Headquarters (The Monkees album)

Headquarters
Studio album by
the Monkees
ReleasedMay 22, 1967
RecordedFebruary 23 – April 18, 1967
StudioRCA Victor (Hollywood, California)
GenrePop rock
Length30:52
Label
ProducerChip Douglas
The Monkees chronology
More of the Monkees
(1967) 		Headquarters
(1967) 		Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound Rock[2]
Record Collector[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Headquarters is the third studio album by the American pop rock band the Monkees, released in 1967 by Colgems Records. It was issued after the first season of their television series had concluded and was the first album on which the group members made substantial songwriting and instrumental contributions, rather than relying on session musicians and professional songwriters. After a struggle for creative autonomy with their record label, the group had been allowed, to a degree, to record by themselves. Headquarters became the group's third consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified double platinum in the United States with sales of more than two million copies within the first two months of release. It also peaked at No. 2 on the UK charts. It is included in the 2006 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

  1. ^ Headquarters at AllMusic
  2. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 774. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  3. ^ "Record Collector | The Monkees – Headquarters | Album Review". Recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian (eds) (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 553. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.