THE MONKEES - Circle Sky

In the space of a year, the Monkees went from singing "Cheer up, sleepy Jean" to "The porpoise is laughing goodbye." Their G-rated psychedelic cinema-bomb Head was no Hard Day's Night, despite being helmed by Five Easy Pieces director Bob Rafelson (and featuring Frank Zappa as a music critic with a talking cow), but the soundtrack was a largely un-Monkees-like potpourri that jostled for space in the annals of underground weirdness. A far cry from the polished Neil Diamond radio ditties they came up on, Head features Middle Eastern-tinged groove-rock ("Can You Dig It?"), swinging Harry Nilsson swank ("Daddy's Song"), ambient interludes, surrealistic dialog snippets ("I'd like a glass of cold gravy with a hair in it please," says Davy Jones); and, of course, porpoise pet sounds. Guitar: Danny Kortchmar Cello: David Filerman Backing Vocals: Davy Jones Bass Guitar: Doug Lubahn Producer: Gerry Goffin Cello: Gregory Bemko Arranger: Jack Nitzsche Cello: Jacqueline Lustgarten Cello: Jan Kelley Upright Bass: Jerry Scheff Upright Bass: Jim Hughart Drums, Percussion: John Raines Brass, Woodwind: Jules Jacob Guitar: Ken Bloom Keyboards: Leon Russell Upright Bass: Max Bennett Lead Vocals: Micky Dolenz Drums, Percussion: Mike Ney Keyboards: Ralph Schukett Conductor, Cymbals: Russ Titelman Writer: Carole King Writer: Gerry Goffin