Greatest Hits (1995 the Monkees album)

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ReleasedOctober 24, 1995
Recorded1966–1987
Genre Rock
Length59:12
Label Rhino 72190
Producer Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Jack Keller, Jeff Barry, Michael Nesmith, Chip Douglas, The Monkees, Gerry Goffin, Michael Lloyd, Roger Bechirian
The Monkees chronology
The ★ Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition
(1992)
Greatest Hits
(1995)
Barrelful of Monkees: Monkees Songs for Kids!
(1996)
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The Monkees' 1995 Greatest Hits album was the third so titled to date. It was issued when Rhino Records took over the Monkees' catalog, and was intended to replace the existing Arista compilations. It has since been superseded by The Monkees Anthology and The Best of the Monkees .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."(Theme From) The Monkees" Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart Micky Dolenz 2:21
2."Last Train to Clarksville"Boyce, HartDolenz2:46
3."I Wanna Be Free"Boyce, Hart Davy Jones 2:27
4."I'm a Believer" Neil Diamond Dolenz2:47
5."(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Single version)Boyce, HartDolenz2:23
6."Mary, Mary" Michael Nesmith Dolenz2:17
7."A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You"DiamondJones2:51
8."The Girl I Knew Somewhere"NesmithDolenz2:35
9."Randy Scouse Git" Micky Dolenz Dolenz2:36
10."Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Single version) Gerry Goffin, Carole King Dolenz3:11
11."Words" (Single version)Boyce, HartDolenz, Peter Tork 2:52
12."Daydream Believer" John Stewart Jones3:01
13."Goin' Down"Diane Hildebrand, Peter Tork, Nesmith, Dolenz, JonesDolenz4:25
14."Valleri"Boyce, HartJones2:21
15."D. W. Washburn" Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller Dolenz2:51
16."It's Nice to Be with You" Jerry Goldstein Jones2:54
17."Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)" (Single version)Goffin, KingDolenz4:13
18."Listen to the Band" (Single version)Nesmith Michael Nesmith 2:34
19."That Was Then, This Is Now" (Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork of The Monkees)Vance BresciaDolenz4:04
20."Heart and Soul" Simon Byrne, Andrew HowellDolenz3:44

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