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For the Love of Ivy

The Mamas & the Papas

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5 cited facts

  • 1968
  • 3:43
  • 155 BPM · D major

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  1. Released on Dunhill Records, also California Dreamin’, Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) (Four Tops) and Monday, Monday

  2. Written by Michelle Phillips, also California Dreamin’, Creeque Alley and Hey Girl

  3. Part of The Papas & the Mamas, also Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon), Midnight Voyage and Safe in My Garden

  4. Written by Lou Adler, also Wonderful World (Sam Cooke), Poor Side of Town (Bruce Springsteen) and Honolulu Lulu (Jan & Dean)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Lou Adler first appears on fono in 1960, 8 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Lou Adler and Michelle Phillips
Part of
The Papas & the Mamas
Released on
Dunhill Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz For the Love of Ivy was written by Lou Adler

    For the Love of Ivy was written by Lou Adler

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz For the Love of Ivy was written by Michelle Phillips

    For the Love of Ivy was written by Michelle Phillips

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz For the Love of Ivy is part of the release The Papas & the Mamas

    For the Love of Ivy is part of the release The Papas & the Mamas

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Dunhill Records is the label of the song For the Love of Ivy

    Dunhill Records is the label of the song For the Love of Ivy

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz For the Love of Ivy was released on 1968

    For the Love of Ivy was released on 1968

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026