I Wanna Be a Star: The 45's


Listed below are the 45rpm singles released by Dunhill Records for the Mamas and Papas in the US.
All but one of these songs ("Glad to Be Unhappy") also appeared on one of the regular
 release albums listed in the Mamas and Papas
Discography.

 



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Release Date A-Side B-Side Dunhill Single
Number
U.S. Chart
 Peak Position
November 1965* California Dreamin' Somebody Groovy 4020 4
March 1966 Monday, Monday Got a Feelin' 4026 1
June 1966 I Saw Her Again Even If I Could 4031 5
September 1966 Look Through My Window Once Was a Time I Thought 4050 24
November 1966 Words of Love Dancing in the Street 4057 5/75
February 1967 Dedicated to the One I Love Free Advice 4077 2
April 1967 Creeque Alley No Salt on Her Tail 4083 5
August 1967 Twelve Thirty Straight Shooter 4099 20
October 1967 Glad to Be Unhappy Hey Girl 4107 26
November 1967 Dancing Bear John's Music Box 4113 51
May 1968 Safe in My Garden Too Late 4125 53
June 1968** Dream A Little Dream of Me Midnight Voyage 4145 12
July 1968 For the Love of Ivy Strange Young Girls 4150 81
October 1968 Do You Wanna Dance My Girl 4171 76
January 1972 Step Out Shooting Star 4301 81

*From Creeque Alley: The History of the Mamas and the Papas:
---"Go Where You Wanna Go...Some discographies list this as Dunhill single 4018,
---which would have made it the first by the group. ABC-Dunhill files indicate that
---Dunhill 4018 was not released."

**This single was actually released under the name "Mama Cass with The Mamas and the Papas"