16 of Their Greatest Hits

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16 of Their Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by

The Mamas & the Papas

Released

August 1969

Genre

Folk rock, pop

Length

49:01

The Mamas & the Papas chronology

Hits of Gold
(1969)

16 of Their Greatest Hits
(1969)

A Gathering of Flowers
(1971)

16 of Their Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Canadian-American folk rock band The Mamas & the Papas.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]
The Great Rock Discography	8/10^[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	^[3]

AllMusic stated in its review of the album that it is a "great overview of the music from this group" and that "This is a good collection of their unforgettable electric folk-pop songs"^[4]

Track listing

Dedicated to the One I Love – 2:59
Monday, Monday – 3:24
Look Through My Window – 3:34
California Dreamin' – 2:40
I Call Your Name – 2:37
My Girl – 3:49
Dream a Little Dream of Me – 3:13
Go Where You Wanna Go – 2:27
Got a Feelin' – 2:51
I Saw Her Again Last Night – 3:14
Words of Love – 2:15
Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) – 3:24
Dancing in the Street – 3:48
Glad to Be Unhappy – 1:43
Creeque Alley – 3:49
Midnight Voyage – 3:14

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Australian Charts (ARIA)^[5]	13
US Top LPs (Billboard)^[6]	61

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue number
Worldwide issue	August 1969	Dunhill	LP, CD	DS 50064^[7]
Worldwide reissue^[8]	1971	MCA	LP, CD	Unknown

References

^ "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Internet Archive. New York : Oxford University Press. 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "The Mamas and the Papas". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate U.S. ISBN 1841956155.
^ Graf>, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 708[1]. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
^ The Mamas & the Papas – 16 of Their Greatest Hits: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
^ "The Mamas & the Papas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (9 July 1966). "RW-1969-08-30" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 14. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ Fong-Torres, Ben (1971-06-10). "John: 'It Sounded Like the Mamas and the Papas'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

v t e The Mamas & the Papas
Denny Doherty Cass Elliot John Phillips Michelle Phillips Lisa Brescia Jill Gibson Laurie Beebe Lewis Deb Lyons Spanky McFarlane Barry McGuire Scott McKenzie Mackenzie Phillips
Studio 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)
Compilations	16 of Their Greatest Hits (1969) Greatest Hits (1998) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mamas & the Papas (1999) All the Leaves Are Brown (2001)
Singles	"Go Where You Wanna Go" (1965) "California Dreamin'" (1965) "Monday, Monday" (1966) "I Saw Her Again" (1966) "Words of Love" (1966) "Dancing in the Street" (1966) "Look Through My Window" (1966) "Dedicated to the One I Love" (1967) "Creeque Alley" (1967) "My Girl" (1967) "Glad to Be Unhappy" (1967) "Twelve Thirty" (1967) "Safe in My Garden" (1968) "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (1968) "Do You Wanna Dance" (1968)
Related	Discography Chynna Phillips Bijou Phillips Wilson Phillips The Beach Boys Geneviève Waïte The Journeymen The Halifax Three The Big 3 The Mugwumps

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