Deliver (The Mamas & The Papas album)

The Mamas & The Papas Deliver is the third album by The Mamas & the Papas, released in 1967.

The Mamas & The Papas Deliver
Studio album by
The Mamas & the Papas
ReleasedFebruary 1967
RecordedAutumn 1966
GenrePop, folk rock
Length35:04
LabelDunhill
ProducerLou Adler
The Mamas & the Papas chronology
The Mamas & the Papas
(1966)		 The Mamas & The Papas Deliver
(1967)		 The Papas & The Mamas
(1968)
Singles from The Mamas & The Papas Deliver
  1. "Look Through My Window"
    Released: 1966
  2. "Dedicated to the One I Love"
    Released: 1967
  3. "Creeque Alley"
    Released: 1967

Title

The album's title was an in-joke among the group, as recording commenced shortly after Cass Elliot announced that she was pregnant with her daughter, Owen. Given the social stigma of unwed mothers at the time, both the pregnancy and the birth had been kept a closely guarded secret from the public, and the LP's name was meant to imply that Cass and the others had "delivered" a newborn creative creation.

Release

The album charted at #2 in Billboard's "Top Pop" albums for 1967. Three of the album's singles ranked in the "Pop Singles" chart: "Dedicated to the One I Love" at #2, "Creeque Alley" 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, a retrospective compilation of the band's first four albums and various singles.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Original track listing

All tracks composed by John Phillips except where indicated.

Side one
  1. "Dedicated to the One I Love" (Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling) - 2:56
  2. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) - 3:35
  3. "Creeque Alley" (J. Phillips, Michelle Phillips) - 3:45
  4. "Sing for Your Supper" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:46
  5. "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) - 2:54
  6. "Free Advice" (J. Phillips, M. Phillips) - 3:15

Side two
  1. "Look Through My Window" - 3:05
  2. "Boys and 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
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References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r12287
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