In January 1967, the Monkees had a No. 1 hit with "I'm a Believer," a song originally penned by Neil Diamond. Diamond said the head of his record label initially "freaked" and "went through the roof" ...

The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits reports the Monkees’ “Last Train to Clarksville” became a huge hit, however producer Don Kirshner felt the band could make music that was even more successful. He ...

Watch Neil Diamond and Micky Dolenz meet for the first time as they perform Diamond’s song “I’m a Believer,” a number one hit for The Monkees in 1966. Seems the more I gave the less I got. What's the ...

A famous music supervisor discussed what he thought of The Monkees‘ “I’m a Believer.” Subsequently, he said many songwriters from the same era did not understand music. Notably, “I’m a Believer” and ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Does it count as ...

"I'm in love....oooooh!" The 1966 Monkees hit “I'm a Believer” has been added to Shrek the Musical. A popular element in the first Shrek feature film (in which it was sung by Smash Mouth and Eddie ...

Finding the follow-up to a massive hit has been the hardest thing to do since music has been marketed and sold. “Last Train to Clarksville” had raced up the charts, leading to the success of NBC’s new ...