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 | image            = Mama Cass in 1973.jpg
 | caption          = Elliot in 1973
 | birth_name       = Ellen Naomi Cohen
 | alias            = Mama Cass, the Queen of Laurel Canyon<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amontheradio.com/2017/11/there-was-no-doubt-gertrude-stein-had.html|title='There Was No Doubt Gertrude Stein Had Come Back to Life.'|website=Amontheradio.com|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref>
 | birth_date       = {{Birth date|1941|9|19|mf=y}}
 | birth_place      = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
 | death_date       = {{Death date and age|1974|7|29|1941|9|19}}
 | death_place      = [[Mayfair]], London, England
 | alma_mater       = [[American University]]
 | occupation       = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}
 | resting_place    = [[Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery|Mount Sinai Memorial Park]]
 | relatives        = [[Leah Kunkel]] (sister)
 | children         = 1
 | signature        = Cass Elliot signature.svg
 | spouse           = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Jim Hendricks (musician)|James Hendricks]]|1963|1968|end={{abbr|ann.|annulled}}}}|{{marriage|Donald von Wiedenman|1971|1971|end=divorced}}}}
| module          = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed           = yes
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| instrument      = Vocals
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Folk rock]]|[[sunshine pop]]}}
| years_active    = 1959–1974
| label           = {{hlist|[[FM Records|FM]]|[[Dunhill Records|Dunhill]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}}
| past_member_of  = {{hlist|The Triumvirate|[[The Big 3 (folk group)|the Big 3]]|[[the Mamas & the Papas]]|[[The Mugwumps (band)|the Mugwumps]]}}
| website         = {{URL|casselliot.com}}
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'''Ellen Naomi Cohen''' (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), known professionally by the stage name '''Cass Elliot''', was an American singer. A member of the singing group [[the Mamas & the Papas]] (1965–68), she was also known as "'''Mama Cass'''", a name she reportedly disliked.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1968-10-26 |title=The Rolling Stone Interview: Cass Elliot |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-rolling-stone-interview-cass-elliot-75434/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> After the group broke up, Elliot released five solo albums. She received the [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance]] for "[[Monday, Monday]]" (1967). In 1998, she was posthumously inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] for her work with the Mamas & the Papas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/the-mamas-and-the-papas|title=Inductee Explorer - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|website=Rockhall.com|access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Ellen Naomi Cohen was born on September 19, 1941, in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], the daughter of Philip (died 1962) and Bess Cohen ({{née|Levine}}; 1915–1994).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rasmussen|first1=Fred|title=Bess Cohen, was mother of Mama Cass|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/04/02/bess-cohen-was-mother-of-mama-cass/|access-date=March 27, 2018|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=April 2, 1994}}</ref> All four of her grandparents were [[Russian-Jewish]] immigrants. Her family was subject to significant financial stresses and uncertainties during her childhood years. Her father, involved in several business ventures, ultimately succeeded through the development of a lunch wagon in Baltimore that provided meals to construction workers.<ref>[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel Eddi Fiegel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021413/https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel |date=April 9, 2017 }}, ''[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel/dream-a-little-dream-of-me Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of 'Mama' Cass Elliott]'' ([[Sidgwick & Jackson]], 2005; [[Pan Macmillan]], 2006), pp. 26–27.</ref> Her mother was a trained nurse.<ref name="Haaretz.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/news/features/this-day-in-jewish-history/.premium-1.607677|title=This Day in Jewish History: Singer Cass Elliot Dies|first=David B.|last=Green|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=May 21, 2017|work=Haaretz}}</ref> Elliot had a brother, Joseph, and a younger sister, [[Leah Kunkel|Leah]], who also became a singer and recording artist. Elliot's early life was spent with her family in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], and when she was 15, the family moved back to Baltimore, where they had briefly lived at the time of Elliot's birth.<ref>[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel Eddi Fiegel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021413/https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel |date=April 9, 2017 }}, ''[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel/dream-a-little-dream-of-me Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of 'Mama' Cass Elliott]'' (Sidgwick & Jackson, 2005; Pan Macmillan, 2006), pp. 19, 26–27.</ref>

