The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees is the Monkees' fifth album, originally released by Colgems Records as COM-109 (mono) and COS-109 (stereo). It was the last mono album released by Colgems, though they would continue to issue mono singles. The album was produced by the Monkees, with the exception of "Daydream Believer", which had been produced by Chip Douglas during sessions for Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. With this exception, each of the Monkees actually produced their own songs for the album, with little or no participation from any other member. With none of Peter Tork's songs chosen for the final track lineup, Tork's sole presence on the original album was his piano accompaniment on "Daydream Believer".