Credits:Mamas & The PapasDescription:AtthetimeofitsreleaseinOctober1967,FarewelltotheFirstGoldenErawasgreatforwhatitwas,butominousforwhatitforeshadowed,withbothofthosecharacteristicsapparentinthealbumtitle.Itwas,astheterm"GoldenEra"indicated,agreatest-hitsalbum,its12tracksincludingallnineoftheMamas&thePapas'chartsinglesuptothattime:thegold-sellingnumberone"Monday,Monday";thegold-sellingTopTen"CaliforniaDreamin'";theTopTens"ISawHerAgainLastNight,""WordsofLove,""DedicatedtotheOneILove,"and"CreequeAlley";theTop40s"LookThroughMyWindow"and"TwelveThirty(YoungGirlsAreComingtotheCanyon)";andthechartentry"DancingintheStreet."Butthiswasn'tjustthefirstgoldenera,itwastheonlyone,andwithaloneTop40hit(acoverofRodgers&Hart's"GladtoBeUnhappy")leftandonehalf-heartedalbum(ThePapas&theMamas,April1968)tocomebeforethegroup'sbreakup,thisreallywasfarewell.[OriginallyreleasedinOctober1967byDunhillRecordsasDunhill50025,FarewelltotheFirstGoldenErawasre