Jill Gibson time when the leader of the group, John Phillips, fired his wife, Michelle Gilliam Phillips, from the band on Saturday, June 4, 1966, for having had an affair with Gene Clark of The Byrds. Instead of the group breaking up, they asked Jill Gibson to join The Mamas & the Papas as their newest member "Mama Jill". Shortly after joining the band, The Mamas & the Papas, along with Lou Adler, left for Europe for several weeks to begin working together. Arriving in London, England, Gibson, Cass Elliot, John Phillips, Denny Doherty, and Lou Adler rented the top half of
The Mamas & the Papas (album) quickly reinstated. Copies of the rare "Crashon" pressings are now highly sought after collectors items. The album was first issued on CD in 1988 (MCAD-31043) and also appears in its entirety on "All the Leaves Are Brown", a retrospective compilation of the band's first four albums, with the single versions of "I Saw Her Again" and "Words of Love". All songs by John Phillips, unless otherwise noted. The Mamas & the Papas (album) The Mamas & the Papas is the self-titled second studio album by The Mamas & the Papas, released in 1966. The album peaked at number 4 on