Tear Drop City
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| "Tear Drop City" | ||||
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 US single cover | ||||
| Single by the Monkees | ||||
| from the album Instant Replay | ||||
| B-side | "A Man Without a Dream" | |||
| Released | 8 February 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 26 October 1966 RCA Victor Studios Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:01 | |||
| Label | Colgems #5000 | |||
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Tear Drop City is a single by the Monkees released on February 8, 1969 on Colgems #5000 recorded on October 26, 1966. The song reached No.56 on the Billboard chart, no.37 on cash box. The lyrics are about a man who feels low because his girlfriend has left him. Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, it was the first single The Monkees released as a trio (Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Davy Jones; Peter Tork departed December 1968). Micky Dolenz performed the lead vocal. Boyce and Hart produced and arranged the song.
The flip-side was "A Man Without a Dream", with Davy Jones doing the lead vocal, and it hit no.127 on the Cash Box chart. Both single sides were from the album Instant Replay.
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Rhino Handmade 2011 "Deluxe Edition" box set.[2]
The Monkees
- Micky Dolenz - lead vocals
Additional musicians
- Wayne Erwin – guitar
- Gerry McGee – guitar
- Louie Shelton – guitar
- Larry Taylor – bass guitar
- Billy Lewis – drums
- Gene Estes – tambourine
- Tommy Boyce – backing vocals
- Bobby Hart – backing vocals
- Ron Hicklin – backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Sandoval, Andrew (2011). Instant Replay (Deluxe Edition) (CD box set liner notes). The Monkees. Los Angeles, California: Rhino Handmade. RHM2 528791.
- Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Singles
- Instant Replay, Rhino CD booklet
