25th Anniversary Collection (The Monkees album)

25th Anniversary Collection
Greatest hits album by The Monkees
Released	1992
Recorded	1966 - 1968
Genre	Rock, pop
Label	Arista
Producer	Chip Douglas, Gerry Goffin, Michael Nesmith, Jeff Barry, Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Jack Keller, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Peter Tork
The Monkees chronology
Listen to the Band (1991) 25th Anniversary Collection (1992) Greatest Hits (1995)

The 25th Anniversary Collection is a Monkees UK compilation album released in 1992. It contains 20 of The Monkees' greatest hits. The album did not include any material from the 1980s reunions, focusing strictly on the band's 1960s output.

Track listing

1. "Daydream Believer" (John Stewart) – 3:08
2. "Pleasant Valley Sunday" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:16
3. "Porpoise Song (Theme from "Head")" (Goffin, King) – 4:13
4. "Listen to the Band" (Michael Nesmith) – 2:45
5. "Randy Scouse Git (Alternate Title)" (Micky Dolenz) – 2:35
6. "Shades of Gray" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 3:22
7. "For Pete's Sake" (Peter Tork, Joey Richards) – 2:08
8. "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" (Neil Diamond) – 2:13
9. "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) – 2:25
10. "Last Train to Clarksville" (Boyce, Hart) – 2:42
11. "I'm a Believer" (Diamond) – 2:47
12. "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" (Diamond) – 2:50
13. "Valleri" (Boyce, Hart) – 2:19
14. "Cuddly Toy" (Harry Nilsson) – 2:40
15. "Hold on Girl (Help is on its Way)" (Billy Carr, Jack Keller, Ben Raleigh) - 2:28
16. "She" (Boyce, Hart) – 2:38
17. "Words" (Boyce, Hart) – 2:51
18. "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" (Nesmith) – 2:36
19. "What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round" (Michael Martin Murphey, Owen Castleman) – 3:07
20. "(Theme from) The Monkees" (Boyce, Hart) – 2:18

Notes

• The copy of "Daydream Believer" presented here is the 1986 stereo mix which is 8 seconds longer than the copy presented on the album The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees. ^[1]
• The copy of "Listen to the Band" presented here is the 1969 "fake" stereo mix from The Monkees Present which is 15 seconds longer than the copy presented as a single. ^[2]
• The copy of "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" presented here is the 1969 stereo mix without the handclaps found on the mono mix. This copy features Davy singing "no, no" over the bridge. ^[3]
• The copy of "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" presented here is the original 1967 stereo mix without the additional backing vocals during the harpsichord bridge on the 1987 stereo mix that is most commonly used today. ^[4]
• All the songs featured on this album (with the exception of "Hold on Girl") are featured on most of the following Monkees greatest hits albums.

References

1. http://monkeesmixography.wikidot.com/1967-06-14-daydream-believer
2. http://monkeesmixography.wikidot.com/1968-06-01-listen-to-the-band
3. http://monkeesmixography.wikidot.com/1967-01-21-a-little-bit-me-a-little-bit-you
4. http://monkeesmixography.wikidot.com/1967-02-23-the-girl-i-knew-somewhere-v2