''Re-Focus'' is a 1972

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of songs by

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, released on

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, the successor to

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, the Monkees' original

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. The band had quit, one by one, over 1969 and 1970, but their

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continued to air on

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on Saturday mornings (moving to

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in 1972). ''Re-Focus'' replaces Colgems' previous three "best-of" collections, namely ''

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'', ''Golden Hits'' and ''

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''. ''Re-Focus'' was repackaged and reissued a number of times in various territories. Each release featured the same track listing but with different packaging and artwork, usually under the title ''The Best of the Monkees'' or simply ''The Monkees'' (not to be confused with their debut album of the same name). In 1973, Polydor in the Netherlands issued the album as ''Superstarshine Vol. 29'', and in 1979, Arista in Japan issued the album as ''The Best'', with three additional tracks: "Star Collector," "Valleri" and "Words." In 1976, following Bell Records' evolution into

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, the track listing of ''Re-Focus'' was repackaged yet again for the US, yielding the successful compilation ''

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''.

Track listing

;Side 1 ;Side 2

References

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