John Phillips (musician) well as a compilation known as "Best of the Journeymen", have since been reissued on CD. He developed his craft in Greenwich Village, during the American folk music revival, and met future " The Mamas & the Papas" group vocalists Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot there around that time. Lyrics of the group's song "Creeque Alley" describe this period. Phillips was the primary songwriter and musical arranger of The Mamas & the Papas. In a 1968 interview, Phillips described some of his arrangements as "well arranged two-part harmony moving in opposite directions". After being signed to Dunhill, they had several
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