"You Just May Be the One" by The Monkees

As my regular readers know, I have been a Monkees fan ever since CBS reran the show on Saturday mornings in the Seventies. Among my favourite Monkees songs is "You Just May Be the One," written by Michael Nesmith.. The original version of "You Just May Be the One" was recorded on July 18 1966. This version would be used on the TV show during its first season. A new version was recorded on March 16 1967 for their album Headquarters, the first album on which The Monkees played their own instruments. For that reason, while the original version of "You Just May Be the One" was recorded using session musicians, the new version was recorded with Mike Nesmith on lead vocals and 12-string guitar, Peter Tork on bass, Micky Dolenz on drums and providing backing vocals, and Davy Jones on tambourine.