Post-Monkees Musical Career
After the television show ended and the band broke up, Dolenz hoped to continue a solo recording career and released several singles on MGM Records (and its subsidiaries) in the early 1970s. In 1971, Peter Tork helped arrange a Micky Dolenz single, "Easy on You"/"Oh Someone".
Dolenz released the B.A. Robertson song "To Be or Not to Be" on December 31, 1981. The song is a playful tribute to the works of William Shakespeare. The flip side was "Beverly Hills", written by Dolenz. The single was released to coincide with Micky's tour of Japan. Both were very successful. The single is Jam Records J-8112B. Dolenz also released 2 CD's on the Kid Rhino label, "Micky Dolenz Puts You to Sleep" (containing Dolenz chosen songs originally released by many major artists, given a "dreamy" touch too) and "Broadway Micky" (Dolenz singing choice Broadway standards).
In 2005, after leaving WCBS-FM, Dolenz went on tour with his sister, singer Coco Dolenz. On August 31, 2010, Dolenz released his first album in over 15 years via Gigatone Entertainment of Sacramento, California. Titled "King for a Day", the album is a 14-track tribute to legendary songwriter Carole King. Dolenz also appeared in an event called "myRecordFantasy with Micky Dolenz" August 2–4, 2010 giving fans the opportunity to audition and perform on this album. The event was recorded and adapted to a reality series entitled "myRecordFantasy", the trailer of which was released August 31, 2010. His latest album, 2012's "Remember," is made up of covers of 1960's and 1970's rock and pop ballads.
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