Lemme see if I got this straight: this 1990 CD release was originally a 1976 Arista release that has the same track list and sequence as the 1972 Bell Records release titled Re-Focus because the Bell label had since been reorganized into Arista Records in 1974. Brilliantly marketed just as the original TV series went into syndication.
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| Billboard, July 10, 1976, p.64 |
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| CashBox, July 10, 1976, p. 18 |
Groovy sixties vibes throughout and I'm immediately sent on a flashback trip. What a fantastic time capsule.
Album chart peaks:
- US Billboard 200: #58
- CashBox: #72
Tracks:
| Song | Year | Hot 100 |
| Introduction | 1967 | - |
| Last Train To Clarksville | 1966 | 1 |
| She | 1966 | - |
| Daydream Believer | 1967 | 1 |
| Listen To The Band | 1969 | 63 |
| A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You | 1967 | 2 |
| I'm A Believer | 1966 | 1 |
| I Wanna Be Free | 1967 | - |
| Pleasant Valley Sunday | 1967 | 3 |
| (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone | 1966 | 20 |
| Shades Of Gray | 1967 | - |
Top 40 hits not included: The Girl I Knew Somewhere (#39, 1967), Words (#11, 1967), Valleri (#3, 1968), Tapioca Tundra (#34, 1968), D.W. Washburn (#19, 1968).
They're all enjoyable, particularly the top ten hits, and at a running time of 31 minutes, there's no reason not to listen to the whole disc.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: As a toddler, one of my earliest memories of intentionally bothering my family is running around the house singing the TV themes to both The Monkees as well as The Banana Splits (The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)). I'm sure my parents were ready to throw out TV our in the street.
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