Creeque Alley – Mamas and the Papas

Chart Position: 5

Released Apr 1967

• Written by John and Michelle Phillips
• Lead vocals: Denny Daugherty, Cass Elliott
• Backing vocals: John and Michelle Phillips
• Guitar: John Phillips, P.F. Sloan
• Keyboards: Larry Knechtel
• Produced by Lou Adler
• Recorded in Los Angeles CA
• This is an autobiographical song that tells the story of the creation of Mamas and the Papas
• Creeques’ Alley is located in the British Virgin Islands; it was a hangout for the four musicians who eventually became Mamas and the Papas
• Later recorded by Chords (1967), Stapelton-Morley Expression (1967), Oscar Whifley Sound (1968), Executives (1968) and Rebels (1968)