The Monkees - Changes (1994) [Hi-Res]

Changes is the ninth studio album by The Monkees. The album was issued after Michael Nesmith's exit from the band, leaving only Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones to fulfill the recording contract they signed in the mid-1960s. Changes was their last new album for Colgems Records and the last album by the group until 1987's Pool It.

As their ninth and last album from their hit making 1966-1970 era, The Monkees Changes is one of their most collectable efforts fetching over $300 for a mint copy of the album. This highly regarded fan favorite was a treasure trove of songs providing the soundtrack to the final year of their Saturday afternoon television show, as it featured the double-sided hit single Oh My My and I Love You Better. Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones first class musicianship excel throughout this 1970 session. They revisit the great Boyce and Hart with I Never Thought It Peculiar as well as Davy Jones rockin' delivery on 99 Pounds and the underrated Micky Dolenz performance Ticket On Ferry Ride.

Produced by the much acclaimed sixties producer/writer Jeff Barry (The Monkees, Neil Diamond, The Archies), Changes was the first full-fledged production by this Monkees collaborator as it showed the true pop genius of both the band and producer in the studio. Augmented with some very cool seventies writers Andy Kim (Rock Me Gently) and the late Bobby Bloom (Montego Bay), this later Monkees album truly was a grand farewell from this band until their unbelievable history making 1986 return.

Davy Jones, vocals
Micky Dolenz, vocals

Additional musicians:
Steven Soles, various instruments, background vocals
Ned Albright, various instruments, background vocals
Bobby Bloom, various instruments, background vocals
Jeff Barry, various instruments, background vocals
Hugh McCracken, guitar
Ron Frangipane, keyboards
Chuck Rainey, bass
Gary Chester, drums
Buddy Saltzman, drums

Recorded in New York and Hollywood, California between 1969 and 1971
Engineered by Mike Moran and Ray Hall
Produced by Jeff Barry, Micky Dolenz, Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Bill Chadwick, Davy Jones
Reissue produced by Andrew Sandoval and Bill Inglot

Tracklist:
01. The Monkees - Oh My My (03:02)
02. The Monkees - Ticket on a Ferry Ride (03:30)
03. The Monkees - You're so Good to Me (02:33)
04. The Monkees - It's Got to Be Love (02:25)
05. The Monkees - Acapulco Sun (02:55)
06. The Monkees - 99 Pounds (02:28)
07. The Monkees - Tell Me Love (02:38)
08. The Monkees - Do You Feel It Too? (02:37)
09. Chuck Rainey - I Love You Better (02:27)
10. The Monkees - All Alone in the Dark (02:52)
11. The Monkees - Midnight Train (02:07)
12. The Monkees - I Never Thought It Peculiar (02:24)