"Pleasant Valley Sunday" | ||||
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Single by the Monkees | ||||
from the album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. | ||||
B-side | "Words" | |||
Released | July 1967 | |||
Recorded | 10, 11 & 13 June 1967 | |||
Studio | RCA Victor (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:10 | |||
Label | Colgems No. 1007 | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Chip Douglas | |||
The Monkees singles chronology | ||||
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"Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, recorded and released by the Monkees in the summer of 1967. Inspired by their move to West Orange, New Jersey, and named for a street there, Goffin and King wrote the song about their dissatisfaction with life in the suburbs.[3]
The Monkees' version differs somewhat from Goffin and King's demo, and their recording features a well-known guitar intro played by Michael Nesmith and a heavily reverberated fade-out.[4] It became one of the Monkees' most successful singles, peaking at No. 3 and continuing a string of top ten hits.[5] The song was included on Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd., the group's fourth album, in November 1967.[6]