The Mamas & The Papas

The Mamas & The Papas was a Canadian-American folk-rock vocal-group that formed in 1965 in New York City. Founded by husband and wife, John Phillips and Michelle Phillips.
==History==
The Mamas & the Papas was formed by the husband and wife John Phillips and Michelle Phillips, along with Denny Doherty. The last member to join was Cass Elliot, who had to overcome John Phillips's concerns that her voice was too low for his arrangements, that her obesity would be an obstacle to the band's success, and that her temperament was incompatible with his. https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel/dream-a-little-dream-of-me The group considered calling itself the Magic Cyrcle before switching to the Mamas & the Papas, inspired by the Hells Angels, whose female associates were called "mamas". https://archive.org/details/californiadreamin00phil 
The band traveled from New York to Los Angeles for an audition with Lou Adler. The audition was arranged by Barry McGuire. The audition led to "a deal in which they would record two albums a year for the next five years", with a royalty of 5% on 90% of retail sales. https://archive.org/details/papajohnautobiogr00phil Dunhill Records also tied the band to management and publishing deals, commonly known as a "triple hat" relationship. Fiegel, Eddie (2005). Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot. London: Sidgwick & Jackson. 
The Mamas & the Papas made their first recording singing background vocals on McGuire's album This Precious Time, although they had already released a single of their own by the time the album appeared in December 1965. http://www.barrymcguire.com/?page=bio5 The single "Go Where You Wanna Go" failed to chart. http://mpinfo.davidredd.com/MP45.html The follow-up, "California Dreamin'", has the same B-side, suggesting that "Go Where You Wanna Go" had been withdrawn. "California Dreamin'" was released in December, touted by a full-page advertisement in Billboard on December 18. It peaked at No. 4 in the United States and No. 23 in the United Kingdom. http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/does-anyone-here-own-the-go-where-you-wanna-go-45-dunhill-4018.189389/ 
The success of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" confirmed Elliot's desire to embark on a solo career, and by the end of 1968 it appeared that the group had split. The group met its demise officially in early 1969, as John Phillips recalled, saying "Dunhill released us from our contracts and we were history, though we still owed the label another album." https://archive.org/details/papajohnautobiogr00phil pg. 26 
The Mamas & the Papas' last album of new material, People Like Us, was released in November 1971. The only single, "Step Out", reached No. 81 in the US. The album peaked at No. 84 on the Billboard 200, making it the only album by the Mamas & Papas not to reach the top 20 in the US. Neither single nor album charted in the UK. Contractual obligations fulfilled, the band's split was final. https://trentonherzog.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/the-break-up-of-the-mamas-and-papas-who-or-what-was-really-responsible/ 
==Discography==
===Albums===
*If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966)
*The Mamas & the Papas (1966)
*Deliver (1967)
*The Papas & the Mamas (1968)
*People Like Us (1971)
===Compilation Albums===
*Farewell to the First Golden Era (1967)
*Golden Era Vol. 2 (1968)
*Hits of Gold (1969)
*16 of Their Greatest Hits (1969)
*20 Golden Hits (1973)
*The Best of the Mamas and the Papas (1977)
*California Dreamin': The Very Best of the Mamas and the Papas (1995)
*California Dreamin': The Greatest Hits of the Mamas and the Papas (1997)
*Greatest Hits (1998)
*California Dreamin': The Best of the Mamas and the Papas (2006)
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