Music Box

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  (Theme From) The Monkees
  2:19
  4.4 ★
• 2
  I Wanna Be Free (Fast version)
  2:47
• 3
  Let’s Dance On
  2:30
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Last Train to Clarksville
  2:46
  4.6 ★
• 5
  Take a Giant Step
  2:33
  4.5 ★
• 6
  All the King’s Horses
  2:16
• 7
  Saturday’s Child
  2:43
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Papa Gene’s Blues
  1:59
  3.0 ★
• 9
  I Wanna Be Free (album version)
  2:24
  4.5 ★
• 10
  Sweet Young Thing
  1:56
• 11
  Gonna Buy Me a Dog
  2:41
  1.0 ★
• 12
  I Don’t Think You Know Me (First Recorded version)
  2:16
• 13
  I’m a Believer
  2:46
  4.6 ★
• 14
  (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
  2:19
  4.4 ★
• 15
  She
  2:39
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Mary, Mary
  2:17
• 17
  Your Auntie Grizelda
  2:28
• 18
  Of You (mix)
  1:58
• 19
  Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) (extended version)
  2:48
• 20
  The Kind of Girl I Could Love
  1:53
• 21
  Sometime in the Morning
  2:28
• 22
  When Love Comes Knockin’ (At Your Door)
  1:48
• 23
  Do Not Ask for Love (First Recorded version)
  3:00
• 24
  Valleri (First Recorded version)
  2:32
• 25
  I’ll Be Back Upon My Feet (First Recorded version)
  2:35
• CD 2
• 1
  A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You
  2:49
  4.5 ★
• 2
  She Hangs Out
  2:33
• 3
  The Girl I Knew Somewhere
  2:35
• 4
  All of Your Toys
  3:08
• 5
  Love to Love
  2:28
• 6
  You Told Me
  2:26
• 7
  I’ll Spend My Life With You
  2:24
• 8
  Forget That Girl
  2:25
• 9
  You Just May Be the One
  2:03
• 10
  Shades of Gray
  3:22
  3.0 ★
• 11
  For Pete’s Sake
  2:11
• 12
  Sunny Girlfriend
  2:33
• 13
  No Time
  2:07
• 14
  Randy Scouse Git
  2:33
  4.5 ★
• 15
  Pleasant Valley Sunday
  3:07
• 16
  Words
  2:51
  4.0 ★
• 17
  Daydream Believer
  3:00
  4.7 ★
• 18
  Goin’ Down
  4:23
• 19
  Salesman
  2:36
• 20
  The Door Into Summer
  2:49
• 21
  Love Is Only Sleeping
  2:31
• 22
  Cuddly Toy
  2:40
• 23
  What Am I Doing Hangin’ ’round?
  3:08
  5.0 ★
• 24
  Daily Nightly
  2:32
• 25
  Star Collector
  4:24
• CD 3
• 1
  Valleri
  2:20
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Tapioca Tundra
  3:05
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Dream World
  3:20
  5.0 ★
• 4
  Auntie’s Municipal Court
  4:04
  5.0 ★
• 5
  P. O. Box 9847
  3:13
  5.0 ★
• 6
  Zor and Zam
  2:08
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Carlisle Wheeling (first recorded version)
  3:33
• 8
  Tear the Top Right Off My Head
  2:06
• 9
  The Girl I Left Behind Me (first recorded version)
  2:41
• 10
  Nine Times Blue
  2:09
• 11
  Come on In
  3:09
• 12
  D. W. Washburn
  2:49
• 13
  It’s Nice to Be With You
  2:52
• 14
  St. Matthew
  2:43
• 15
  Porpoise Song (Theme From Head) (single version)
  4:10
• 16
  As We Go Along
  3:52
• 17
  Ditty Diego‐War Chant
  0:49
• 18
  Circle Sky (live)
  2:24
• 19
  Can You Dig It
  3:22
• 20
  Daddy’s Song (long version)
  3:27
• 21
  Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again
  2:38
• CD 4
• 1
  Tear Drop City
  2:01
• 2
  A Man Without a Dream
  3:04
• 3
  Through the Looking Glass
  2:41
• 4
  I Won’t Be the Same Without Her
  2:40
• 5
  You and I
  2:13
• 6
  While I Cry
  2:59
• 7
  Shorty Blackwell
  5:39
• 8
  If I Ever Get to Saginaw Again
  2:45
• 9
  Smile
  2:19
• 10
  Listen to the Band (single version)
  2:29
• 11
  Someday Man
  2:40
• 12
  Some of Shelly’s Blues
  2:30
• 13
  Mommy and Daddy
  2:13
• 14
  Good Clean Fun
  2:19
• 15
  Looking for the Good Times
  2:04
• 16
  Steam Engine
  2:24
• 17
  I Never Thought It Peculiar
  2:27
• 18
  Midnight Train
  2:07
• 19
  Oh My My
  3:02
• 20
  I Love You Better
  2:28
• 21
  Do You Feel It Too?
  2:36
• 22
  Do It in the Name of Love

  Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones
  2:08
• 23
  That Was Then, This Is Now

  Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork
  4:03
• 24
  Heart and Soul
  3:56
• 25
  MGBGT (live)
  2:36
• 26
  Every Step of the Way (single version)
  3:13
• 27
  Oh, What a Night
  3:13
• 28
  You and I
  2:55

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Release credits

• Al Casey
  guitar [8, 10, 16, 20]
• Al Gafa
  guitar [22]
• Al Gorgoni
  guitar [1.13, 2.1]
• Al Hendrickson
  guitar [3]
• Al Porcino
  trumpet [17]
• Alex Murray
  violin [3.3, 3.6, 2.17]
• Ambrose Russo
  violin [6]
• Anthony Terran
  trumpet [6]
• Arthur Maebe
  horn [3]
• Artie Butler
  organ [1.13, 2.1]
• Bill Chadwick
  acoustic guitar [12], background vocals [4], guitar [4, 6]
• Bill Hood
  saxophone [12]
• Bill Pitman
  bass [8]
• Billy Lewis
  drums (drum set) [1, 5], percussion [5], tambourine [1]
• Billy Lewis
  drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.3-5, 1.7, 1.11, 1.14-15, 3.1]
• Bob Cooper
  oboe [5]
• Bob West
  bass [16], electric bass guitar [10, 20]
• Bobby Hart
  arranger [14], background vocals [1, 3, 7, 14-15], glockenspiel [5], organ [1, 3, 7, 11, 14-15], producer [1, 3-5, 7, 9, 11, 14-15], tack piano [5]
• Bobby Helfer
  trumpet [12]
• Bobby Thompson
  banjo [14]
• Bonnie Douglas
  violin [9]
• Brendan Cahill
  percussion [12]
• Bud Brisbois
  trumpet [13]
• Bud Shank
  reeds [22]
• Buddy Childers
  trumpet [4.13, 3.3, 3.6]
• Buddy Salzman
  drums (drum set) [13]
• Buddy Spicher
  fiddle [14]
• Carole Bayer Sager
  producer [22]
• Carole King
  background vocals [21], producer [21]
• Carroll Lewis
  trumpet [12]
• Chester Anderson
  instrument [19]
• Chip Douglas
  background vocals [8-9, 21-23, 25], bass [2.6-8, 2.11, 2.14, 2.16-17, 3.12], classical guitar [19], electric bass guitar [3.6, 2.19-25], guitar [20-21], producer [6-12, 14, 16-25]
• Clyde Reasinger
  trumpet [6]
• Coco Dolenz
  additional [13], background vocals [13]
• David Briggs
  piano [14]
• David Duke
  horn [3]
• David Walters
  percussion [4]
• Davy Jones
  acoustic guitar [8], background vocals [1.13, 1.15, 2.6, 2.8-12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.19, 2.21-23, 2.25], bell tree [16], chimes [16], lead vocals [3.1, 1.9, 1.11, 1.22, 2.1, 2.8, 2.10, 2.17, 2.22, 2.25], maracas [8, 10, 12], percussion [18-19], tambourine [6-7, 9-11, 21-22], vocal [3.3, 2.14, 1.11]
• Dick Nash
  trombone [13]
• Dominick de Mieri
  guitar [13], instrument [19]
• Don McGinnis
  brass [13], horn [1], strings [5]
• Don Randi
  harpsichord [3]
• Don Thomas
  guitar [1]
• Donald Peake
  arranger [16, 20], conductor [8], guitar [8, 16, 20]
• Donald Thomas
  guitar [22]
• Doug Dillard
  banjo [23]
• Earl Palmer
  drums (drum set) [3]
• Eddie Hoh
  drums (drum set) [2.16-21, 2.23-25, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6], instrument [19], percussion [6]
• Edgar Lustgarten
  cello [3.3, 2.22]
• Ernie Olerich
  engineer [22]
