I'll Be Back Up On My Feet

"I'll Be Back Up on My Feet" is a

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Sandy Linzer Sandy Linzer (born 1941) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer, who is best known for his songwriting collaborations with Denny Randell and Bob Crewe in the 1960s and 1970s. He co-wrote hits including "A Lover's Concerto", "Let ...

and

Denny Randell Denny Randell (born 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, who is best known for his songwriting collaborations with Sandy Linzer and Bob Crewe in the 1960s and 1970s. He co-wrote hits including "A Lover's Concerto", "Let's Hang O ...

, which was recorded by

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during the 1960s. The first Monkees version of the song was recorded on October 26, 1966, during the period when the band did not have control over their recordings. This version was produced by

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, and was used in two first-season episodes of their series, "Dance, Monkees, Dance", episode 14 and "Monkees In the Ring", episode 20. (In the former, the show's credits mistakenly listed the title as "I'll Be Back On My Feet Again"). The recording was slated to be included on ''

More of the Monkees ''More of the Monkees'' is the second studio album by the American pop rock band the Monkees. It was recorded in late 1966 and released on Colgems label #102 on January 9, 1967. It displaced the band's own debut album from the top of the ''Billb ...

'', but was pulled from the album's lineup, and never originally released. During 1967 and 1968, the Monkees remade several of their earlier songs, including "

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" and selections that appeared on their ''

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'' album, after the band gained control over the production of their records. During sessions for their '' Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.'' album, the Monkees attempted a remake of "I'll Be Back Up on My Feet", but did not complete it. The next version of the song was recorded on March 9 and March 14, 1968. It was markedly different from the first version, including the use of a

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and an extra chord change (from D Major to D minor, where the first version had stayed on D Major). This version appeared on their 1968 album '' The Birds, The Bees, & The Monkees''. The original recording was finally released in 1990, as part of the

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Missing Links, Volume II ''Missing Links Volume Two'' is a compilation album of rare and previously unreleased songs by the Monkees, issued by Rhino Records in 1990. It is the second volume of a three-volume set, preceded by '' Missing Links'' in 1987 and followed by '' ...

'', which featured many of the "television versions" of the Monkees' songs. 1966 songs The Monkees songs Songs written by Sandy Linzer Songs written by Denny Randell {{1960s-pop-song-stub