successful reunion tour and had a major hit with the newly recorded "That Was Then, This Is Now." Arista Records, which owned the Monkees' masters at the time, rereleased "Daydream Believer" as a followup single, remixed with a new and heavier percussion track by Michael Lloyd, who had produced "That Was Then, This Is Now." Personnel The Monkees Davy Jones — lead and backing vocals Micky Dolenz — harmony vocals Michael Nesmith — electric guitar Peter Tork — piano Additional personnel Chip Douglas — bass, percussion, producer Bill Martin — bell Eddie Hoh — drums Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld — violin Pete Candoli, Al Porcino, Manuel Stevens — trumpet Manuel Stevens — piccolo trumpet Richard Noel — trombone Richard Leith, Philip Teele — bass trombone Shorty Rogers — arrangement Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Certifications and sales John Stewart version In 1971, songwriter John Stewart recorded his own version and included it as the ninth track on his fourth studio album, The Lonesome Picker Rides Again. His version was released on Warner Bros. Records and was produced by his brother Michael Stewart. Anne Murray version Background Canadian singer Anne Murray recorded a cover version of "Daydream Believer" for her platinum-certified 1979 studio album I'll Always Love You. Produced by Jim Ed Norman and issued on Capitol Records the following year, Murray's single became her eighth No. 1 hit on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. It reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 3 on Billboard'''s country chart. For her 2007 album Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends,'' Murray rerecorded the song as a duet with Nelly Furtado. Chart performance Weekly charts See also List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1967 (U.S.) List of number-one singles of 1968 (Ireland) List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1980 (U.S.) References External links Official Video 1967 singles 1979 singles 1980 singles Songs written by John Stewart (musician) The Monkees songs Anne Murray songs Song recordings produced by Jim Ed Norman Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in New Zealand RPM Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in South Africa Capitol Records singles 1967 songs Songs about marriage Works about suburbs 1960s ballads Pop ballads