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The Mamas & the Papas

The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group who recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. The group was composed of John Phillips, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, and Michelle Phillips née Gilliam. Their sound was based on vocal harmonies arranged by John Phillips, the songwriter, musician, and leader of the group who adapted folk to the new beat style of the early sixties.

The Mamas & the Papas released a total of five studio albums and seventeen singles over a four-year period, six of which made the Billboard top ten, and have sold close to 40 million records worldwide. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 for their contributions to the music industry. The band reunited briefly to record the album People Like Us in 1971, but had ceased touring and performing by that time.

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Genres rock folk rock pop rock psychedelic rock classic rock

Albums

  1. The Mamas & the Papas
    1966
  2. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
    1966
  3. Deliver
    1967
  4. The Papas & The Mamas
    1968
  5. People Like Us
    1971
  6. Cass. John. Michelle. Dennie
    1972

Other releases

  1. Go Where You Wanna Go
    1965
  2. California Dreamin'
    1965
  3. Dancing in the Street
    1966
  4. Monday, Monday
    1966
  5. Look Through My Window
    1966
  6. I Saw Her Again
    1966
  7. Words of Love / Dancing in the Street
    1966
  8. Monday, Monday
    1966
  9. I Saw Her Again
    1966
  10. Dedicated to the One I Love
    1967
  11. Glad to Be Unhappy
    1967
  12. Creeque Alley
    1967
  13. Twelve Thirty
    1967
  14. Dancing Bear
    1967
  15. Dedicated to the One I Love
    1967
  16. Farewell to the First Golden Era
    1967
  17. Golden Era, Volume 2
    1968
  18. Do You Wanna Dance
    1968
  19. Safe in My Garden
    1968
  20. For the Love of Ivy
    1968
  21. Dream a Little Dream of Me
    1968
  22. 16 of Their Greatest Hits
    1969
  23. A Gathering of Flowers: The Anthology of The Mamas & the Papas
    1970
  24. Historic Performances at the Monterey International Pop Festival
    1970
  25. Step Out
    1972
  26. All Time Greatest Hits
    1973
  27. 20 Golden Hits
    1973
  28. California Dreamin'
    1980
  29. 20 Greatest Hits
    1980
  30. The Hit Singles Collection
    1983
  31. Greatest Hits Live
    1984
  32. Golden Greats
    1986
  33. The Collection
    1987
  34. Golden Greats
    1988
  35. The Very Best of The Mamas and Papas
    1988
  36. California Dreamin’ / Monday, Monday / Dedicated to the One I Love
    1989
  37. Live in 1982
    1989
  38. Greatest Hits
    1989
  39. 16 Original World Hits
    1989
  40. The Very Best of The Mamas and The Papas
    1991
  41. Creeque Alley: The History of the Mamas and the Papas
    1991
  42. All Time Greatest Hits
    1992
  43. Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair
    1992
  44. Daydream The Famous Hits of The Mamas & the Papas
    1992
  45. The Mamas & the Papas and Mama Cass... Complete
    1992
  46. Greatest Hits
    1992
  47. The EP Collection
    1992
  48. 24 Greatest Hits
    1993
  49. The Very Best of The Mamas & The Papas
    1993
  50. The Great Mamas & Papas
    1993
  51. Monday, Monday
    1993
  52. California Dreamin'
    1994
  53. The Collection
    1994
  54. California Dreamin': Live in Concert
    1995
  55. The Best of The Mamas & The Papas
    1995
  56. California Dreamin': The Very Best of The Mamas & The Papas
    1996
  57. 36 All-Time Greatest Hits
    1996
  58. Greatest Hits
    1998
  59. Twin Best The Mamas & the Papas
    1998
  60. California Dreaming
    1999
  61. The Very Best Of
    1999
  62. Monday, Monday life!
    1999
  63. Classic
    1999
  64. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Mamas and The Papas
    1999
  65. Before They Were The Mamas & The Papas... The Magic Circle
    1999
  66. Grandes mitos
    2000
  67. The Singles+
    2000
  68. California Dreamin’
    2000
  69. California Dreamin’
    2001
  70. Live
    2001
  71. All the Leaves Are Brown: The Golden Era Collection
    2001
  72. Complete Anthology
    2004
  73. Gold
    2005
  74. Dreamin' Live
    2005
  75. California Dreamin'
    2007
  76. Icon
    2011
  77. Shooting Star
    2011
  78. Collected
    2012
  79. The Complete Singles: 50th Anniversary Collection
    2016