People Like Us (The Mamas & the Papas album)

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People Like Us (1971) is the fifth and final studio album released by the American folk rock vocal group the Mamas and the Papas. The album was released in November 1971, three years after the group broke up but after it was discovered they still owed an album to Dunhill Records. The group had originally been signed to the label when it was run by their original producer Lou Adler. In 1971, ABC Records had purchased the label and discovered the band owed one more record to fulfill their contract. Without this record, the band were possibly subject to substantial financial penalties. Thus the group briefly reformed long enough to write and record People Like Us. Due reportedly to the illness of Cass Elliot during the sessions, most lead vocals are handled by Denny Doherty and Michelle. Elliot's voice is audible on some tracks, but she does not feature as prominently as on the band's earlier albums. It was produced by John Phillips. Michelle Phillips later wrote in the liner note of a Mamas...

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