Take a Giant Step (song) Take a Giant Step (song) "Take a Giant Step" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and released by the American band The Monkees in 1966. It was also covered in 1969 by singer Taj Mahal. The song was released as the B-side to the band's single "Last Train to Clarksville" and also as the closing track on side 1 of their debut album "The Monkees". Micky Dolenz sang the lead vocal. The song is presented as a plea to a heartbroken girl to move on from her past romantic disappointments, and to "learn to live again
Last Train to Paris Richard's lowest charting "Billboard" 200 album, the others being with the group Danity Kane. The album also debuted on the US Top Digital Albums at number 7 and the US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number 3.<ref name="US R&B/Hip-Hop"></ref> It is also both Diddy's and Richard's lowest charting R&B/Hip-Hop album, thus far. "Last Train to Paris" is Kalenna Harper's first appearance on any "Billboard" album chart. , the album has sold around 270,000 copies in the United States. Upon its release, "Last Train to Paris" received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100