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"Daydream Believer" is a song composed by American songwriter John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. It was recorded by the Monkees , with Davy Jones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart .
The single's B-side, "Take a Giant Step," later appeared as the closing track on Side 1 of the Monkees' debut album. [13] Micky Dolenz performed lead vocals. [13]The song is presented as a plea to a heartbroken girl to move on from her past romantic disappointments and to "learn to live again at last" by "taking a giant step outside your mind."
"I'm a Believer" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded by the American band the Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz.The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number-one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966, and remained there for seven weeks [3] becoming the last number-one hit of 1966 and the biggest-selling single for all ...
Daydream Believer and Other Hits is a budget-price Monkees compilation released in 1998. It contained 10 of The Monkees' greatest hits, plus lesser-known classics. The album did not include any material from the 1980s or 1990s reunions, focusing strictly on the band's 1960s output.
John Coburn Stewart (September 5, 1939 – January 19, 2008) was an American songwriter and singer. He is known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the 1960s while with the Kingston Trio (1961–1967) and as a popular music songwriter of the Monkees' No. 1 hit "Daydream Believer" and his own No. 5 hit "Gold" during a solo career spanning 40 years that included almost ...
"Daydream Believer" 1967 The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees: John Stewart: Davy Jones "Ditty Diego – War Chant" 1968 Head: Jack Nicholson, Bob Rafelson Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones "Do It in the Name of Love" (Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones) 1970 "Do It in the Name of Love" (single) Bobby Bloom, Neil Goldberg Micky Dolenz ...
"Goin' Down" is a song by the American pop rock band the Monkees, written by all four members of the group along with Diane Hildebrand. It was first released as the B-side to the "Daydream Believer" single on Colgems Records on October 25, 1967, in support of the band's fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
With Diamond's "I'm a Believer" already a hit (the top-selling American single of 1967 and of the Monkees' career), Kirshner afforded Diamond the first chance to write a follow-up single. Kirshner persuaded Davy Jones to fly to New York in February 1967 to record a solo session with producer Jeff Barry , who produced Diamond's newest offerings ...