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“California Dreamin'”
“California Dreamin'” cover
Single by The Mamas and the Papas
from the album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
Released November, 1965
Format Vinyl record (7") 45 RPM
Recorded 1965
Genre Pop Rock, folk rock
Length 2:42
Label Dunhill
Writer(s) John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
Producer Lou Adler

"California Dreamin'" is a song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in 1965. The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears is the 1966 debut Album by The Mamas & the Papas (spelled "The Mama's and the Papa's" on the cover A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both John Phillips or John Philips may refer to John Aristotle Phillips (fl Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American Singer, songwriter and actress. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The song is #89 in Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [1]

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History

According to John Phillips in a Bravo documentary, and Michelle in an NPR piece, the song was written in 1963 while they were living in New York. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He dreamed about the song and woke her up to help him write. She had stopped in St. Patrick's a few days earlier, which led to the second verse. At the time, the Phillipses were members of the folk group The New Journeymen which evolved into The Mamas and the Papas. The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s.

They earned their first record contract after being introduced to Lou Adler, the head of Dunhill Records, by the singer Barry McGuire. Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director Dunhill Records was started by Lou Adler, Al Bennett, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts in 1964 as Dunhill Productions Barry McGuire (born 15 October 1935) is an American Singer-songwriter. In thanks to Adler, they sang the backing vocals to "California Dreamin'" on McGuire's album This Precious Time. The Mamas and the Papas then recorded their own version. The single was released in late 1965 but it was not an immediate breakthrough. After gaining little attention in Los Angeles upon its release, Michelle Phillips remembers that it took a radio station in Boston to break the song nationwide. . [2] By early 1966, the song peaked at # 4 and it stayed on the charts for 17 weeks. McGuire later claimed that you can hear his vocals in the background on the record. [3]

Covers

Significant artistic and commercial uses

Movies and television

Video games

Other

References

  1. ^ The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. RollingStone. com. Retrieved on 2007-06-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
  2. ^ NPR : California Dreamin', Present at the Creation
  3. ^ Rock Family Trees, BBC, interview with McGuire, 1999
  4. ^ Soul Spin | Album Track Listing | MTV
  5. ^ Lee Moses Time & Place CD Bonus
  6. ^ In Dangerous Rhythm: Lee Moses
  7. ^ California Dreaming at the Internet Movie Database
  8. ^ Soundtracks for Congo. Peter 'Pete' Frame (b 10 November, 1942, in Luton, Bedfordshire) is a music journalist best known for producing intricately-detailed outlines at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
  9. ^ Soundtracks for Forrest Gump. at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
  10. ^ Soundtracks for The Hills Have Eyes (2006). at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental

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