Complex sentence: Nesmith has stated that the title of the album is a reaction to the record label repeatedly asking him to write more hit songs and features Nesmith's own version of his tune "Different Drum", a hit for Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys in 1967.
Split into simpler sentences: Nesmith has stated that the title of the album is a reaction to the record label repeatedly asking him to write more hit songs. Ironically, the album features Nesmith's own version of his tune "Different Drum" which was a hit for Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys in 1967.