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| - The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees is the Monkees' fifth album, originally released by Colgems Records as COM-109 (mono) and COS-109 (stereo). It was the last mono album released by Colgems, though they would continue to issue mono singles. The album was produced by the Monkees, with the exception of "Daydream Believer", which had been produced by Chip Douglas during sessions for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. With this exception, each of the Monkees actually produced their own songs for the album, with little or no participation from any other member. With none of Peter Tork's songs chosen for the final track lineup, Tork's sole presence on the original album was his piano accompaniment on "Daydream Believer".
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| - The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees is the Monkees' fifth album, originally released by Colgems Records as COM-109 (mono) and COS-109 (stereo). It was the last mono album released by Colgems, though they would continue to issue mono singles. The album was produced by the Monkees, with the exception of "Daydream Believer", which had been produced by Chip Douglas during sessions for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. With this exception, each of the Monkees actually produced their own songs for the album, with little or no participation from any other member. With none of Peter Tork's songs chosen for the final track lineup, Tork's sole presence on the original album was his piano accompaniment on "Daydream Believer". Songwriting credits include David Jones, Michael Nesmith, John Stewart, Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Carole Bayer, Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell, Bill Chadwick, Keith Allison, Steve Pitts, and others. A large number of session musicians were used, including Nesmith, Chip Douglas, Harry Nilsson, Bill Martin, Eddie Hoh, Joe Osborn, Keith Allison, Bill Chadwick, Anthony Terran, Hal Blaine, Bill Martin, James Burton, Michael Melvoin, Max Bennett, Earl Palmer, and Milt Holland. Shorty Rogers did many of the arrangements on the album. The album reached #3 on the Billboard 200 album charts, becoming the first Monkees album not to reach #1.
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