If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears

by The Mamas and the Papas

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 February 1966
  • Label: Dunhill, RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:17
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Peter Pilafian

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut album from The Mamas and the Papas, 'If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears', is a landmark of the California sound and the burgeoning folk-rock movement. The album is defined by the group's intricate four-part harmonies and John Phillips' sophisticated songwriting, with hits like 'California Dreamin'' and 'Monday, Monday.' Its blend of sunny pop melodies and folk sensibilities created a sound that was both commercially successful and artistically innovative.

Genres

Descriptors: harmonies, jangly, melodic, folk, accessible, classic, retro

Tracklist

  1. Monday, Monday - Single Version (3:25)
  2. Straight Shooter (2:57)
  3. Got A Feelin' (2:48)
  4. I Call Your Name (2:36)
  5. Do You Wanna Dance (2:57)
  6. Go Where You Wanna Go (2:27)
  7. California Dreamin' (2:37)
  8. Spanish Harlem (3:17)
  9. Somebody Groovy - Single Version (3:13)
  10. Hey Girl (2:25)
  11. You Baby (2:19)
  12. The "In" Crowd (3:12)

Credits

  • Peter Pilafian - electric violin
  • Bones Howe - engineer
  • Andy Wickham - liner notes
  • Hal Blaine - musician [musicians include]
  • Joe Osborn - musician [musicians include]
  • Larry Knechtel - musician [musicians include]
  • P.F. Sloan - musician [musicians include]
  • Guy Webster - photography by
  • Lou Adler - producer

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