Hit Factory is a compilation album of songs by the Monkees, released by Pair Records in 1985 and licensed from Arista Records. The album was available as a two-record set or single cassette and sold surprisingly well the year following its release, after the Pleasant Valley Sunday MTV marathon of their television series in February 1986 reawakened interest in the Monkees.

Hit Factory
Compilation album by
Released1985
Recorded1966–1969
GenreRock
LabelPair
ProducerTommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Jack Keller, Michael Nesmith, Neil Sedaka, Carole Bayer Sager, Chip Douglas, The Monkees, Micky Dolenz
The Monkees chronology
Monkee Flips
(1984)
Hit Factory
(1985)
Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Despite its title, the album did not include a full selection of hit singles, instead featuring a mixture of hits, B-sides and album tracks, including then-rarely heard songs from the Monkees' 1968 film Head and their 1969 albums Instant Replay and The Monkees Present. The Billboard chart hit "Tapioca Tundra" (No. 34) makes its U.S. compilation debut here.

The photo of the band used on the cover is a flipped image from the original.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleSourceLength
1."(Theme From) The Monkees" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart)From The Monkees (1966)2:17
2."Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day" (Steve Venet, Boyce)From The Monkees2:33
3."I'll Be True to You (Yes I Will)" (Gerry Goffin, Russ Titelman)From The Monkees2:48
4."Sweet Young Thing" (Goffin, Carole King, Michael Nesmith)From The Monkees1:55
Side two
No.TitleSourceLength
1."When Love Comes Knocking (At Your Door)" (Neil Sedaka, Carole Bayer Sager)From More of the Monkees (1967)1:45
2."Forget That Girl" (Chip Douglas)B-side of "Randy Scouse Git"; from Headquarters (1967)2:21
3."D.W. Washburn" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)Single A-side (1968)2:47
4."Can You Dig It?" (Peter Tork)From Head (1968)3:19
Side three
No.TitleSourceLength
1."Last Train to Clarksville" (Boyce, Hart)Single A-side; from The Monkees2:40
2."Tapioca Tundra" (Nesmith)B-side of "Valleri"; from The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (1968)3:03
3."Through the Looking Glass" (Boyce, Hart, Red Baldwin)From Instant Replay (1969)2:41
4."Shorty Blackwell" (Micky Dolenz)From Instant Replay5:42
Side four
No.TitleSourceLength
1."Porpoise Song" (Goffin, King)Single A-side. LP version; from Head3:00
2."I'll Be Back Up on My Feet" (Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell)From The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees2:27
3."Little Girl" (Dolenz)From The Monkees Present (1969)1:59
4."Looking for the Good Times" (Boyce, Hart)From The Monkees Present2:15

References

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  1. ^ McCombs, Joseph. "The Monkees - Hit Factory Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2023.