Dolenz, Jones, Boyce and Hart

I was a huge Monkee fan growing up and when Micky and Davy hooked up with Boyce and Hart I had some doubts about how good this album would be....but my friends and I back in the day when it first came out bought it and loved every song on it! It's been years since I even seen where this album went and I have been thinking about these songs for a few weeks now so I just had to go on line and purchase this CD! I can't wait for it to come in and play it at home or in my car and sing along with these great songs! They bring back such great memories of hanging with my friends and having good times! Love Micky Dolenz and always will! Met him for the first time at a show I went to recently in Phoenix and was thrilled! Glad to see he is still doing what he loves and what I love listening too! MJ :)

Several years after the 1970 demise of The Monkees, two former members of that group, namely Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones, teamed up with songwriters/fellow recording artists Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (who had written several songs for the Monkees, including the smash #1 first Monkees single, "Last Train To Clarksville") for a successful American tour, under the name of Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart. (They couldn't legally use the "Monkees" moniker.) As a result of the success of that tour, the outfit also scored a contract with Capitol, for whom they recorded an album that took nearly 30 years to see "official" CD release. One possible reason that the album had not previously appeared on an "official" CD is because it was not a commercial success upon its original release in '76. The two singles released by the group, "I Remember The Feeling"/"You And I" and "I Love You"/"Savin' My Love For You," were likewise flops. This lack of success with records was strange and ironic (they were good records!) given DJBH's "in-person" popularity, which was the reason they got the chance to record in the first place. (The album was out-sold, also rather ironically, by that skimpy Monkees Greatest Hits compilation on Arista.) As recording artists, DJBH deserved better, and I do think it's unfortunate that the album's first and so far only "legitimate" CD appearance is from vinyl. Just WHY it's from vinyl, I don't know, but to me it's better than nothing.As for the sound quality of this CD: For a CD mastered from vinyl, I think it sounds pretty good, really. Based on certain other reviews, I kind of expected worse. It doesn't sound perfect, but I still find it very listenable. I noticed what seem to be some slight "hiccups" here and there, but they weren't bad. If there's any pops, clicks, hiss, or anything like that, it isn't enough for my admittedly non-audiophile ears to detect. If you want GREAT sound quality, this CD may not be for you. But if you're not really picky, I think it'll probably sound O.K. to you.As for the actual album itself: The cover of the CD (which strangely doesn't use the original artwork but a curious, sort of comical "part-illustration" of the group members, or rather, just their heads, in a biplane) says "the first Monkees reunion," and while I don't think that DJBH actually intended to be seen as a "version" of the Monkees, this is still a really good album in my opinion --- stronger than most of the Monkees albums (although I am a Monkees fan). However, Davy Jones, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart all kind of take a backseat to Micky Dolenz, who dominates the album. (He takes or shares the lead on most of the album's 12 tracks.) Micky does an admirable job (he was arguably the strongest vocalist in the Monkees), but I personally would have liked to hear more of Davy, who is my favorite Monkee. (It would also have been cool if Boyce and Hart had been featured more as well.) I think Davy makes his strongest showing on "I Remember The Feeling," which is one of the best tracks on the album. He also sings the lead on the album opener, "Right Now," which is the most romantic song on the album. (Probably not a coincidence, given his "heartthrob" rep.) I'd say the other best songs are "I Love You," "Teenager In Love," "Sail On Sailor" (which features lead vocal turns by Davy, Boyce, and Hart, and which, incidentally, shares a title with a Beach Boys song from about three years earlier), "Savin' My Love For You," and "It Always Hurts Most In The Morning." (By the way, the back cover of this CD, as well as the booklet, erroneously read "More" instead of "Most.") In '96, the once-again re-formed Monkees (featuring all of the original members) re-did "You And I." In my opinion, the remake is the superior version, though the original isn't bad. I think "Moonfire," "You Didn't Feel That Way Last Night," and "Sweet Heart Attack" are kind of interesting. (Personally, I think that one other review gets "Sweet Heart Attack" wrong --- my interpretation of the meaning of the song is "Falling in love was like having a heart attack, but it was a GOOD 'heart attack' that I don't want to recover from" --- but I really don't want to argue; take the song however you will!) At first, I didn't care so much for the cover of the Coasters song "Along Came Jones," but it's actually grown on me! I've come to kind of like the levity! (I can still see, though, how that song isn't everyone's cup of tea!) That track also recalls the Monkees' previous ventures into Coasters/Leiber-Stoller territory, "D.W. Washburn" (which was actually a Top 20 hit for the Monkees) and "Shake 'Em Up" (although the Monkees' version of that song wasn't originally released).It would be cool if this album was reissued on CD again from the original masters, if they still exist and haven't been lost or misplaced. But for now at least, this is what we have, and in my opinion, it's definitely better than not having the album on a "legit" CD at all. That's part of why I'm rating this CD four stars instead of just three.Update: Unfortunately, this CD has become quite expensive, even "used." I guess it's now out of print. If you can't and/or don't want to spend a lot of money for this CD, I wish you a lot of luck, or fortune, finding it for much cheaper, at least here. Maybe if we're ALL fortunate, we will, before much longer, see the album on CD again, perhaps domestically --- and NOT from vinyl!

