| "I Saw Her Again" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 West German picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Mamas & the Papas | ||||
| from the album The Mamas & the Papas | ||||
| B-side | "Even If I Could" | |||
| Released | June 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 1966 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock[2][3] | |||
| Length | 3:10 (album) 2:50 (single) | |||
| Label | Dunhill (U.S.) RCA Victor (Europe) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Phillips, Denny Doherty | |||
| Producer(s) | Lou Adler | |||
| The Mamas & the Papas singles chronology | ||||
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"I Saw Her Again" is a pop song recorded by the U.S. vocal group the Mamas & the Papas in 1966. Co-written by band members John Phillips and Denny Doherty, it was released as a single in June 1966 (WLS played it most of that month[4]) and peaked at number one on the RPM Canadian Singles Chart, number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart the week of July 30, 1966.[5] It appeared on their eponymous second album in September 1966.
One of the group's most popular songs, "I Saw Her Again" has been featured on numerous compilation albums and is frequently titled "I Saw Her Again Last Night", such as on the sleeve of their first hits collection Farewell to the First Golden Era in October 1967.
Billboard described the single as a "lyric rhythm rocker" that was a "hot follow-up to their 'Monday, Monday' smash".[6] Cash Box described the song as a "rhythmic, pulsating folk-rock handclapper about a lucky fella who has finally found Miss Right."[7]
The mono 45 version omits the orchestra instrumental break and chorus that follows on the stereo mix, most likely to reduce the running time for the single release, as many 45's of that era were similarly edited for radio play. All Dunhill albums that include the song erroneously show the single playing time of 2:50 instead of the correct time of 3:10.
- ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2012). Revolver: How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll. Montclair: Backbeat Books. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0.
- ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-4408-6579-4.
- ^ Evans, Paul (2004). "The Mamas and the Papas". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 511. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "24 June 1966 WLS Silver Dollar Survey". Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "The Mamas & the Papas". www.billboard.com. Retrieved Sep 25, 2022.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. June 25, 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 25, 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-12.