 Lacking experience as a recording group, the sessions dragged out from a normal two or three weeks to a full six weeks.Cicalo worked patiently with the Monkees and their producer Chip Douglas (himself a first-time producer), and the album came together as the band learned about making records.As a thank-you to Cicalo, the Monkees gave him the writing credit for their song "No Time" (included on "Headquarters").