• Erno Neufeld
  violin [3.3, 3.6, 2.17]
• Felton Jarvis
  producer [12]
• Frank DeVito
  drums (drum set) [8, 10]
• Frank Rosolino
  trombone [6]
• Frederick Seykora
  cello [2.10, 1.9, 3.3]
• Gary Coleman
  percussion [8, 10, 16, 20]
• Gene Estes
  maracas [3], percussion [1, 3-5], tambourine [3-4, 7]
• George Kast
  violin [3.3, 3.6, 2.17]
• George Roberts
  trombone [3]
• Gerry Goffin
  producer [21]
• Glen Campbell
  guitar [8, 10, 16, 20]
• Hal Blaine
  drums (drum set) [1.8, 1.10, 1.16, 1.20, 3.6], percussion [6]
• Hank Cicalo
  engineer [6-12, 14]
• Harry Nilsson
  instrument [3.4, 2.20-21]
• Henry Diltz
  banjo [12], instrument [6]
• Henry Lewy
  percussion [14]
• Herb Lovelle
  drums (drum set) [2.1, 1.22]
• Herbert Harper
  trombone [12]
• Hugh McCracken
  guitar [1]
• Jack Keller
  piano [5], producer [1, 3, 7, 17]
• Jack Pepper
  violin [5]
• Jack Sheldon
  trumpet [3, 6]
• Jacqueline Lustgarten
  cello [3]
• James Burton
  guitar [8, 10, 16, 20]
• James Tyrrell
  bass [1]
• Jay Migliori
  saxophone [1]
• Jeff Barry
  arranger [1.13, 2.1], piano [13], producer [2.1, 1.13, 1.17, 1.21, 4.19-20], tambourine [13]
• Jerry Carrigan
  drums (drum set) [14]
• Jerry McGee
  acoustic guitar [9], electric guitar [4-5], guitar [1.1, 1.3, 1.7, 1.11, 1.14-15, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5]
• Jerry Yester
  bass [10]
• Jim Gordon
  drums (drum set) [1.10, 1.16, 1.20, 3.12], percussion [8], vibraslap [8]
• Jim Helms
  guitar [8]
• Jim Horn
  saxophone [1]
• Jimmy Bryant
  fiddle [10]
• Joe Osborn
  bass [1], electric bass guitar [1, 5]
• John Cave
  horn [3]
• John Kitzmiller
  tuba [13]
• John London
  bass [12]
• John Lowe
  saxophone [2.18, 3.6]
• Keith Allison
  background vocals [4], electric guitar [12], guitar [4, 6]
• Lance Wakely
  guitar [19]
• Larry Bunker
  glockenspiel [12]
• Larry Knechtel
  bass [16], electric bass guitar [20]
• Larry Taylor
  bass [1, 3-5, 7, 11, 14-15], electric bass guitar [5, 11]
• Lew McCreary
  trombone [1, 6]
• Lloyd Green
  steel guitar [14]
• Lou Blackburn
  trombone [3.12, 2.18]
• Louie Shelton
  acoustic guitar [9], electric guitar [4-5], guitar [1.1, 1.3, 1.7, 1.11, 1.14-15, 3.1, 3.5]
• Louis Mauro
  bass [1]
• Manuel Stevens
  trumpet [17]
• Marie Fera
  cello [3]
• Marvin Limonick
  violin [3]
• Max Bennett
  electric bass guitar [3, 6]
• Michael A. Glass
  instrument [19]
• Michael Cohen
  piano [16]
• Michael Nesmith
  12 string guitar [6, 8-9, 12], acoustic guitar [9, 12, 22], arranger [14], background vocals [2.6, 3.4], electric guitar [14, 16], guitar [2.17-19, 2.21, 2.23-25, 3.2, 3.4], lead vocals [1.8, 1.10, 1.20, 2.6, 2.9, 2.12, 2.19-21, 2.23], organ [11], percussion [2, 4], producer [1.8, 1.10, 1.16, 1.20, 4.12, 4.14], shakers [19], steel guitar [7, 10], vocal [2.14, 3.2, 4.14]
• Michael Saluzzi
  guitar [13]
• Michel Rubini
  harpsichord [5, 9], keyboard [13], prepared piano [12]
• Micky Dolenz
