Tear Drop City

Tear Drop City is a single by the Monkees released on February 8, 1969 on Colgems #5000 recorded on October 26, 1966. The song reached No.56 on the Billboard chart, no.37 on cash box. The lyrics are about a man who feels low because his girlfriend has left him. Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, it was the first single The Monkees released as a trio (Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Davy Jones; Peter Tork departed December 1968). Micky Dolenz performed the lead vocal. Boyce and Hart produced and arranged the song.

"Tear Drop City"
US single cover
Single by the Monkees
from the album Instant Replay
B-side	"A Man Without a Dream"
Released	8 February 1969
Recorded	26 October 1966 RCA Victor Studios Hollywood, CA
Genre	Rock[1]
Length	2:01
Label	Colgems #5000
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Boyce Bobby Hart
Producer(s)	Tommy Boyce Bobby Hart
The Monkees singles chronology
"Porpoise Song" (1968) "Tear Drop City" (1969) "Listen to the Band" (1969)

The flip-side was "A Man Without a Dream", with Davy Jones doing the lead vocal, and it hit no.127 on the Cash Box chart. Both single sides were from the album Instant Replay.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Rhino Handmade 2011 "Deluxe Edition" box set.^[2]

The Monkees

• Micky Dolenz - lead vocals

Additional musicians

• Wayne Erwin – guitar
• Gerry McGee – guitar
• Louie Shelton – guitar
• Larry Taylor – bass guitar
• Billy Lewis – drums
• Gene Estes – tambourine
• Tommy Boyce – backing vocals
• Bobby Hart – backing vocals
• Ron Hicklin – backing vocals

References

1. Masley, Ed (January 7, 2024). "Best Monkees songs of all time: 30 classics, from their biggest hits to album tracks". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
2. Sandoval, Andrew (2011). Instant Replay (Deluxe Edition) (CD box set liner notes). The Monkees. Los Angeles, California: Rhino Handmade. RHM2 528791.

• Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Singles
• Instant Replay, Rhino CD booklet