The Monkees is the first album by the band The Monkees. It was released in September 1966 by Colgems Records in America and RCA Records in the rest of the world. The Monkees' debut was the first of four consecutive U.S. number one albums for the group, and it also topped the UK charts. Assembled by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider to portray a Beatles-type pop band on a new series, the quartet recorded vocals only between rehearsals for the weekly show.

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  • The Monkees is the first album by the band The Monkees. It was released in September 1966 by Colgems Records in America and RCA Records in the rest of the world. The Monkees' debut was the first of four consecutive U.S. number one albums for the group, and it also topped the UK charts. Assembled by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider to portray a Beatles-type pop band on a new series, the quartet recorded vocals only between rehearsals for the weekly show. Peter Tork, however, did play guitar on "Papa Gene's Blues. " While subsequent albums would see the group's increased participation, The Monkees remains a popular mix of pop songs and performances. Micky Dolenz delivers a lead on the brisk "Last Train to Clarksville," a U.S. number-one single which is considered by many to be "rousing", while Davy Jones handles the well-received ballad "I Wanna Be Free", which like "(Theme from) The Monkees", received as much radio airplay as popular 45 singles at the time. Michael Nesmith sings lead on his own country-flavored compositions, "Papa Gene's Blues" and "Sweet Young Thing" (co-written with legendary songwriting team Gerry Goffin and Carole King). Though critics disparaged The Monkees as the "Pre-Fab Four," the TV show was a hit. The symbiotic relationship between the show and radio play enabled The Monkees to hold down the top-selling album slot for 13 weeks, eventually selling over 5 million copies.
  • The Monkees, The Monkees debutalbum, släppt i oktober 1966. Albumet innehöll bland annat signaturen från gruppens TV-serie och hiten "Last Train to Clarksville". Medlemmarna i gruppen sjunger endast på detta album (undantaget var lite gitarrspel av Peter Tork), resten sköttes av studiomusiker. Albumet nådde Billboard-listans 1:a plats och låg där under 13 veckor. På englandslistan nådde albumet också 1:a platsen i februari 1967.
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  • The Monkees is the first album by the band The Monkees. It was released in September 1966 by Colgems Records in America and RCA Records in the rest of the world. The Monkees' debut was the first of four consecutive U.S. number one albums for the group, and it also topped the UK charts. Assembled by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider to portray a Beatles-type pop band on a new series, the quartet recorded vocals only between rehearsals for the weekly show.
  • The Monkees, The Monkees debutalbum, släppt i oktober 1966. Albumet innehöll bland annat signaturen från gruppens TV-serie och hiten "Last Train to Clarksville". Medlemmarna i gruppen sjunger endast på detta album (undantaget var lite gitarrspel av Peter Tork), resten sköttes av studiomusiker. Albumet nådde Billboard-listans 1:a plats och låg där under 13 veckor. På englandslistan nådde albumet också 1:a platsen i februari 1967.
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