  Moog [24], arranger [13], background vocals [4.13, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.13, 1.15, 1.21, 2.6, 2.8-9, 2.9-12, 2.17, 2.19-23, 2.25], drums (drum set) [6, 8-12, 14, 22], electric guitar [7], lead vocals [2.7, 2.11, 2.14, 2.18, 2.24, 4.13, 1.1, 1.3-5, 1.7, 1.11, 1.13-16, 1.21, 3.12], percussion [2.19, 3.6], piano [13], producer [13, 18], timpani [14], vocal [2.16, 3.4-6, 3.19, 1.11], wood block [14], zither [6]
• Mike Deasy
  guitar [1.10, 1.16, 3.3]
• Mike Melvoin
  piano [6]
• Mike Moran
  recording [18-20]
• Milt Bernhart
  trombone [6]
• Milt Holland
  drums (drum set) [6], percussion [6]
• Myra Kestenbaum
  viola [9]
• Nathan Kaproff
  violin [2.17, 3.3, 3.6]
• Neil Diamond
  acoustic guitar [13]
• Neil Sedaka
  piano [22], producer [22]
• Norbert Putnam
  electric bass guitar [14]
• Norm Jefferies
  percussion [15]
• Oliver Mitchell
  trumpet [1]
• Pat Coghlan
  instrument [13]
• Paul Beaver
  Moog [25]
• Paul Shure
  violin [9]
• Pete Candoli
  trumpet [17]
• Peter Tork
  12 string guitar [7], background vocals [2.6-11, 2.14, 2.22, 1.3, 1.13, 1.15], banjo [6], bass [9, 18], celesta [7], electric guitar [11-12], electric piano [8], guitar [1.8, 3.19], keyboard [20, 22], lead vocals [2.10, 1.17], organ [7, 14, 16, 21, 24-25], piano [10, 14, 17], vocal [16]
• Phil Teele
  bass trombone [17], trombone [18]
• Philip Goldberg
  viola [5]
• Plas Johnson
  saxophone [18]
• Ray Triscari
  trumpet [13]
• Raymond Kelley
  cello [5]
• Richard Dey
  electric bass guitar [4, 6]
• Richard Leith
  bass trombone [17], trombone [3.6, 2.18]
• Richard Nash
  trombone [18]
• Richard Noel
  trombone [17]
• Richard Podolor
  engineer [17]
• Richard Romoff
  bass [13]
• Ron Hicklin
  background vocals [1, 3, 7, 15]
• Roy Caton
  trumpet [1]
• Russ Savakus
  bass [22]
• Sal DiTroia
  guitar [13]
• Sam Freed
  violin [3]
• Shorty Rogers
  arranger [4.13, 3.3, 3.6, 3.12], conductor [12], horn [17-18], strings [17]
• Stan Free
  piano [1]
• Stan Levey
  drums (drum set) [6], percussion [6]
• Stuart Williamson
  trumpet [12]
• Ted Nash
  reeds [22]
• The Monkees
  producer [1, 12]
• Thomas Cerone
  tambourine [1]
• Thomas Scott
  reeds [22]
• Tommy Boyce
  acoustic guitar [4-5], arranger [14], background vocals [1, 3, 7, 14-15], producer [1, 3-5, 7, 9, 11, 14-15]
• Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
  producer [5, 11]
• Victor Arno
  violin [5]
• Vincent DeRosa
  French horn [10]
• Virgil Evans
  trumpet [18]
• Wayne Erwin
  acoustic guitar [9], background vocals [1, 3, 7, 15], electric guitar [4-5], guitar [1, 3, 7, 11, 14-15]
• Wayne Moss
  guitar [14]
• Willard Suyker
  guitar [22]
• William E. Martin
  instrument [20-21], percussion [17]
• William Hood
  saxophone [18]
• [unknown]
  background vocals [4-5], percussion [15, 22]
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Issues

• M
  (Combined release view)
• M
  Music Box (The Monkees)

  Digital Media
  1 January 2001
• 

  M
  Music Box

  4x CD
  20 February 2001
• M
  Music Box

  4x CD
  2012