Rhino's Listen to the Band box set was for the collectors, and their terrific 20-song Greatest Hits was for the casual fans. Their third attempt at a Monkees compilation, the double-disc Anthology falls somewhere in between. Over the course of an exhausting 56 tracks, all of the group's hits are hauled out again, with such fine album tracks as "She," "Take a Giant Step," "Your Auntie Grizelda," "You Just May Be the One," and "What Am I Doing Hangin' Round" added for good measure. On the surface of things, this seems like a good thing, but the set is padded out with lesser album cuts and latter-day tracks from their three reunion albums that makes Anthology more of a chore than a pleasure. Since there are no genuine rarities here, it won't quite appeal to collectors, and since Greatest Hits suits the purposes of the average fans, it remains a mystery just who this set is for, even if it is loaded with good music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Doug Dillard (Electric Banjo), Glen Campbell (Bass), Glen Campbell (Guitar), Buddy Spicher (Fiddle), Bill Martin (?), Ry Cooder (Guitar), Carole King (Guitar), Carole King (Producer), The Monkees (Producer), The Monkees (Main Performer), Michael Nesmith (Organ), Michael Nesmith (Guitar (Acoustic)), Michael Nesmith (Guitar), Michael Nesmith (Pedal Steel), Michael Nesmith (Vocals), Michael Nesmith (Vocals (Background)), Michael Nesmith (Guitar (12 String)), Michael Nesmith (Producer), Michael Nesmith (Guitar (12 String Electric)), Harry Nilsson (Keyboards), Leon Russell (Keyboards), Neil Young (Guitar), Ken Bloom (Guitar), Frank Capp (Percussion), Buddy Childers (Trumpet), Buddy Collette (Saxophone), Bob Cooper (Oboe), Matt Harris (Vocals (Background)), Plas Johnson (Saxophone), Ted Nash (Strings), Don Randi (Keyboards), Bud Shank (Strings), Pete Candoli (Trumpet), Stan Levey (Percussion), Stan Levey (Drums), Stan Free (Piano), Julius Wechter (?), Keith Allison (Guitar), Paul Beaver (Moog Synthesizer), James Burton (Guitar), Mike Deasy Sr. (Guitar), Gerry Goffin (Producer), Lloyd Green (Guitar (Steel)), Jack Nitzsche (Arranger), Davy Jones (Organ), Davy Jones (Guitar), Davy Jones (Percussion), Davy Jones (Chimes), Davy Jones (Maracas), Davy Jones (Tambourine), Davy Jones (Vocals), Davy Jones (Vocals (Background)), Davy Jones (Producer), Shorty Rogers (Arranger), Shorty Rogers (Horn Arrangements), Shorty Rogers (String Arrangements), Louie Shelton (Guitar (Acoustic)), Louie Shelton (Guitar), Louie Shelton (Guitar (Electric)), Laurence Juber (Guitar (Electric)), Micky Dolenz (Drums), Micky Dolenz (Vocals), Micky Dolenz (Vocals (Background)), Micky Dolenz (Zither), Micky Dolenz (Producer), Micky Dolenz (Tympani [Timpani]), Micky Dolenz (Harmony Vocals), Micky Dolenz (Wood Block), Jim Gordon (Drums), Michael Cohen (Piano), Jimmy Bryant (Fiddle), Larry Taylor (Bass), Al Porcino (Trumpet), Hal Blaine (Drums), Jeff Barry (Piano), Jeff Barry (Arranger), Jeff Barry (Tambourine), Jeff Barry (Producer), Roger Bechirian (Producer), Dennis Belfield (Bass), Max Bennett (Bass), Max Bennett (String Bass), Milt Bernhart (Trombone), Tommy Boyce (Guitar (Acoustic)), Tommy Boyce (Arranger), Tommy Boyce (Vocals (Background)), Tommy Boyce (Producer), Harold Bradley (Guitar), Bud Brisbois (Trumpet), Bud Brisbois (Horn), Harold Bronson (Executive Producer), Hugh Brown (Art Direction), Denny Bruce (Percussion), Jerry