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The Colgems canon

These songs were released by Colgems Records between 1966 and 1970 in the United States.

Song Composer(s) Album / Single
"Acapulco Sun"
 
Steve Soles
Ned Albright
Changes
 
"All Alone in the Dark"
 
Steve Soles
Ned Albright
Changes
 
"As We Go Along"
 
Carole King
Toni Stern
B-side of "Porpoise Song"
Head
"Auntie's Municipal Court"
 
Michael Nesmith
Keith Allison
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
 
"Band 6"
 
 
 
David Jones
Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Micky Dolenz
Headquarters
 
 
 
"Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye"
 
Micky Dolenz
Ric Klein
The Monkees Present
 
"Can You Dig It" Peter Tork Head
"Circle Sky"
 
Michael Nesmith
 
Head
Justus
"Cuddly Toy" Harry Nilsson Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
"D. W. Washburn"
 
Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
A-side b/w "It's Nice to Be with You"
 
"Daddy's Song" Harry Nilsson Head
"Daily Nightly" Michael Nesmith Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
"The Day We Fall in Love"
 
Sandy Linzer
Denny Randell
More of the Monkees
 
"Daydream Believer"
 
John Stewart
 
A-side b/w "Goin' Down"
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
"Ditty Diego"
 
Jack Nicholson
Robert Rafelson
Head
 
"Do You Feel It Too?"
 
Jeff Barry
Andy Kim
Changes
 
"Don't Call on Me"
 
Michael Nesmith
John London
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
 
"Don't Listen to Linda"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
Instant Replay
"Don't Wait for Me" Michael Nesmith Instant Replay
"The Door Into Summer"
 
Chip Douglas
Bill Martin
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
 
"Dream World"
 
David Jones
Steve Pitts
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
 
"Early Morning Blues and Greens"
 
Jack Keller
Diane Hilderbrand (sic)
Headquarters
 
"For Pete's Sake"
 
Peter Tork
Joey Richards
Headquarters
 
"Forget That Girl" Chip Douglas Headquarters
"French Song" Bill Chadwick The Monkees Present
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" Michael Nesmith B-side of "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You"
"The Girl I Left Behind Me"
 
Neil Sedaka
Carole Bayer
Instant Replay
 
"Goin' Down"
 
 
 
 
Diane Hilderbrand (sic)
Peter Tork
Michael Nesmith
Micky Dolenz
David Jones
B-side of "Daydream Believer"
 
 
 
 
"Gonna Buy Me a Dog"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
The Monkees
 
"Good Clean Fun"
 
Michael Nesmith
 
A-side b/w "Mommy and Daddy"
The Monkees Present
"Hard to Believe"
 
 
 
David Jones
Kim Capli
Eddie Brick
Charlie Rockett
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
 
 
 
"Hold On Girl"
 
 
Jack Keller
Ben Raleigh
Billy Carr
More of the Monkees
 
 
"I Can't Get Her off My Mind"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
Headquarters
 
"I Love You Better"
 
Jeff Barry
Andy Kim
B-side of "Oh My My"
Changes
"I Never Thought It Peculiar"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
Changes
 
"I Wanna Be Free"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
The Monkees
 
"I Won't Be the Same Without Her"
 
Gerry Goffin
Carole King
Instant Replay
 
"If I Knew"
 
David Jones
Bill Chadwick
The Monkees Present
 
"I'll Be Back Up on My Feet"
 
Sandy Linzer
Denny Randell
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
 
"I'll Be True to You"
 
Gerry Goffin
Russ Titelman
The Monkees
 
"I'll Spend My Life with You"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
Headquarters
 
"I'm a Believer"
 
Neil Diamond
 
A-side b/w "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
More of the Monkees
"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
B-side of "I'm a Believer"
More of the Monkees
"It's Got to Be Love" Neil Goldberg Changes
"It's Nice to Be with You" Jerry Goldstein B-side of "D. W. Washburn"
"Just a Game" Micky Dolenz Instant Replay
"The Kind of Girl I Could Love"
 
Michael Nesmith
Roger Atkins
More of the Monkees
 
"Ladies Aid Society"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
The Monkees Present
 
"Last Train to Clarksville"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
A-side b/w "Take a Giant Step"
The Monkees
"Laugh"
 
 
 
Hank Medress
Phil Margo
Mitchell Margo
Jay Siegal
More of the Monkees
 
 
 
"Let's Dance On"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
The Monkees
 
"Listen to the Band"
 
