The Monkees "The Monkees" Talkback

[rggkjg1]

The Monkees - The Monkees
Released: 10/10/1966

Original Tracklisting:
1. (Theme From) The Monkees [Boyce, Hart] 2:21
2. Saturday's Child [Gates] 2:44
3. I Wanna Be Free [Boyce, Hart] 2:25
4. Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day [Boyce, Venet] 2:41
5. Papa Gene's Blues [Nesmith] 2:02
6. Take a Giant Step [Goffin, King] 2:38
7. Last Train to Clarksville [Boyce, Hart] 2:47
8. This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day [Boyce, Hart] 2:08
9. Let's Dance On [Boyce, Hart] 2:30
10. I'll Be True to You [Goffin, Titelman] 2:49
11. Sweet Young Thing [Goffin, King, Nesmith] 1:57
12. Gonna Buy Me a Dog [Boyce, Hart] 2:51

2006 Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks (Disc 1):
13. (Theme From) The Monkees [*] [Boyce, Hart] 1:03
14. The Kind of Girl I Could Love [#/*] [Atkins, Nesmith] 2:06
15. I Don't Think You Know Me [*] [Goffin, King] 2:16
16. So Goes Love [*] [Goffin, King] 3:31
17. Papa Gene's Blues [#/*] [Nesmith] 1:59
18. I Can't Get Her Off My Mind [*] [Boyce, Hart] 3:38
19. (I Prithee) Do Not Ask for Love [#/*] [Murphey] 3:11
20. Gonna Buy Me a Dog [#/*] [Boyce, Hart] 2:59
21. Monkees Radio Spot [#/*] 0:53

2006 Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks (Disc 2):
22 - 33. Original Album in Mono
34. Kellogg's Jingle [*] 0:20
35. All the King's Horses [*] [Nesmith] 2:21
36. You Just May Be the One [*] [Nesmith] 1:59
37. I Wanna Be Free [*] [Boyce, Hart] 2:46
38. I Don't Think You Know Me [*] [Goffin, King] 2:16
39. I Won't Be the Same Without Her [#/*] [Goffin, King] 2:41
40. Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care) [#/*/demo version] [Nesmith] 2:27
41. (Theme From) The Monkees [*] [Boyce, Hart] 0:50

[rggkjg1]

an excellent debut album and an excellent overall album. the track selction is compiled in an impressive manner. it actually sound's like a real album with it's own distinct sound, rather than just a collection of hit singles. although, i can do without "i'll be true to you" and "gonna buy me a dog". they disrupt the flow of the rest of the album since they're nothing more than novelty or filler tracks. mike nesmith's "all the kings horses" is one of my monkees favorites and that definately should have been put in place of those 2 songs.

i'm torn between 4 and 4 1/2 stars because there are definately 2 better monkees albums, and i dont want to give the same rating for more than one album.

[Dr.Pepper]

I never actually listened to this album, but I can say that I used to like the song "Last Train to Clarksville" when I was little.