The Mamas & the Papas Cass Elliot had a successful solo career, touring the US and Europe; appearing frequently on television, including in two specials ("The Mama Cass Television Program" on ABC in January 1969 and "Don't Call Me Mama Anymore" on CBS in September 1973); and producing hits such as "Make Your Own Kind of Music" and "It's Getting Better". However, she never surpassed her two Dunhill albums, "Dream a Little Dream" (1968) and "Bubblegum, Lemonade, and ... Something for Mama" (1969). None of the three albums she recorded for RCA – "Cass Elliot" (1972), "The Road Is No Place for a Lady" (1972),
The Mamas & the Papas Dreamin': The Songs of the Mamas and the Papas." The New Mamas and the Papas were a by-product of John Phillips' desire to "round out the picture of reform" as he awaited sentencing on narcotics charges in 1980. He invited his children Jeffrey and Mackenzie, both living in Los Angeles, and Denny Doherty, who was living in Canada, to join him at the Fair Oaks Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, where he was undergoing rehabilitation. The children arrived around Thanksgiving and Doherty around Christmas. The idea of reviving the group was born at this time, with Phillips and Doherty in