Deliver is a 1967 album

Album

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 by The Mamas & the Papas

The Mamas & the Papas

The Mamas & the Papas were a Canadian/American vocal group of the 1960s . The group recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968 with a short reunion in 1971, releasing five albums and 11 Top 40 hit singles...

. It was their third album release. The album charted second in Billboard

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s "Top Pop" albums for 1967. Three of the album's singles ranked in the "Pop Singles" chart: "Dedicated to the One I Love

Dedicated to the One I Love

"Dedicated to the One I Love" is the name of a song written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass. Pauling was the guitarist of The "5" Royales, the group that recorded the original version of this song, Bass was the producer. A version by The Shirelles was a minor hit for them in 1959. The "5" Royales...

" at #2, "Creeque Alley

Creeque Alley

"Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas in 1967, narrating the story about how the group was formed. The title of the song is derived from the place Creque or Crequi Alley, home to a club in the Virgin Islands where...

" at #5, and "Look Through My Window" at #24.

The album was first issued on CD in 1988 (MCAD-31044) and is included in its entirety on All the Leaves are Brown

All the Leaves are Brown

All the Leaves are Brown: The Golden Era Collection is a 2001 release compiling the first four albums by The Mamas & the Papas in their entirety, with some single-exclusive mono versions and one non-album track...

, a retrospective compilation of the band's first four albums and various singles.

Original track listing

Tracks composed by John Phillips

John Phillips (musician)

John Edmund Andrew Phillips , was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and promoter . Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the singing group The Mamas & the Papas...

 unless otherwise indicated.

Side One:

1. "Dedicated to the One I Love
   Dedicated to the One I Love
   "Dedicated to the One I Love" is the name of a song written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass. Pauling was the guitarist of The "5" Royales, the group that recorded the original version of this song, Bass was the producer. A version by The Shirelles was a minor hit for them in 1959. The "5" Royales...
   
   " (Ralph Bass
   Ralph Bass
   Ralph Bass , born in The Bronx, New York of an Italian-American-Catholic father, and a German-American-Jewish mother, was an influential rhythm and blues record producer and talent scout for several independent labels and was responsible for many hit records. He was a pioneer in bringing black...
   
   , Lowman Pauling) – 2:56
2. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson
   Smokey Robinson
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   , Ronald White
   Ronald White
   Ronald "Ronnie" White was an African American soul singer and songwriter, notable as a founding member of The Miracles, and the only member to survive all of that group's line-up changes...
   
   ) – 3:35
3. "Creeque Alley
   Creeque Alley
   "Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas in 1967, narrating the story about how the group was formed. The title of the song is derived from the place Creque or Crequi Alley, home to a club in the Virgin Islands where...
   
   " (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
   Michelle Phillips
   Michelle Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained fame as a member of the 1960s group The Mamas & the Papas, and is the last surviving original member of the group.-Early life:...
   
   ) – 3:45
4. "Sing for Your Supper
   Sing for Your Supper
   Sing for Your Supper is an American popular song by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart. The song was debuted in their 1938 Broadway musical the Boys from Syracuse, in which it was performed as a trio with Muriel Angelus, Marcy Westcott and Wynn Murray. The lyrics describe a singer...
   
   " (Lorenz Hart
   Lorenz Hart
   Lorenz "Larry" Milton Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart...
   
   , Richard Rodgers
   Richard Rodgers
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   ) – 2:46
5. "Twist and Shout
   Twist and Shout
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   " (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) – 2:54
6. "Free Advice" (J. Phillips, M. Phillips) – 3:15

Side Two:

1. "Look Through My Window
   Look Through My Window
   "Look Through My Window" is a song recorded by the American vocal group The Mamas & the Papas. It was the first single from their Deliver album and charted at number 24 in the United States, but failed to chart in the UK. Written by John Philips, circa 1964 during a temporary separation from his...
   
   " – 3:05
2. "Boys & Girls Together" – 3:15
3. "String Man" (J. Phillips, M. Phillips) – 2:59
4. "Frustration" – 2:50
5. "Did You Ever Want to Cry" – 2:53
6. "John's Music Box" – 1:00

Personnel

• Denny Doherty
  Denny Doherty
  Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty was a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was most widely known as a founding member of the 1960s musical group The Mamas & the Papas.-Early career:...
  
   – vocals
• Cass Elliot
  Cass Elliot
  Cass Elliot , born Ellen Naomi Cohen and also known as Mama Cass, was an American singer and member of The Mamas & the Papas. After the group broke up, she released five solo albums. Elliot was found dead in her room in London, England, from an apparent heart attack after two weeks of sold-out...
  
   – vocals
• John Phillips
  John Phillips (musician)
  John Edmund Andrew Phillips , was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and promoter . Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the singing group The Mamas & the Papas...
  
   – vocals and guitar
• Michelle Phillips
  Michelle Phillips
  Michelle Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained fame as a member of the 1960s group The Mamas & the Papas, and is the last surviving original member of the group.-Early life:...
  
   – vocals
• Hal Blaine
  Hal Blaine
  Hal Blaine is an American drummer and session musician. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, and...
  
   – drums and percussion
• Larry Knechtel
  Larry Knechtel
  Lawrence William "Larry" Knechtel was an American keyboard player and bassist, best known for his work as a session musician with such artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Duane Eddy, The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, The Partridge Family, The Doors, and Elvis Presley, and as a member of the 1970s...
  
   – keyboard instruments
• Jim Horn
  Jim Horn
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   – flute and saxophone
• Joe Osborn
  Joe Osborn
  Joe Osborn is an American bass guitar virtuoso, notable for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the period from the 1960s through the 1980s. Osborn's work is widely admired by fellow musicians.Osborn began his career working in local clubs, then played on a hit...
  
   – bass
• "Doctor" Eric Hord – guitar
• P.F. Sloan – guitar
• Gary Coleman – percussion, bells and marimba