 3:35
27)    Creeque Alley More Info... 3:48
  Disc 2
1)    Sing For Your Supper More Info... 2:49
2)    Twist And Shout More Info... 2:53
3)    Free Advice More Info... 3:20
4)    Look Through My Window More Info... 3:08
5)    Boys And Girls Together More Info... 3:16
6)    String Man More Info... 3:02
7)    Frustration More Info... 2:57
8)    Did You Ever Want To Cry More Info... 2:56
9)    John's Music Box More Info... 1:08
10)    Glad To Be Unhappy More Info... 1:44
11)    The Right Somebody To Love More Info... 0:41
12)    Safe In My Garden More Info... 3:13
13)    Meditation Mama (Transcendental Woman Travels) More Info... 4:23
14)    For The Love Of Ivy More Info... 3:43
15)    Dream A Little Dream Of Me More Info... 3:16
16)    Mansions More Info... 3:48
17)    Gemini Childe Album Version More Info... 4:30
18)    Nothing's Too Good For My Little Girl More Info... 3:09
19)    Too Late More Info... 4:10
20)    Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) More Info... 3:26
21)    Rooms More Info... 2:51
22)    Midnight Voyage More Info... 3:15
23)    I Saw Her Again Mono Version More Info... 2:55
24)    Words Of Love Mono Version More Info... 2:15
25)    Creeque Alley Mono Version More Info... 3:43
 

Album: All The Leaves Are Brown The Golden Era Collection
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    Monday, Monday More Info... 3:26
2)    Straight Shooter More Info... 2:58
3)    Got A Feelin' More Info... 2:52
4)    I Call Your Name More Info... 2:37
5)    Do You Wanna Dance More Info... 2:59
6)    Go Where You Wanna Go More Info... 2:29
7)    California Dreamin' More Info... 2:40
8)    Spanish Harlem More Info... 3:21
9)    Somebody Groovy More Info... 3:15
10)    Hey Girl More Info... 2:29
11)    You Baby More Info... 2:22
12)    The "In" Crowd More Info... 3:15
13)    No Salt On Her Tail More Info... 2:43
14)    Trip, Stumble & Fall More Info... 2:41
15)    Dancing Bear More Info... 4:11
16)    Words Of Love More Info... 2:16
17)    My Heart Stood Still More Info... 1:44
18)    Dancing In The Street More Info... 3:49
19)    I Saw Her Again More Info... 3:14
20)    Strange Young Girls More Info... 2:55
21)    I Can't Wait More Info... 2:44
22)    Even If I Could More Info... 2:44
23)    That Kind Of Girl More Info... 2:38
24)    Once Was A Time I Thought More Info... 1:02
25)    Dedicated To The One I Love More Info... 2:59
26)    My Girl More Info... 3:35
27)    Creeque Alley More Info... 3:48
  Disc 2
1)    Sing For Your Supper More Info... 2:49
2)    Twist And Shout More Info... 2:53
3)    Free Advice More Info... 3:20
4)    Look Through My Window More Info... 3:08
5)    Boys And Girls Together More Info... 3:16
6)    String Man More Info... 3:02
7)    Frustration More Info... 2:57
8)    Did You Ever Want To Cry More Info... 2:56
9)    John's Music Box More Info... 1:08
10)    Glad To Be Unhappy More Info... 1:44
11)    The Right Somebody To Love More Info... 0:41
12)    Safe In My Garden More Info... 3:13
13)    Meditation Mama (Transcendental Woman Travels) More Info... 4:23
14)    For The Love Of Ivy More Info... 3:43
15)    Dream A Little Dream Of Me More Info... 3:16
16)    Mansions More Info... 3:48
17)    Gemini Childe Album Version More Info... 4:30
18)    Nothing's Too Good For My Little Girl More Info... 3:09
19)    Too Late More Info... 4:10
20)    Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) More Info... 3:26
21)    Rooms More Info... 2:51
22)    Midnight Voyage More Info... 3:15
23)    I Saw Her Again Mono Version More Info... 2:55
24)    Words Of Love Mono Version More Info... 2:15
25)    Creeque Alley Mono Version More Info... 3:43
 
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  • ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN contains The Mamas & The Papas' first 4 LPs on 2 CDs: IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS (1966)/THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS (1966)/DELIVER (1967)/THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS (1968) plus 1 non-album single and 3 mono single mixes.
  • The Mamas & The Papas: John Phillips (vocals, guitar); Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, Michelle Phillips (vocals).
  • Producer: Lou Adler.
  • Compilation producer: Andy McKaie.
  • Recorded between 1966 and 1968. Originally released on Dunhill (5006), (50010), (50014), (50031). Includes liner notes by Matthew Greenwald.
  • Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (Universal Mastering Studios-West, Hollywood, California).
  • Liner Note Author: Matthew Greenwald.
  • Photographer: Don Paulsen.
  • This is where fans of the group can sort of stop and settle down at last. MCA Records had previously let the Mamas & the Papas' music out on CD in a trickle; the debut LP was upgraded and a compilation of remastered hits showed later in the decade, but the rest was left to languish. This two-CD set makes up for that neglect, assembling all four of the quartet's '60s albums on two CDs and augmenting them with the mono single versions of "I Saw Her Again," "Words of Love," and "Creeque Alley," plus the non-LP single "Glad to Be Unhappy." One just wants to luxuriate in the sound of this reissue and its little details, like the rhythm guitar on "Do You Want to Dance" that cuts right through the air, the string basses on "Go Where You Want to Go" that sound like they're just across the room, and the rest of the first album. The real keys to the value of this set, however, are the second and third LPs by the group, superb albums which were either never reissued on CD at all or never upgraded from the mid- to late '80s. The group's second album has never enjoyed as strong a reputation as its predecessor, possibly because of the painful and convoluted circumstances under which it was recorded (Michelle Phillips was fired and then reinstated a few weeks later, but a version of the cover does exist that features Phillips' temporary replacement, Jill Gibson, in the lineup). The songs may not quite match up to the selection or the sense of free experimentation that went into the first album, but coming from any other group, the contents of The Mamas & The Papas LP would have been considered a triumph. "No Salt on Her Tail" and "Trip, Stumble & Fall" could have been outtakes from the first album, while "Dancing Bear" put them into Peter, Paul & Mary territory. "Words of Love" didn't quite come up to the standard they'd set for themselves, but "My Heart Stood Still" nearly succeeds in turning the Rodgers & Hart standard into a folk-rock piece of incomparable beauty. The whole second half of the disc is a revelation in sound, simply because apart from the hits, none of its material had shown up on CD before, and here it is with resolution so close that Joe Osborne's bass sounds like it's practically in the listener's lap. Cuts such as "I Can't Wait" and "Strange Young Girls" -- although the latter is never cited as a strong point, it has a depth and richness in its appearance here that calls to mind textural echoes of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album -- and "Once Was a Time I Thought" (where they tread onto Spanky & Our Gang-cum-Manhattan Transfer territory) help make this set essential to virtually any fan of the group. The quartet's third album, Deliver, which is divided between the two CDs, is similarly improved in a startling upgrade from the mid-'80s CD that makes their version of "My Girl," in particular, sound gloriously radiant. Their fourth album, Papas & Mamas, although never in the same league with the group's earlier records, can be considered nearly essential musically for the upgrade on "Rooms," "Too Late," "Mansions," and the classic "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)." As an added attraction, in addition to the single mixes on three of their hits, the disc also features superb notes built around recollections by the surviving members of the group and longtime session musicians, such as Eric Hord. ~ Bruce Eder
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