Carrigan (Drums), Roy Caton (Trumpet), Bill Chadwick (Guitar (Acoustic)), Bill Chadwick (Guitar), Marion Childers (Horn), Mark Christian (Guitar (Electric)), Hank Cicalo (Engineer), Gary Coleman (Percussion), Jim Cox (Piano), Sal DeTroia (Guitar), Frank DeVito (Drums), Henry Diltz (?), Bonnie Douglas (Violin), Chip Douglas (Bass), Chip Douglas (Producer), Chip Douglas (Guitar (Classical)), Wayne Erwin (Guitar (Acoustic)), Wayne Erwin (Guitar), Wayne Erwin (Guitar (Rhythm)), Alan Estes (Percussion), Gene Estes (Percussion), Gene Estes (Tambourine), Virgil Evans (Trumpet), Frederick Seykora (Cello), Al Gorgoni (Guitar), Ray Hall (Engineer), Bobby Hart (Organ), Bobby Hart (Arranger), Bobby Hart (Glockenspiel), Bobby Hart (Vocals (Background)), Bobby Hart (Producer), David Hassinger (Engineer), George Hawkins (Bass), Dan Hersch (Remastering), Milt Holland (Percussion), Milt Holland (Drums), Bill Hood (Saxophone), Jim Horn (Saxophone), Jim Hughart (String Bass), Bill Inglot (Compilation Producer), Bill Inglot (Remastering), Jules Jacob (Horn), Nathan Kaproff (Violin), Jack Keller (Piano), Jack Keller (Producer), Myra Kestenbaum (Viola), John Kitzmiller (Horn), Larry Knechtel (Bass), Danny Kortchmar (Guitar), Paul Leim (Drums), Richard Leith (Trombone), Richard Leith (Trombone (Bass)), Marvin Limonick (Violin), John London (Bass), John London (Guitar (12 String)), Herb Lovelle (Drums), John Lowe (Saxophone), John Lowe (Sax (Bass)), Edgar Lustgarten (Strings), Jacqueline Lustgarten (Cello), Hugh McCracken (Guitar), Lew McCreary (Trombone), Don McGinnis (Arranger), Don McGinnis (Horn), Don McGinnis (Horn Arrangements), Jay Migliori (Saxophone), Ollie Mitchell (Trumpet), Wayne Moss (Guitar (Electric)), Ted Myers (Editorial Coordinator), Richard Nash (Trombone), Richard Nash (Horn), Erno Neufeld (Violin), Harvey Newmark (Bass), Dean Parks (Bass), Donald Peake (Guitar), Gene Pello (Percussion), William Pitman (Guitar), Ray Pohlman (Bass), Uan Rasey (Trumpet), Clyde Reasinger (Trumpet), Richard Romoff (Bass), Frank Rosolino (Trombone), Michel Rubini (Organ), Michel Rubini (Harpsichord), Michel Rubini (Keyboards), Michel Rubini (Tack Piano), Buddy Salzman (Drums), Andrew Sandoval (Liner Notes), Andrew Sandoval (Compilation Producer), Andrew Sandoval (Discography), Billy Sanford (Guitar), Jerry Scheff (String Bass), Paul Shure (Violin), Curly Smith (Drums), Phil Teele (Trombone (Bass)), Don Thomas (Guitar), Russ Titelman (Conductor), Peter Tork (Organ), Peter Tork (Banjo), Peter Tork (Guitar), Peter Tork (Harpsichord), Peter Tork (Vocals), Peter Tork (Vocals (Background)), Ray Triscari (Horn), Jerry Yester (Guitar), Vincent DeRosa (French Horn), William Hinshaw (Horn), Thomas Scott (Strings), Thomas Scott (Trumpet), Anthony Terran (Trumpet), Gregory Bemko (Cello), David Filerman (Cello), Jan Kelly (Cello), Gerry McGee (Guitar (Acoustic)), Gerry McGee (Guitar), Gerry McGee (Guitar (Electric)), Richard L. Noel (Trombone), Brendan Cahill (Percussion), Brendan Cahill (Drums), Bobby Helfer (Trumpet), Bobby Helfer (Clarinet (Bass)), Bobby Helfer (Piccolo Trumpet), Ambrose Russo (Violin), Lisa Sutton (Design), Elizabeth Pavone (Editorial Coordinator), Vanessa Atkins (Editorial Supervisor), Steve Pitts (?), Manuel Stevens (Trumpet), Pat Coughlan (?), Michael Johnson (Discography), Arthur Butler (Organ), Al Casey (Guitar), David Briggs (Piano), Bob West (Piano)
