Richie Rich Millions Christmas 1966

The Nancy & Lee duet, “Some Velvet Morning,” is widely regarded as one of the greatest duets of all time. In fact, it topped London’s Daily Telegraph’s 2003 list of the 50 Greatest Duets Ever. The song is anything but conventional, featuring dramatic shifts in time signature from 4/4 to 3/4 that add to its distinctive, dreamlike quality. Lee originally wanted to record the two parts separately and splice them together, but the band, which included Don Randi, Carol Kaye, and Hal Blaine, insisted they could handle the tricky changes. What you hear on record was recorded in one take! In this clip, my buddy Don Randi talks about the recording of this iconic song. Pick up a copy of Light In The Attic’s newly remastered Movin’ With Nancy soundtrack on vinyl, or press play on the streaming service of your choice below. 🔗 NancySinatra.komi.io

Today marks 30 years since JUSTUS was released. Yikes! Davy, Mike, Peter and I were all back together, not only making a new Monkees album, but writing the songs, playing the instruments, producing the record, heck, even doing the catering ourselves. For the first time, the four of us were responsible for the whole thing from beginning to end. The title really said it all: JUSTUS. Just us. The record gave us a chance to find out what The Monkees sounded like in 1996 when nobody was handing us a musical blueprint. We could follow our own instincts, revisit a song like “Circle Sky,” and bring in new songs including “Run Away from Life,” “You and I,” and one of my contributions, “Regional Girl." It was great having all four of us back in the studio together, making a record on our own terms. Thirty years on, I’d love to know which JUSTUS track has stayed with you! Let me know below. It's still available on vinyl from our buddies at Friday Music #TheMonkees #MickyDolenz