Music Box (The Monkees album)
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Music Box is a four CD set by the Monkees
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...

. It replaced the previous Monkees box set, entitled Listen to the Band. In addition to music recorded in the 1960s, it also includes music from the Monkees reunions in 1986 and 1996 as well as previously unreleased versions.

Track listing

CD 1:
  1. "(Theme from) The Monkees
    (Theme from) The Monkees
    " The Monkees" is a 1966 popular song, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart as the theme song for the TV series The Monkees. It later appeared on their album The Monkees. Originally intended as an album track, it was later released as a single in Australia, where it became a hit. It is still...

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  2. "I Wanna Be Free" (fast version)
  3. "Let's Dance On"
  4. "Last Train to Clarksville
    Last Train to Clarksville
    "Last Train to Clarksville" was the debut single by The Monkees, released August 16, 1966, and later included on the group's 1966 self-titled album, that was released on October 10, 1966. The song was recorded at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood, on July 25, 1966...

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  5. "Take a Giant Step"
  6. "All the King's Horses"
  7. "Saturday's Child
    Saturday's Child
    "Saturday's Child" is a popular song, written by David Gates, in an unusual departure from his more common easy listening style , and performed by The Monkees. The song is an electric-guitar based rock song, and some fans of The Monkees consider it to be unusually "tough" for their first album...

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  8. "Papa Gene's Blues"
  9. "I Wanna be Free" (album version)
  10. "Sweet Young Thing"
  11. "Gonna Buy Me a Dog"
  12. "I Don't Think You Know Me" (first version)
  13. "I'm a Believer
    I'm a Believer
    "I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks,...

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  14. "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
    (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
    " Steppin' Stone" is a rock song by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was first recorded by Paul Revere & the Raiders and appeared on their 1966 album Midnight Ride....

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  15. "She"
  16. "Mary, Mary
    Mary, Mary (song)
    "Mary, Mary" is a song written by Michael Nesmith. It was first recorded by The Butterfield Blues Band for their 1966 album, East-West. The Monkees, featuring Nesmith, would later record the song themselves...

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  17. "Your Auntie Grizelda
    Your Auntie Grizelda
    Your Auntie Grizelda is a novelty song written by Diane Hildebrand and Jack Keller, made famous by The Monkees. The song appeared on both the TV series as well as their 1967 album, More of The Monkees. Although never released as a single, it has appeared on several of the band's subsequent...

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  18. "Of You" (unreleased mix)
  19. "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" (previously unreleased version)
  20. "The Kind of Girl I Could Love"
  21. "Sometime in the Morning"
  22. "When Love Comes Knockin' (at Your Door)"
  23. "Do Not Ask for Love" (first version)
  24. "Valleri
    Valleri
    "Valleri" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart for The Monkees, who had a #3 on Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Cash Box with it in early 1968...

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  25. "I'll Be Back Up On My Feet
    I'll Be Back Up On My Feet
    "I'll Be Back Up on My Feet" is a song by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, which was recorded by The Monkees during the 1960s.The first Monkees version of the song was recorded on October 26, 1966, during the period when the band did not perform their own instruments as much on their recordings...

    " (first version)

CD 2:
  1. "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
    A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
    "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" is a song by Neil Diamond that was released by The Monkees in 1967 . Davy Jones sang the lead vocal . It went to #1 in the US Cashbox charts and #2 on the Billboard charts...

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  2. "She Hangs Out" (single version)
  3. "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
  4. "All of Your Toys
    All of Your Toys
    "All of Your Toys" is a song by Bill Martin, a friend of Michael Nesmith of The Monkees, who recorded the song in 1967.The Monkees hoped to make "All of Your Toys" their third single, and the first to feature them actually playing the accompaniment, which they had not for their first two singles...

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  5. "Love to Love"
  6. "You Told Me"
  7. "I'll Spend My Life with You"
  8. "Forget That Girl"
  9. "You Just May be the One"
  10. "Shades of Gray
    Shades of Gray (song)
    Shades of Gray was written in 1965 by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and was recorded by The Monkees for their 1967 album Headquarters, the first in which the group played all its own instruments...

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  11. "For Pete's Sake
    For Pete's Sake (song)
    "For Pete's Sake" is a song written by Peter Tork and Joseph Richards, and recorded by The Monkees, with Micky Dolenz on lead vocals. It appeared on The Monkees' third album, Headquarters, and was used as the closing theme for the second season of their TV series.The song is often mistakenly...

