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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › California_Dreamin'California Dreamin' - Wikipedia

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   California Dreamin '" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. [5] The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965. The lyrics express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold ...

2. ig.ft.com › life-of-a-song › california-dreaminCalifornia Dreamin’ — a ghostly presence still haunts the ...

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   Nov 1, 2021 · But even a cover by David Hasselhoff couldn’t diminish the enduring legacy of The Mamas & the Papas’ recording. Perhaps more than any song, “California Dreamin’” captured the modern mythology...

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4. ontherecords.net › mamas-papas-california-dreaminMamas & Papas…California Dreamin’ - On The Records

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   Aug 8, 2018 · You can see above that the record company decided to cover up the toilet that was in their album photo by posting a list of their featured songs. In early 1966, “California Dreamin'” went to #4 on the singles chart. ”All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray. I’ve been for a walk on a Winter’s day.

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5. timscoverstory.wordpress.com › 2017/12/11California Dreamin’: Barry McGuire; The Mamas and the Papas ...

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   Dec 11, 2017 · In return, the Mamas and the Papas provided McGuire with backing vocals on his second album This Precious Time. One of the songs on that album was California Dreamin’. That song had been written by John Phillips in late 1963, when he and Michelle were suffering through a cold spell in New York.

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7. www.songfacts.com › facts › the-mamas-the-papasCalifornia Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas - Songfacts

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   Bobby Womack hit #43 US with his 1968 cover, which was featured in the 2009 movie Fish Tank. In 1979, a movie called California Dreaming was released, featuring a cover of this song by the group America. This version made #56 US. Other popular covers were recorded by George Benson and Guster.

8. www.discogs.com › release › 2224804-The-Mamas-TheThe Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin' (1995, CD) - Discogs

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   View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1995 CD release of "California Dreamin'" on Discogs.

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   Who has covered California Dreamin'?

   • The song California Dreamin’ has been covered by numerous groups, including The Beach Boys, R.E.M., Jose Feliciano, the Carpenters, the Four Tops, and George Benson. Bobby Womack recorded his cover of California Dreamin’ in 1968. It was a cut on his first solo album, and became Womack’s first big hit.

   California Dreamin’: Barry McGuire; The Mamas and the Papas; Bobby

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   Who sang the first version of Mamas & the Papas?

   • We will first discuss the first recorded version with Barry McGuire on lead vocals, backed by The Mamas & the Papas. We will then review the most famous version of that song by The Mamas & the Papas; and we will finish by discussing a cover by Bobby Womack. Barry McGuire was a singer-songwriter who became one of the earliest folk-rockers.

   California Dreamin’: Barry McGuire; The Mamas and the Papas; Bobby

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   Are the Mamas & the Papas a California group?

   • The Mamas And The Papas were not really a California group. John Phillips was from South Carolina, Cass Elliot was from Maryland, and Denny Doherty was from Nova Scotia, Canada. The only native Californian…Michelle Phillips. John Phillips met Michelle Gilliam when she was pursuing a modeling career in San Francisco.

   Mamas & Papas…California Dreamin’ - On The Records

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   Who wrote California Dreamin'?

   • See media help. "California Dreamin'" is a song written by Johnand Michelle Phillipsin 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965.

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   Did McGuire record a song with the Mamas & the Papas?

   • McGuire recorded the first version of the song with The Mamas & the Papas as his backing band and a harmonica solo instead of a flute. It was going to be used as the follow-up single to his hit, " Eve Of Destruction."

   California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas - Songfacts

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   Who were the Mamas & the Papas?

   • But in 1965, John and Michelle joined up with Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty to form The Mamas & the Papas; the band soon secured their first contract with Dunhill Records after a recommendation by another of the label’s artists, Barry McGuire (who had had a hit in 1965 with “Eve of Destruction”).

   California Dreamin’ — a ghostly presence still haunts the 1966 hit

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10. shewillrockyou.wordpress.com › 2021/08/20 › episodeEpisode 50: California Dreamin’ (The Mamas & The Papas)

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    Aug 20, 2021 · Yes. As opposed to group without vocals. Yes. Um, the album has been listed as numbers. 117 on rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums in 2012. I doubt it’s still there, but it was at one point. Really briefly. My favorite fact about this album is the cover because sixties music really does have the best album covers best vinyl covers.