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| released = {{start date|1967|05|22}} |
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| recorded = March 16 and 22, 1967 |
| recorded = March 16 and 22, 1967 |
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| studio = [[RCA Records|RCA Victor |
| studio = [[RCA Records|RCA Victor, C]] (Hollywood) |
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| genre = [[Chamber pop]]<ref name= "Masley 2024">{{cite web|first= Ed|last= Masley|title= Best Monkees songs of all time: 30 classics, from their biggest hits to album tracks|website= [[The Arizona Republic]]|date= January 7, 2024|url= https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/01/07/the-monkees-greatest-hits-of-all-time/72079810007/|accessdate= January 12, 2024}}</ref> |
| genre = [[Chamber pop]]<ref name= "Masley 2024">{{cite web|first= Ed|last= Masley|title= Best Monkees songs of all time: 30 classics, from their biggest hits to album tracks|website= [[The Arizona Republic]]|date= January 7, 2024|url= https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/01/07/the-monkees-greatest-hits-of-all-time/72079810007/|accessdate= January 12, 2024}}</ref> |
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| length = 3:20 |
| length = 3:20 |
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| producer = [[Chip Douglas]] |
| producer = [[Chip Douglas]] |
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"'''Shades of Gray'''" is a song |
"'''Shades of Gray'''" is a song written by [[Barry Mann]] and [[Cynthia Weil]], recorded by [[the Monkees]] for their 1967 album ''[[Headquarters (the Monkees album)|Headquarters]]''. Lead vocals were shared by [[Davy Jones (actor)|Davy Jones]] and [[Peter Tork]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19808/m1/|title=Show 44 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. [Part 4]|work=UNT Digital Library}}</ref> and this is the only track on the album featuring instruments performed by session musicians instead of the band members (and producer [[Chip Douglas]]) themselves ([[French horn]] and [[cello]]). |
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The song had been recorded previously by a folk-rock trio, [[the Will-O-Bees]], and released in 1967 on the Date Records label.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqcoU_Y-uSA "Shades of Gray"] video. YouTube. Retrieved on December 17, 2016.</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2024}} |
The song had been recorded previously by a folk-rock trio, [[the Will-O-Bees]], and released in 1967 on the Date Records label.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqcoU_Y-uSA "Shades of Gray"] video. YouTube. Retrieved on December 17, 2016.</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2024}} This version was accorded "Chart Spotlights{{snd}}Predicted to reach the HOT 100" status in the December 31, 1966 issue of [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']].<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |title= Chart Spotlight{{snd}}Predicted to reach the HOT 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=December 31, 1966 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eCIEAAAAMBAJ&q=Shades+of+Gray}}</ref> |
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[[Sandy Posey]] covered the song on her 1968 album ''Looking at You''. |
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Another version was recorded in 2016 by P.K. Limited (Screen Gems/Columbia Music songwriters Dan Peyton and Marty Kaniger); it was featured in the film ''[[Getting Straight]]''. |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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'''Additional musicians''' |
'''Additional musicians''' |
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*[[Jerry Yester]] – bass guitar |
*[[Jerry Yester]] – bass guitar |
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*[[Vincent DeRosa]] – |
*[[Vincent DeRosa]] – French horn |
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*Frederick Seykora – cello |
*Frederick Seykora – cello |
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Revision as of 03:59, 8 July 2024
| "Shades of Gray" | |
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| Song by The Monkees | |
| from the album Headquarters | |
| Released | May 22, 1967 |
| Recorded | March 16 and 22, 1967 |
| Studio | RCA Victor, C (Hollywood) |
| Genre | Chamber pop[1] |
| Length | 3:20 |
| Label | Colgems |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Chip Douglas |
"Shades of Gray" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, recorded by the Monkees for their 1967 album Headquarters. Lead vocals were shared by Davy Jones and Peter Tork,[2] and this is the only track on the album featuring instruments performed by session musicians instead of the band members (and producer Chip Douglas) themselves (French horn and cello).
The song had been recorded previously by a folk-rock trio, the Will-O-Bees, and released in 1967 on the Date Records label.[3][better source needed] This version was accorded "Chart Spotlights – Predicted to reach the HOT 100" status in the December 31, 1966 issue of Billboard.[4]
Personnel
Credits from Andrew Sandoval.[5]
The Monkees
- Peter Tork – co-lead vocals, piano, backing vocals
- Davy Jones – co-lead vocals, tambourine, maracas, backing vocals
- Michael Nesmith – pedal steel guitar
- Micky Dolenz – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Jerry Yester – bass guitar
- Vincent DeRosa – French horn
- Frederick Seykora – cello
Technical
- Hank Cicalo – engineer
References
- ^ Masley, Ed (January 7, 2024). "Best Monkees songs of all time: 30 classics, from their biggest hits to album tracks". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Show 44 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: Some samples of the Los Angeles sound. [Part 4]". UNT Digital Library.
- ^ "Shades of Gray" video. YouTube. Retrieved on December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Chart Spotlight – Predicted to reach the HOT 100". Billboard. December 31, 1966.
- ^ Sandoval, Andrew (2005). The Monkees : the day-by-day story of the '60s TV pop sensation. Internet Archive. San Diego : Thunder Bay Press. pp. 114-115297. ISBN 978-1-59223-372-4.
External links
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