I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite?

• Artist: Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
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• Release Date: 1968
• Genre: Rock

Review

"I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite?" went Top Ten in January of 1968, toward the end of Monkee-mania, and it's as splendid a pop tune about lovelorn insecurity as you'll find. The album titled after the hit is a real treat, and is up there with some of the better albums by the Monkees; the pair's ability to blend American bubblegum with British pop makes for a unique confection. You can hear the wonderful sounds that come out of that mixture on "Goodbye Baby (I Don't Want to See You Cry)" and "Pretty Flower," which ends with a bizarre kind of Velvet Underground vocal chatter out of "The Murder Mystery." "Goodbye Baby"'s ending is straight off the Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request, while "Love Every Day" has a melody straight from Herman's Hermits' "Listen People." Not content to nick riffs from everyone else, they loop their own "Last Train to Clarksville" guitar line under "Teardrop City." "I'm Digging You Digging Me," "Leaving Again," and "The Countess" are all first-rate pop, side two flowing better without the filler of the first side's "Two for the Price of One," the only song they didn't write that seems to be about the duo. Calling Boyce "the gangster of love" might reference the Steve Miller Band, but the song comes off as just silly. At four minutes and 44 seconds, "Population" seems to be their political statement, a minor '60s protest with Allan Sherman's "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh!" tucked inside, the song sliding neatly into a beautiful version of the Monkees' favorite, "I Wanna Be Free." It's a nice piano/guitar/vocal duet much different from Davy Jones' popular rendition, and a beautiful ending to an often overlooked set of recordings. ~ Joe Viglione, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight (Lyrics)	Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce	Boyce & Hart	(2:42)
Pretty Flower	Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce	Boyce & Hart	(2:55)
Teardrop City	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart	Boyce & Hart	(2:28)
Love Every Day	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart	Boyce & Hart	(2:34)
Two for the Price of One	Larry Williams, Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Boyce & Hart	(2:54)
Goodbye, Baby (I Don't Want to See You Cry)	Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce	Boyce & Hart	(4:13)
I'm Digging You Digging Me	Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce	Boyce & Hart	(2:34)
Leaving Again	Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce	Boyce & Hart	(2:35)
The Countess	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart	Boyce & Hart	(2:23)
Population	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart	Boyce & Hart	(4:44)
I Wanna Be Free	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart	Boyce & Hart	(2:18)

Credits

Gavin Lurssen (Mastering), Michele Horie (Art Direction), Gerry McGee (Guitar), Mathieu Bitton (Design), Tommy Boyce (Producer), Louie Shelton (Guitar), Bobby Hart (Producer), Dana Smart (Reissue Supervisor), Tommy Boyce (Vocals), Derek Taylor (Liner Notes), Bobby Hart (Organ), Tom Wilkes (Art Direction), Tommy Boyce (Piano), Henry Lewy (Engineer), Bobby Hart (Harpsichord), Artie Butler (String Arrangements), Wayne Erwin (Guitar), Michele Horie (Production Coordination), Guy Webster (Photography), Brendan Morris (Master Tape Research), Artie Butler (Horn Arrangements), Bobby Hart (Vocals), Bill Lewis (Drums), Joe Osborne (Bass), Pat Lawrence (Executive Producer), Bobby Hart (Piano), Tommy Boyce (Guitar), Tommy Boyce (Guitar (Rhythm))