Mamas and Papas/Soul Train

Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
Studio album by
Classics IV
Released1968
Recorded1968
StudioStudio One
GenresSoft rock, blue-eyed soul
LabelImperial Records
ProducerBill Lowery
Classics IV chronology
Spooky
(1967)		 Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
(1968)		 Traces
(1969)
Singles from Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
  1. "Soul Train"
    Released: 1968
  2. "Mama's and Papa's"
    Released: 1968
  3. "Stormy"
    Released: 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Mamas and Papas/Soul Train is the second album by Classics IV, released in 1968 on Imperial Records. The album was reissued in 1984 by Liberty Records, with "The Girl from Ipanema" omitted from it.[2][3][4]

The album scratched the Billboard Top LPs, peaking at No. 196.[5] "Stormy" was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Reception

The album was met with mixed reviews. Joe Viglione of AllMusic describes the album as a compilation of pop and soul acts, in which the band attempted to sound like the Mamas and the Papas.[1] Bad Cat calls the album inconsistent, but praised the group for bringing an entertaining mix of commercial pop and blue-eyed soul.[4]

Track listing

All songs are written by Buddy Buie and J. R. Cobb, except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soul Train" 2:40
2."Bed of Roses"Buie, Cobb, Adkins2:12
3."Strange Changes" 2:22
4."Ladies Man"Buie, Adkins2:15
5."Waves" 2:14
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Stormy" 2:45
7."Mama's And Papa's" 2:06
8."Pity The Fool"Buie, Goldsboro2:08
9."It Ain't Necessarily So"G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin1:45
10."24 Hours Of Loneliness" 2:05
11."The Girl from Ipanema"Jobim, Gimbel, de Moraes2:28

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1968 Billboard Top LPs[5] 196
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1968 "Soul Train" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 90
"Stormy" U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 5
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[8] 26

References

  1. 1 2 "Mamas and Papas/Soul Train: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mamas and Papas/Soul Train". Crawdaddy (21–23). Crawdaddy Publishing Company. 1969. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. pp. 498–499. ISBN 9780851129396. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Classics IV". Bad Cat. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 32. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Soul Train". Music VF. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Stormy (Hot 100)". Music VF. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Stormy (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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