I Wanna Be a Star: The 45s

Listed below are the 45rpm singles released by Dunhill Records for the Mamas and Papas in the US. All but one of these songs (“Glad to Be Unhappy”) also appeared on one of the regular  release albums listed in the Mamas and Papas Discography. 


Release DateA-SideB-SideDunhill Single NumberU.S. Chart Peak Position
November 1965*California Dreamin’Somebody Groovy40204
March 1966Monday, MondayGot a Feelin’40261
June 1966I Saw Her AgainEven If I Could40315
September 1966Look Through My WindowOnce Was a Time I Thought405024
November 1966Words of LoveDancing in the Street40575/75
February 1967Dedicated to the One I LoveFree Advice40772
April 1967Creeque AlleyNo Salt on Her Tail40835
August 1967Twelve ThirtyStraight Shooter409920
October 1967Glad to Be UnhappyHey Girl410726
November 1967Dancing BearJohn’s Music Box411351
May 1968Safe in My GardenToo Late412553
June 1968**Dream A Little Dream of MeMidnight Voyage414512
July 1968For the Love of IvyStrange Young Girls415081
October 1968Do You Wanna DanceMy Girl417176
January 1972Step OutShooting Star430181

*From Creeque Alley: The History of the Mamas and the Papas:
—“Go Where You Wanna Go…Some discographies list this as Dunhill single 4018, which would have made it the first by the group. ABC-Dunhill files indicate that Dunhill 4018 was not released.”

**This single was actually released under the name “Mama Cass with The Mamas and the Papas”