Incredible Revisited

Background

In the mid to late 1980s, the Monkees made a successful comeback. New material entered the charts, whilst their back catalogue also sold well and, as a consequence, Jones thought this would be a perfect time to produce a new solo album.

Production

Tracks featuring on the album, and on later expanded re-issues, were recorded between February 1986 and July 1987 at Ardent/Memphis Tennessee, Globe Studio/Sydney, Australia, Longview Farm/N. Brookfield, Massachusetts, Luxury Audio Workshop in Las Vegas Nevada, and at the Record Plant in New York.

It was produced and arranged under the supervision of Jones, and co-produced by Mark Clarke, Joe Hardy and Robert Merrill. Engineering was by Tim Bomba, Bobby Cohen, Joe Henehan, Lee Watters, and Mark Weisinger.

Musicians on the recording other than Jones included Mark Clarke, members of The Grass Roots, and members of The Monkees' touring band.

Reception

The album sold poorly, possibly as a result of poor advertising. In an interview Jones stated that “I just plain didn’t care to put that much energy into promoting. Perhaps I should have. I just saw it as something to do for personal enjoyment and for the fans. Lord knows I spent enough money producing it. But the 80s were so busy for us. A lot of good things were set aside. My mind was on performing in 41,000 seat stadiums and having Monkees records all over the Top 40.”

Track listing

1. "Look Inside Yourself" 03:11
2. "Make the Woman Love Me" 04:34
3. "You're Only Dreaming" 03:14
4. "Black and White" 03:24
5. "Valleri (Incredible Version)" 02:27
6. "After Your Heart" 03:34
7. "Don't Go" 03:06
8. "Incredible" 03:58
9. "I'll Love You Forever" 03:47
10. "Hippy Hippy Shake" 02:01
11. "She Believes" 03:40
12. "Hanging by a Thread" 03:47
13. "Don't Go (Single Mix)" 03:11 *
14. "Manchester Boy (1986 Ukulele Version)" 02:16 *
15. "She Believes (Alternate Mix)" 03:46 *
16. "Don't Go (Alternate Mix)" 03:11 *

(* indicates bonus track on Bandcamp Post)

Singles

Four singles were released from the album:

1. "I'll Love You Forever" (originally issued in 1984)
2. "Valleri (Rerecorded: 1986)
3. "After Your Heart" (1986)
4. "Don't Go" (1986)

Three of these four singles have been reissued. "I'll Love You Forever" was reissued in 1986, "After Your Heart" was reissued in 1987 and "Don't Go" was reissued in 1989.

Original release and reissues

In total, Incredible Revisited was released four times under three different titles: "Incredible Revisited", "Incredible", and "Incredible Too!", which had an Alternate Track List.

Availability

Due to poor initial sales, original copies became difficult to find; however in 2010, Jones' bandcamp site posted the album.

Album cover

The album cover was a parody of a Jim Morrison photograph. The age of Jones in the picture suggests it was taken sometime between 1971 and 1986. Incredible's album cover featured Jones with long hair pointing to his right at the word "Incredible".