<P> The success of `` Dream a Little Dream of Me '' confirmed Elliot 's desire to embark on a solo career , and by the end of 1968 it appeared that the group had split . Its chart performance had become increasingly erratic , with three of its last four singles failing on both sides of the Atlantic . As John Phillips recalled , `` Times had changed . The Beatles showed the way . Music itself was heading toward a technological and compositional complexity that would leave many of us behind . It was tough to keep up . '' The group `` made it official '' at the beginning of 1969 : `` Dunhill released us from our contracts and we were history , though we still owed the label another album . '' Elliot ( billed as Mama Cass ) had released her solo debut Dream a Little Dream in 1968 , Phillips released John Phillips ( John , the Wolf King of L.A. ) in 1970 , and Denny Doherty followed with Watcha Gonna Do ? in 1971 . </P>
<P> The success of `` Dream a Little Dream of Me '' confirmed Elliot 's desire to embark on a solo career , and by the end of 1968 it appeared that the group had split . Its chart performance had become increasingly erratic , with three of its last four singles failing on both sides of the Atlantic . As John Phillips recalled , `` Times had changed . The Beatles showed the way . Music itself was heading toward a technological and compositional complexity that would leave many of us behind . It was tough to keep up . '' The group `` made it official '' at the beginning of 1969 : `` Dunhill released us from our contracts and we were history , though we still owed the label another album . '' Elliot ( billed as Mama Cass ) had released her solo debut Dream a Little Dream in 1968 , Phillips released John Phillips ( John , the Wolf King of L.A. ) in 1970 , and Denny Doherty followed with Watcha Gonna Do ? in 1971 . </P>
when did the mamas & papas break up
when did the mamas & papas break up
beginning of 1969
beginning of 1969