Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart was a supergroup, consisting of songwriting/performing duo Boyce and Hart and two members of the Monkees, Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones. Boyce and Hart had written many of the Monkees' biggest hits, such as "Last Train to Clarksville" and "(Theme From) The Monkees". The group existed only for a short time in 1976, recording one eponymous album.
Background
The group was called Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart because they were legally prohibited from using the name "The Monkees". Former Monkees members Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork—both of whom had left the Monkees before their final album, Changes (1970)—were also invited to join the supergroup, but both declined.
Dolenz and Jones had been the only two members of the Monkees to contribute to Changes. As such, and because of Boyce and Hart's close songwriting ties to the Monkees, several publications, such as Allmusic, consider Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart to be a de facto Monkees reunion album, without the rights to the Monkees name. Most of the musicians that appear on the album were featured on Monkees albums in the past. A majority of the vocals are performed by Dolenz and Jones, with Boyce and Hart contributing backing vocals and the occasional lead vocal, such as Hart on "I Love You (And I'm Glad That I Said It)". Although the album failed to make much of an impact when originally released, renewal of interest in the Monkees led to its reissue on compact disc in 2005.
During their concert tour promoting the album, Tork joined Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart onstage for a guest appearance at Disneyland on July 4, 1976. Later that year, Tork reunited with Jones and Dolenz in the studio for the recording of the single "Christmas Is My Time of the Year" b/w "White Christmas", which saw a limited release for fan club members that holiday season. A promotional live album, Concert in Japan, was released in 1981.
Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart
Track listing
Personnel
Micky Dolenz – vocals, guitar, percussion, drums, keyboards
Davy Jones – vocals
Tommy Boyce – vocals, guitar
Bobby Hart – vocals, keyboards
Additional musicians
Henry Diltz – banjo
Skip Edwards – keyboards
Joey Carbone – keyboards
Neil Norman – guitar, Moog synthesizer
Chip Douglas – guitar
Cyrus Faryar – guitar
Jerry Yester – guitar
Louie Shelton – guitar
Jeffrey Staton – guitar
Michael Staton – guitar
Keith Allison – bass
Jerry Summers – drums
Jim Helmer – drums
Emil Richards – percussion
Daniel Catherine – effects
Technical
Tommy Boyce – producer
Bobby Hart – producer
Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements
David Hassinger – engineer
Sergio Reye – engineer
Ron Hicklin – vocal director
Larry Michael White – photography
Concert in Japan
Track listing
Personnel
Micky Dolenz – vocals, guitar
Davy Jones – vocals
Tommy Boyce – vocals, guitar
Bobby Hart – vocals
Additional musicians
Keith Allison – guitar, vocals (lead on "Action") Steve Johnson – keyboards Rick Tierny – bass Jerry Summers – drums