Michael Nesmith
 
A-side & B-side w/ "Someday Man"
The Monkees Present
"A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" Neil Diamond A-side b/w "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
"Little Girl" Micky Dolenz The Monkees Present
"Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again" Peter Tork Head
"Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" Neil Diamond More of the Monkees
"Looking for the Good Times"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
The Monkees Present
 
"Love Is Only Sleeping"
 
Barry Mann
Cynthia Weil
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
 
"Magnolia Simms"
 
Michael Nesmith
Charlie Rockett
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
 
"A Man Without a Dream"
 
Gerry Goffin
Carole King
B-side of "Tear Drop City"
 
"Mary, Mary" Michael Nesmith More of the Monkees
"Me Without You"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
Instant Replay
 
"Midnight Train" Micky Dolenz Changes
"Mr. Webster"
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
Headquarters
"Mommy and Daddy"
 
Micky Dolenz
 
B-side of "Good Clean Fun"
The Monkees Present
"Never Tell a Woman Yes" Michael Nesmith The Monkees Present
"99 Pounds" Jeff Barry Changes
"No Time" Hank Cicalo | Headquarters
"Oh My My"
 
Jeff Barry
Andy Kim
A-side b/w "I Love You Better"
Changes
"Oklahoma Backroom Dancer" Michael Murphy (sic) The Monkees Present
"P.O. Box 9847"
 
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
Robert Rafelson
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
 
 
"Papa Gene's Blues" Michael Nesmith The Monkees
"Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky" Peter Tork Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
"Pillow Time"
 
Janelle Scott
Matt Willis
The Monkees Present
 
"Pleasant Valley Sunday"
 
Gerry Goffin
Carole King
A-side b/w "Words"
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
"Porpoise Song (Theme from 'Head')"
 
Gerry Goffin
Carole King
A-side b/w "As We Go Along"
Head
"The Poster"
 
David Jones
Steve Pitts
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
 
"Randy Scouse Git" Micky Dolenz Headquarters
"Salesman" Craig Smith Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
"Saturday's Child" David Gates The Monkees
"Shades of Gray"
 
Barry Mann
Cynthia Weil
Headquarters
 
"She"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
More of the Monkees
 
"She Hangs Out"
 
Jeff Barry
Ellie Greenwich
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
 
"Shorty Blackwell" Micky Dolenz Instant Replay
"Someday Man"
 
Roger Nichols
Paul Williams
A-side & B-side w/ "Listen to the Band
 
"Sometime in the Morning"
 
Gerry Goffin
Carole King
More of the Monkees
 
"Star Collector"
 
Gerry Goffin
Carole King
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
 
"Sunny Girlfriend" Michael Nesmith Headquarters
"Sweet Young Thing"
 
 
Michael Nesmith
Gerry Goffin
Carole King
The Monkees
 
 
"Take a Giant Step"
 
Gerry Goffin
Carole King
B-side of "Last Train to Clarksville"
The Monkees
"Tapioca Tundra"
 
Michael Nesmith
 
B-side of "Valleri"
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
"Tear Drop City"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
A-side b/w "A Man Without a Dream"
Instant Replay
"Tell Me Love" Jeff Barry Changes
"(theme from) The Monkees"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
The Monkees
 
"This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
The Monkees
"Through the Looking Glass"
 
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
Red Baldwin
Instant Replay
 
 
"Ticket on a Ferry Ride"
 
Jeff Barry
Bobby Bloom
Changes
 
"Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day"
 
Tommy Boyce
Steve Venet
The Monkees
 
"Valleri"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
A-side b/w "Tapioca Tundra"
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
"We Were Made for Each Other"
 
Carole Bayer
George Fischoff
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
 
"What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"
 
Travis Lewis
Boomer Clarke
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
 
"When Love Comes Knockin' (at Your Door)"
 
Neil Sedaka
Carole Bayer
The Monkees
 
"While I Cry" Michael Nesmith Instant Replay
"Words"
 
Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart
B-side of "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
"Writing Wrongs" Michael Nesmith The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
"You and I"
 
David Jones
Bill Chadwick
Instant Replay
 
"You Just May Be the One" Michael Nesmith Headquarters
"You Told Me" Michael Nesmith Headquarters
"Your Auntie Grizelda"
 
Jack Keller
Diane Hilderbrand
More of the Monkees
 
"You're So Good to Me"
 
Jeff Barry
Bobby Bloom
Changes
 
"Zilch"
 
 
 
Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Micky Dolenz
David Jones
Headquarters
 
 
 
"Zor and Zam"
 
Bill Chadwick
John Chadwick
The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees
 

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