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Creeque Alley: The History of the Mamas & the Papas
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 12, 1991
GenrePop rock, Folk rock
Length2:01:24
LabelMCA, Geffen
The Mamas & the Papas chronology
The ★ Collection
(1991)
Creeque Alley: The History of the Mamas & the Papas
(1991)
The Fabulous Mama's & Papa's
(1991)

Creeque Alley: The History of the Mamas & the Papas is a compilation album by The Mamas & the Papas.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Great Rock Discography[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Rough Guide to Rock(Favorable) [6]

In a review of the album on AllMusic, music critic Richie Unterberger states that it is "by far the most comprehensive document of their legacy" and that "The set includes various late-'60s and '70s solo recordings by each of the group's members (including small hit singles by John Phillips and Cass Elliot)."[1]

Track listing

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Disc one

  1. Wild Women – 3:06
  2. Winken, Blinken and Nod – 3:23
  3. I'll Remember Tonight – 2:03
  4. I Don't Wanna Know – 2:08
  5. This Precious Time – 2:47
  6. John Phillips dialog from "A Gathering of Flowers – The Anthology of The Mamas & the Papas" – 1:01
  7. California Dreamin' – 2:38
  8. Go Where You Wanna Go – 2:26
  9. Monday, Monday – 3:25
  10. You Baby – 2:18
  11. Do You Wanna Dance – 2:56
  12. I Call Your Name – 2:35
  13. Spanish Harlem – 3:17
  14. Straight Shooter – 2:55
  15. Got a Feelin' – 2:53
  16. I Saw Her Again – 3:11
  17. Look Through My Window – 3:04
  18. Words of Love – 2:12
  19. Dancing in the Street – 3:46
  20. Mama Cass dialog from "A Gathering of Flowers – The Anthology of the The Mamas & the Papas" – 0:16
  21. Once Was a Time I Thought – 2:13
  22. No Salt on Her Tail – 2:39

Disc two

  1. Trip, Stumble and Fall – 2:38
  2. Dancing Bear – 4:08
  3. Dedicated to the One I Love – 2:56
  4. Creeque Alley – 3:46
  5. My Girl – 3:27
  6. Twist and Shout – 2:50
  7. I Call Your Name – 4:13
  8. Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) – 3:23
  9. Glad to Be Unhappy – 1:41
  10. For the Love of Ivy – 3:40
  11. Safe in My Garden – 3:11
  12. Midnight Voyage – 3:11
  13. Dream a Little Dream of Me – 3:12
  14. California Earthquake – 3:24
  15. It's Getting Better – 3:00
  16. Make Your Own Kind of Music – 2:23
  17. Mississippi – 3:34
  18. What'cha Gonna Do? – 2:22
  19. Mama Cass Dialog from "A Gathering of Flowers – The Anthology of the The Mamas & the Papas" – 0:55
  20. Step Out – 3:02
  21. The Achin' Kind – 3:16

References

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  1. ^ a b Unterberger. The Mamas & the Papas – Creeque Alley: The History of The Mamas & the Papas: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 897. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  3. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). New York: Canongate. p. 876. OL 18807297M.
  4. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 709. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (1992). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  6. ^ Peter Buckley, ed., Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides, 3rd ed., 2003, p. 633.