Single:
Daydream Believer entered the Australian singles chart* on 9 December 1967 and peaked at #2. The song was #21 on the Top 100 of 1968.
Album:
The song is on The Birds, The Bees and the Monkees which entered the Australian albums chart* on 14 September 1968 and peaked at #5.
Songwriter:
John Stewart
Producer:
Chip Douglas
Record label of Australian release:
RCA
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikpedia:
Daydream Believer was composed by American songwriter John Stewart, shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. It was originally recorded by the Monkees, with Davy Jones singing the lead.
John Stewart recalled: “I remember going to bed thinking, ‘What a wasted day — all I’ve done is daydream’. And from there I wrote the whole song.”
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydream_Believer
Songfacts:
The Monkees didn’t play on early hits like Last Train To Clarksville and (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone, but they did play on Daydream Believer, with Peter Tork on piano and Michael Nesmith adding guitar. Davy Jones did the lead vocal.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-monkees/daydream-believer
Lyrics:
Oh, I could hide ‘neath the wings
Of the bluebird as she sings
The six o′clock alarm would never ring
But six rings and I rise
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes
My shavin′ razor’s cold and it stings
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean, oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer and a homecoming queen?
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