Deliver (also known as The Mamas & the Papas Deliver) is the third studio album by the Mamas & the Papas, released in February 1967 on Dunhill Records. One song, "Creeque Alley", outlines the unique circumstances in which the band met and formed. Other songs on the album are covers of popular hits from years past.
The album's title was an in-joke among the group, as recording commenced shortly after Cass Elliot announced that she was pregnant with her daughter, Owen. Given the social stigma of unwed mothers at the time, both the pregnancy and the birth had been kept a closely guarded secret from the public and press, and the LP's name was meant to imply that Elliot and the others had "delivered" a newborn creation.
Release
The album debuted on Billboard's Top LPs chart on March 18, 1967,[2] and reached its peak position of No. 2 just three weeks later.[3] It spent a total of 55 weeks on the Top LPs chart.[4]
The album was first issued on CD in 1988 (MCAD-31044) and is included in its entirety on All the Leaves Are Brown, a retrospective compilation of the band's first four albums and various singles.[8][9]
Original track listing
All tracks composed by John Phillips except where indicated.
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↑Anon. (August 5, 1967). "Top Ten LPs"(PDF). Disc and Music Echo. p.3. Archived(PDF) from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2026– via WorldRadioHistory.
↑,Anon. (July 29, 1967). "Top Ten LPs"(PDF). Melody Maker. p.2. Archived(PDF) from the original on August 1, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026– via WorldRadioHistory.
↑Anon. (April 22, 1967). "Top 100 Albums"(PDF). Cash Box. p.55. Archived(PDF) from the original on November 30, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026– via WorldRadioHistory.
↑Anon. (April 29, 1967). "100 Top LP's"(PDF). Record World. p.30. Archived(PDF) from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2026– via WorldRadioHistory.
↑Anon. (December 30, 1967). "Top LP's – 1967"(PDF). Billboard. p.42. Archived(PDF) from the original on October 25, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026– via WorldRadioHistory.
↑Anon. (December 23, 1967). "Best Albums of 1967"(PDF). Cash Box. p.24. Archived(PDF) from the original on December 3, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2026– via WorldRadioHistory.
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