{"id":49,"date":"2020-05-21T01:26:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T01:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidredd.com\/music\/oldies\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2020-05-24T21:31:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T21:31:37","slug":"i-wanna-be-a-star","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.davidredd.com\/music\/oldies\/the-mamas-and-the-papas\/i-wanna-be-a-star\/","title":{"rendered":"I Wanna Be a Star: The 45s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Listed below are the 45rpm singles released by Dunhill Records for the Mamas and Papas in the US. All but one of these songs (“Glad to Be Unhappy”) also appeared on one of the regular  release albums listed in the Mamas and Papas Discography.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release Date<\/th>A-Side<\/th>B-Side<\/th>Dunhill Single Number<\/th>U.S. Chart Peak Position<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
November 1965*<\/em><\/td>California Dreamin’<\/td>Somebody Groovy<\/td>4020<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
March 1966<\/em><\/td>Monday, Monday<\/td>Got a Feelin’<\/td>4026<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
June 1966<\/em><\/td>I Saw Her Again<\/td>Even If I Could<\/td>4031<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
September 1966<\/em><\/td>Look Through My Window<\/td>Once Was a Time I Thought<\/td>4050<\/td>24<\/td><\/tr>
November 1966<\/em><\/td>Words of Love<\/td>Dancing in the Street<\/td>4057<\/td>5\/75<\/td><\/tr>
February 1967<\/em><\/td>Dedicated to the One I Love<\/td>Free Advice<\/td>4077<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
April 1967<\/em><\/td>Creeque Alley<\/td>No Salt on Her Tail<\/td>4083<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
August 1967<\/em><\/td>Twelve Thirty<\/td>Straight Shooter<\/td>4099<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
October 1967<\/em><\/td>Glad to Be Unhappy<\/td>Hey Girl<\/td>4107<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
November 1967<\/em><\/td>Dancing Bear<\/td>John’s Music Box<\/td>4113<\/td>51<\/td><\/tr>
May 1968<\/em><\/td>Safe in My Garden<\/td>Too Late<\/td>4125<\/td>53<\/td><\/tr>
June 1968**<\/em><\/td>Dream A Little Dream of Me<\/td>Midnight Voyage<\/td>4145<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
July 1968<\/em><\/td>For the Love of Ivy<\/td>Strange Young Girls<\/td>4150<\/td>81<\/td><\/tr>
October 1968<\/em><\/td>Do You Wanna Dance<\/td>My Girl<\/td>4171<\/td>76<\/td><\/tr>
January 1972<\/em><\/td>Step Out<\/td>Shooting Star<\/td>4301<\/td>81<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*From Creeque Alley: The History of the Mamas and the Papas<\/em>:
—“Go Where You Wanna Go…Some discographies list this as Dunhill single 4018, which would have made it the first by the group. ABC-Dunhill files indicate that Dunhill 4018 was not released.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

**This single was actually released under the name “Mama Cass with The Mamas and the Papas”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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