The Monkees - Mary Mary (2021 Remix)

Written by the great Michael Nesmith. A song that should have been a US single but was held back by the infamous, devil incarnate, Donnie Kirshner. Never the less.... Included on the LP, “More Of The Monkees“, the second studio It was recorded in mid 1966 and released on Colgems label #102 on January 9, 1967. It displaced the band's debut album from the top of the Billboard 200 chart and remained at No.1 for 18 weeks—the longest of any Monkees album. Combined, the first two Monkees albums were at the top of the Billboard chart for 31 consecutive weeks. More of the Monkees also went to No.1 in the UK. In the U.S. it has been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA with sales of more than five million copies. More of the Monkees is also notable for being the first pop/rock album to be the best-selling album of the year in the U.S. (Not bad!) “Mary Mary“ appeared on the Paul Butterfield Band's East-West release a year before the Monkees' version was released Despite being the songwriter and producer of the t