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| "Glad to Be Unhappy" | |
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| Song | |
| Published | 1936 |
| Songwriter | Lorenz Hart |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
"Glad to Be Unhappy" is apopular song composed byRodgers and Hart.[1] It was introduced in their 1936 musicalOn Your Toes, sung by Doris Carson and David Morris,[2][3] although it was not popular at the time, as there was only one recording of the song. In the 1937 London production, it was sung byGina Malo andEddie Pola. The song was performed in the 1954 Broadway revival by Kay Coulter andJoshua Shelley.[4]
Originally recorded for an appearance on "Rodgers and Hart Today", an episode ofABC Stage 67, theMamas and the Papas' version of the song was released as a single at the end of 1967, reaching #26 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart.[5] It was issued to keep the group in the charts while awaiting the completion of the group's fourth album,The Papas & The Mamas. However, the song does not appear on that album; it was instead used to promote the group's secondgreatest hits package, entitledGolden Era Vol. 2 (1968). It is the last of the Mamas & the Papas' singles produced in a professional studio; subsequent singles were recorded inJohn andMichelle Phillips' home studio. The mono single differs slightly from the stereo album mix, as was common for the group's singles, in that a few additional words are sung during the first chorus in the stereo mix.
TheB-side of the single is "Hey Girl",[6] a track from the group's first album.
| "Glad to Be Unhappy" | ||||
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 West German picture sleeve | ||||
| Single bythe Mamas & the Papas | ||||
| from the album Golden Era Vol. 2 | ||||
| B-side | "Hey Girl" | |||
| Released | October 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock,folk rock,psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 1:40 | |||
| Label | Dunhill | |||
| Songwriters | Richard Rodgers,Lorenz Hart | |||
| Producer | Lou Adler | |||
| The Mamas & the Papas singles chronology | ||||
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