More of the Monkees is the second studio album by the American pop rock band the Monkees, released in 1967 on Colgems Records. It was recorded in late 1966 and displaced the band's debut album from the top of the Billboard 200 chart, remaining at No. 1 for 18 weeks, the longest run 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.

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More of the Monkees
Studio album by the Monkees
Released	January 9, 1967
Recorded	June 25 – November 23, 1966
Studio	RCA Victor A, B (Hollywood) RCA Victor A, B (New York) Western Recorders, No. 2 (Hollywood) American Recording Co. (Studio City) RCA Victor (Hollywood)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	28:34
Label	Colgems (U.S.) RCA Victor (outside U.S.)
Producer	Tommy Boyce Bobby Hart Carole Bayer Sager Neil Sedaka Michael Nesmith Jeff Barry Jack Keller Gerry Goffin Carole King
The Monkees chronology
The Monkees (1966) More of the Monkees (1967) Headquarters (1967)
Singles from More of the Monkees
"I'm a Believer" / "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" Released: November 21, 1966 "Mary, Mary" Released: 1968

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Monkeemania had reached full swing by the time the album was released. The Monkees' second single, "I'm a Believer"—included on this album—held the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 and they were about to embark on a highly successful concert tour.

The release of More of the Monkees was rushed to capitalize on the band's popularity, catching even its members by surprise. The band learned of the album's existence while on tour in Cleveland, Ohio, surprised it had been released without their knowing. They were dismayed by the cover image of them (which was used in an advertisement for JCPenney) and were offended by production overseer Don Kirshner's liner notes, which praised his team of songwriters before mentioning, almost as an afterthought, the names of the Monkees. The band, particularly Nesmith, was also furious about the songs—selected for the record from 34 that had been recorded—leading Nesmith to later tell Melody Maker magazine that More of the Monkees was "probably the worst album in the history of the world".^[4]

The group began to grow concerned over their musical output, since this album and their debut, The Monkees, featured them limited to just vocals with scattered instrumental contributions. Kirshner had a strict rule that the Monkees were to provide only vocals on his productions, though separate sessions produced by Michael Nesmith himself usually featured Peter Tork on guitar. More of the Monkees has Nesmith limited to one song as lead vocalist.

Within weeks of the release of More of the Monkees, Nesmith lobbied successfully with the group's creators, Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider, for the Monkees to be allowed to play their instruments on future records, effectively giving the quartet artistic control. To make his point clear to Kirshner, who was balking at the idea, Nesmith proceeded to punch a hole in the wall of a suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel during a group meeting with Kirshner and Colgems lawyer Herb Moelis, declaring to the latter: "That could have been your face!". This outburst came after Moelis snapped to Nesmith, "You'd better read your contract", when Nesmith threatened to quit. Kirshner was later dropped from the project altogether.^[4]

Credits adapted from 2017 Rhino "Super Deluxe Edition" box set.^[6]

The Monkees

• Micky Dolenz – lead vocals (1, 3, 6, 10, 12), backing vocals (1–4, 7–8, 10, 12)
• Davy Jones – backing vocals (1, 4, 7–8, 10–12), lead vocals (2, 4, 7, 9, 11)
• Peter Tork – backing vocals (1, 7–8, 10, 12), guitar (3), lead vocals (5)
• Michael Nesmith – lead vocals (8), backing vocals (8), steel guitar (8)

Additional musicians

Unconfirmed personnel and duties

• Percussion (2, 6)
• Musicians (4–5, 10)
• Additional backing vocals (11)
• Other musicians (12)

Technical

• Don Kirshner – music supervisor
• Lester Sill – music coordinator
• Emil LaViola – music coordinator
• Tommy Boyce – producer (1, 6)
• Bobby Hart – producer (1, 6)
• Neil Sedaka – producer (2)
• Carole Bayer – producer (2)
• Michael Nesmith – producer (3, 8)
• Don Peake – conductor (3, 8)
• Jeff Barry – producer (4, 5, 7, 9, 10–12)
• Jack Keller – producer (4, 5, 7, 9, 11–12)
• Artie Butler – string arranger (9)
• Gerry Goffin – producer (10)
• Carole King – producer (10)
• Ernie Oelrich – engineer
• Henry Lewy – engineer
• Hank Cicalo – engineer
• Richie Schmitt – engineer
• Richard Podolor – engineer
• Dave Hassinger – engineer
• Ray Hall – engineer