In 1976 Monkees Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones along with songwriters Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart produced the only studio album of DJBH. To showcase the album the band performed Right Now & I Remember the Feeling, my favorite song of 1976, on American Bandstand that year.Many feel this recording is the best post 1960s Monkees related album. Mr. Dolenz gives audio testimony as to why a lot of people feel he's one of the all-time great vocalists in Rock & Roll history.A 2005 English import, the sound quality is above average (I suggest cranking the volume up to make up for lost sound). Don't let the not quite sonically sound album keep you from going on this half Monkees audio adventure!

I ended loving this CD more than I thought I would. this is an amazing album and the vocals are great. Micky and Davy does great on You and I, their version of along came Jones is great and funny too and they do a awesome job on teenager in love. If you're a fan of the Monkees you would like this album. great addition to your collection :)

I thought this would be a lot better than it is. Nothing even remotely resembling the Monkees music. Don't know what else to say but it's not very good.

While I like this better than the last "official" Monkees album "Changes" it isn't a fully satisfying album. While some of the songs are decent some of the songs are cringe worthy. Teenager in Love. Really? Along Came Jones? Please. The whole album sounds like it was rushed. Still if you are a Monkees fan there are songs you'll like & of course a completest will find this album, along with DJB&Hs Live In Japan album, a necessity. If you're not a Monkees fanatic you would probably be better served by staying away from this, opting for a greatest hits package or one of the first 4 albums instead. Recommended for completests only.

Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart is thirty – eight minutes and thirty – three seconds and was release in 1976. The music is done in the genre of pop\rock. For those who don’t know who the musicians are, in order: Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. The four of them were legally prohibited from using the Monkees name of the album. Some of the songs on the CD are new like I Remember the Feeling and I Love You [And I'm Glad That I Said It]. Also, there are a couple of cover songs: Teenager In Love and Along Came Jones. There are no songs from any previous Monkees or Boyce & Hart albums. Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart is a good CD to listen to and gets an A+.Track ListingRight NowI Love You [And I'm Glad That I Said It]Teenager In LoveSail On SailorIt Always Hurts More in the MorningMoonfireYou Didn’t Feel that Way Last Night (Don’t You Remember)Along Came JonesSavin’ My Love for YouI Remember the FeelingSweet Heart Attack

i bought this as a monkees fan - i have recently been buying all the albums on cd.i am rather underwhelmed by this album.the production is punchless and wishy washy - when boyce or hart sing , it doesn't sound reminicent of the monkees at all.there is a real essence of the monkees sound missing from the vast majority of this album.the version of "you and i" is so lacking in imagination,that i am glad they re-visited it on the justus album.i don't know why they bothered with "teenager in love".micky sounds half asleep,while davy's voice has already started it's alarming decline in quality.in fact D J B + H is in my opinion inferior to every other monkees album with the possible exeption of "pool it".even that album had a couple of good songs like "don't be bring me down" and "heart and soul" on it.one for monkees completists only.

sound like the later monkees of the 60s, some good some bad tracks depending on who you like singing, find a good price and buy it, more like outtakes and bonus tracks

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A Cheapo cash-in. The Cover Art says it all. It is far worse than any Monkees album including the embarassing 80's and 90's ones.Honestly not one good track - I love the Monkees and needed it for completeness but I found myself skipping tracks after a 30 secs of so. I certainly won't play any of it again.