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  12. "Sunny Girlfriend"
  13. "No Time"
  14. "Randy Scouse Git
    Randy Scouse Git
    "Randy Scouse Git" is a song written by Micky Dolenz in 1967, and recorded by The Monkees. It was the first song written by Micky Dolenz to be commercially released, and ended up a top 5 hit in the UK where it was retitled "Alternate Title" after the record company complained that the title was...

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  15. "Pleasant Valley Sunday
    Pleasant Valley Sunday
    "Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, most famous for the version recorded by The Monkees in 1967. Goffin's and King's inspiration for the name was a street named , in West Orange, New Jersey where they were living at the time. The road follows a valley through several...

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  16. "Words"
  17. "Daydream Believer
    Daydream Believer
    "Daydream Believer" is a song composed by John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. The song was originally recorded by The Monkees, with Davy Jones singing lead vocals. The single hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four...

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  18. "Goin' Down"
  19. "Salesman"
  20. "The Door into Summer"
  21. "Love is Only Sleeping"
  22. "Cuddly Toy"
  23. "What am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"
  24. "Daily Nightly
    Daily Nightly
    Daily Nightly is a song by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees, which appeared on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. in 1967, and was featured in two second-season episodes of their television series, "A Fairy Tale" and "Monkees Blow Their Minds".The lyrics are a veiled...

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  25. "Star Collector
    Star Collector
    "Star Collector" is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, recorded by The Monkees and included on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. It was also featured in five second-season episodes of their television series: "The Wild Monkees", "Hitting the High Seas", "Monkees...

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CD 3:
  1. "Valleri
    Valleri
    "Valleri" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart for The Monkees, who had a #3 on Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Cash Box with it in early 1968...

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  2. "Tapioca Tundra"
  3. "Dream World"
  4. "Auntie's Municipal Court"
  5. "P.O. Box 9847"
  6. "Zor and Zam"
  7. "Carlisle Wheeling" (first version)
  8. "Tear the Top Right Off My Head"
  9. "The Girl I Left Behind Me" (first version)
  10. "Nine Times Blue"
  11. "Come on In"
  12. "D.W. Washburn"
  13. "It's Nice to Be with You"
  14. "St. Matthew"
  15. "Porpoise Song" (single version)
  16. "As We Go Along"
  17. "Ditty Diego - War Chant"
  18. "Circle Sky
    Circle Sky
    Circle Sky is a song written by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees, which appeared on their sixth album, the Head soundtrack, and also in the film Head as a live concert performance....

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  19. "Can You Dig It"
  20. "Daddy's Song" (previously unreleased version)
  21. "Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again"

CD 4:
  1. "Tear Drop City"
  2. "A Man Without a Dream"
  3. "Through the Looking Glass"
  4. "I Won't Be the Same Without Her"
  5. "You and I"
  6. "While I Cry"
  7. "Shorty Blackwell"
  8. "If I Ever Get to Saginaw Again"
  9. "Smile"
  10. "Listen to the Band" (single version)
  11. "Someday Man"
  12. "Some of Shelly's Blues"
  13. "Mommy and Daddy"
  14. "Good Clean Fun"
  15. "Looking for the Good Times"
  16. "Steam Engine"
  17. "I Never Thought It Peculiar"
  18. "Midnight Train"
  19. "Oh My My"
  20. "I Love You Better"
  21. "Do You Feel It Too?"
  22. "Do It in the Name of Love"
  23. "That Was Then, This Is Now
    That Was Then, This Is Now (song)
    "That Was Then, This Is Now" is a song written by Vance Brescia for his band The Mosquitos and recorded as the title track of their 1985 EP.Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork of The Monkees recorded the song for Arista Records, who released the song as a single and on the compilation album Then & Now......

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  24. "Heart and Soul"
  25. "MGBGT" (live)
  26. "Every Step of the Way" (single version)
  27. "Oh, What a Night"
  28. "You and I" (from Justus
    Justus (album)
    Justus is the eleventh and final studio album by The Monkees, recorded in celebration of their 30th anniversary. This album featured the return of Michael Nesmith. This was the first Monkees album since Head was released in 1968 to feature all four Monkees...

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