The Monkees (album) scheduled around the work done by Boyce, Hart, and Keller. Famously, the Monkees were not permitted by their management to function as a working band for this album, with the group's contributions limited almost entirely to vocal tracks. Eight of the original LP's twelve tracks feature one lone Monkee singing lead vocal over instrumentation and backing vocals recorded entirely by a group of session musicians which varies from song to song. Other tracks feature multiple Monkees singing over session players; only on the two tracks produced by Michael Nesmith does a Monkee (Peter Tork) get to play an instrument (guitar).
(Theme From) The Monkees theme song - sung by Boyce and Hart - was recorded for an early production of the pilot episode (16mm black and white). This can be found on the Special Features section of the Monkees Season 1 Box DVD set. A notable line is "We're the young generation, and we've got somethin' to say," reflecting the youth counterculture of the time. (Theme From) The Monkees "(Theme from) "The Monkees"" is a 1966 popular song, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart as the theme song for the TV series "The Monkees". Two versions were recorded - one for their first