Deliver / The Papas and the Mamas

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This 2 albums on one CD contains the Mamas & Papas` 3rd and 4th album from 1967 and 1968. Apart from their first album "If You Can Believe Your Ears" the Mamas and Papas' albums were all somewhat uneven. They all contained one or more of their great singles; mostly written by band leader John Philips. But the group also covered old pop-classics like "Spanish Harlem", "Dancing in the Street" or "My Girl". This of course made it harder to keep the albums consistent. Some of their covers were quite succesful, though. On "Deliver" their terrific cover of the old Shirelles hit "Dedicated to the One I Love" was included. The Mamas & Papas turned it into a completely different song, and one of their very best recordings and biggest hits. They also gave a fine version of "My Girl" , but it may appear a little too "poppy" and mainstream for a group that had the ability to write first-class material themselves. The autobiographical "Crequee Alley" is a charming and catchy tune which also made the top ten as a single. Their cover of "Sing for Your Supper", sung by Mama Cass; seems completely out of place to my ears. Too much "family-pop". Though I don't care much for their version of "Twist and Shout" either, at least they give the song a completely different and original treatment. Their original album tracks are mostly pretty good. Especially "Look Through My Window" which strangely enough only made it to # 25 in the charts. "Did You Ever Want to Cry" was perfect for Mama Cass'; a little like her classic "Dream a Little Dream of Me" from their 4th album. "Free Advice" and "String Man" are also good album tracks. Michelle Philips opens the 4th album "Presenting" with a charming acapella version of the old Shirley Temple song "The Right Somebody to Love"; you might easily mistake her her for Marilyn Monroe on that one. The song goes directly into their majestic "Save in My Garden"; another John Philips masterpiece - it undeservedly on made # 53 in the charts. "Medication Mama" is another strong track, nothing like their usual style,almost country and sung by John Philips ( or Doherty?) "For the Love of Ivy" is another of their favourites, though not a hit, it's included on most Mamas and Papas compilations. "Dream a Little Dream" is Cass Elliot's tour de force. A great recording. Their cover of "Nothing's Too Good For My Little Girl" is okay, but apart from the terrific single-track "Twelve-Thirty", the rest of the album is pretty forgettable. Still there are so many strong tracks on this "2 on 1" CD that I'll call it recommendable; if you want a little more than just their hit-records.

I've always liked them and it's for personal use. I replaced a very scratchy LP.

By the time Deliver came out, many had already turned away from The Mamas & The Papas. A shame. They still had amazing harmony, although their albums continued to be very uneven. I'll admit that I bought this double album to get the second album, The Papas & Mamas, as I really loved this underrated album when it came out in 1968. By then, virtually no one cared about them. But once I heard Deliver, I loved it all over again. Both of these albums have their brilliant harmony, and John's great lyrics. Now, understanding the dynamics of the group, with their divorces, affairs, major drug use and other inner-problems, I understand the lyrics even more. The words of "Mansions" on the second album are very sad and self-descriptive. These third and fourth albums, along with their second, self-named album, are often over-looked today, with everyone remembering their first album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Your Ears. A shame. Get this one, and get their second. Both are worth it.

I was very disappointed in this CD as I expected the songs to be the same as on the original record Albums and they weren't. Apparently, they made more than one recording of most of the songs and some were so different from the original record that they didn't even sound like the same songs. I kept the CD, but I won't be listening to it very often. Guess I'll have to get my old turntable out and listen to the original albums again to enjoy the hits as I remember them.

Deliver is a fairly good album but the other one left me cold. One advantage for me is this disc has the good songs that their greatest hits had so it gives some room in my cd storage.

The mix on these 2 five star (ORIGINAL) albums suck. The girls are mixed WAY tooo low. LOVE Denny's voice but this cd sounds like a solo male recording on quite a few of these tracks. Cass and Denny never combined there voices more powerfully than on "Too Late" ; on this version her volcanic effort is nearly erased. I am not an audiophile type but this is a mess.

The magic of the Mamas &Papas is undeminised even after 37 years,in thier wake came Abba,but the four voice harmony in modern pop culture starts here.Many moons ago John Dunn play one track from this album on his morning radio show, that very lunch time i cycled into town to buy the L.p..I was thrilled to find it was released in CD format.So step back through the decades and enjoy these wonderful albums,such good value.I strongly recommend track 5 Twist & Shout a cut above the Beatles version or anyone else.It's a wonderland of delights buy it,enjoy it ,Peace man.

Très bon CD. Et en plus, il y a 2 albums dans ce CD.

Bin total begeistert von dieser CD! Sie enthält Songs, die ich von den Mamas & Papas noch nie gehört hatte, obwohl ich als Fan dachte alles von ihnen zu kennen.

These albums still bring back memories Of a band That was as popular as the Beatles and the Supremes. And the Beach boys. For me Never be dated Always be a joy to listen to Miss Mama Cass and her unforgettable voice.Lizard

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