The Monkees - The Monkees (1966) [Full Album] Mono

The Monkees is the debut studio album by the American band the Monkees. It was released on October 10, 1966, by Colgems Records in the United States and RCA Victor in the rest of the world. It was the first of four consecutive U.S. number one albums for the group, taking the top spot on the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks, after which it was displaced by the band's second album. It also topped the UK charts in 1967. The Monkees has been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA, with sales of over five million copies.

The song "Last Train to Clarksville" was released as a single shortly before the release of the album and went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the only hit single from the album. "I'll Be True to You" was previously released as a single by the Hollies in January 1965 under the title "Yes I Will".

Tracklist:
Side one
1. "(Theme From) The Monkees" 0:00
2. "Saturday's Child" 2:21
3. "I Wanna Be Free" 5:05
4. "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day" 7:33
5. "Papa Gene's Blues" 10:13
6. "Take a Giant Step" 12:14
Side two
1. "Last Train to Clarksville" 14:53
2. "This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day" 17:35
3. "Let's Dance On" 19:44
4. "I'll Be True to You" 22:16
5. "Sweet Young Thing" 25:05
6. "Gonna Buy Me a Dog" 27:05