Monday, Monday

Monday, Monday is the title of one of the Mamas & Papas published in 1966, millions Sellers, composed by the group member John Phillips.

Genesis

The Mamas & Papas, two singers and two singers had just released their first single, California Dreamin ', published in November 1965, when she for 16 December 1965 - had scheduled a new recording session at Western Recorders in Hollywood - a Thursday. The counterpoint vocals in close harmony style is vague on the Monday as the worst day of the week, the sobering follows after a nice weekend. John Phillips had written the song overnight. Behind the music producer Lou Adler and the technical supervision of sound engineer Bones Howe at the core of studio musicians wrecking crew accompanied the choral sound of the group. Larry Knechtel (keyboards), Joe Osborn (bass) and Hal Blaine (drums) were present, in addition PF Sloan was still playing guitar, violins arranged by Al De Lory. Mama Cass had difficulties to follow with her alto voice to the pitches of the first composition. An almost three seconds break before the coda was first used as a musical element. However, it deceived the DJs who heard the song for the first time, about the true end of the re- starting the song that ends with a fade out as the outro. The song was created under the working title Monday Morning ( loud recording protocol) in three hours at Western Recorders Studio 3 This was unusually short, as the group tried to perfect their harmonies. So were 20 hours in the recording studio not uncommon. " Mama Cass is green in the face, we stop for today. "

Publication and success

For admission date was the previous single California Dreamin ' is not in the U.S. top ten, as it reached only on 8 January 1966 Rank 99 in the charts. This was Monday, Monday received before California Dreamin 'could become a hit. Was published Monday, Monday / Got A Feelin ' ( Dunhill 4026 ) on March 24, 1966, alone sold 160,000 copies on that day. The single appeared on 9 April 1966 in the U.S. singles chart, where it reached the first rank and held for three weeks. It was the first and only number -one hit of the group and simultaneously sold 3.5 million copies of her greatest success. The song won a Grammy for best contemporary rock ' n ' roll recording of a vocal group. The title led in Germany to the Bravo - year charts in 1966.

He has been covered at least 44 times, including the German version with the title Monday, Monday, what you bring me by Peter Haupt ( September 1966 ), whose authored by Günter Loose German text rather is based on the original text.