Elliot adopted the name "Cass" in high school, possibly borrowing it from actress [[Peggy Cass]], according to [[Denny Doherty]]. She assumed the surname "Elliot" some time later, in memory of a friend who had died. While in Alexandria, she attended [[George Washington Middle School (Virginia)|George Washington High School]].<ref>[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel Eddi Fiegel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021413/https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel |date=April 9, 2017 }}, ''[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel/dream-a-little-dream-of-me Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of 'Mama' Cass Elliott]'' (Sidgwick & Jackson, 2005; Pan Macmillan, 2006), p. 19.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Remembering the Lizard King: Classmates Remember the Jim Morrison They Knew|url=http://archives.waiting-forthe-sun.net/Pages/Articles/lizard_king_remembered.html|website=Waiting-forthe-sun.net|access-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref> When Elliot's family returned to Baltimore, she attended [[Forest Park High School (Maryland)|Forest Park High School]].<ref>[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel Eddi Fiegel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021413/https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel |date=April 9, 2017 }}, ''[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel/dream-a-little-dream-of-me Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of 'Mama' Cass Elliott]'' (Sidgwick & Jackson, 2005; Pan Macmillan, 2006), pp. 21–28.</ref> While attending Forest Park High School, Elliot became interested in acting. She won a small part in the play ''[[The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]'', a [[summer stock]] production at the [[Parkway Theatre (Baltimore)|Hilltop Theatre]] in Owings Mills, Maryland.<ref>[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel Eddi Fiegel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021413/https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel |date=April 9, 2017 }}, ''[https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/eddi-fiegel/dream-a-little-dream-of-me Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of 'Mama' Cass Elliott]'' (Sidgwick & Jackson, 2005; Pan Macmillan, 2006), p. 35.</ref> She left high school shortly before graduation and moved to New York City to further her acting career (as recounted in the lyrics to "[[Creeque Alley]]").

== Career ==

=== 1962–1964: Early career ===
After leaving high school to pursue an entertainment career in New York, Elliot toured in the musical ''[[The Music Man]]'' in 1962 under the name Cass Elliot,<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 28, 1962 |title='Music Man' Marches in for Closer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/163185650/ |work=Rockland County Journal-News |pages=6}}</ref> but lost the part of Miss Marmelstein in ''[[I Can Get It for You Wholesale]]'' to [[Barbra Streisand]]. Elliot sometimes sang while working as a cloakroom attendant at The Showplace in [[Greenwich Village]], but she did not pursue a singing career until she moved to the Washington, DC, area to attend [[American University]] (not [[Swarthmore College]] as mentioned in the biographical song "Creeque Alley").

America's folk music scene was on the rise when Elliot met banjoist and singer [[Tim Rose]] and singer John Brown, and the three began performing as the Triumvirate. In 1963, [[Jim Hendricks (musician)|James Hendricks]] replaced Brown, and the trio was renamed [[The Big 3 (folk group)|the Big 3]]. Elliot's first recording with the Big 3 was "Winken, Blinken, and Nod", released by [[FM Records]] in 1963. In 1964, the group appeared on an "open mic" night at [[The Bitter End]] in Greenwich Village, billed as Cass Elliot and the Big 3, followed onstage by folk singer Jim Fosso and [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] banjoist [[Eric Weissberg]].

Tim Rose left the Big 3 in 1964, and Elliot and Hendricks teamed with Canadians [[Zal Yanovsky]] and [[Denny Doherty]] to form [[The Mugwumps (band)|the Mugwumps]]. This group lasted eight months, after which Cass performed as a solo act for a while. In the meantime, Yanovsky and [[John Sebastian]] co-founded [[the Lovin' Spoonful]], while Doherty joined [[the New Journeymen]], a group that also included [[John Phillips (musician)|John Phillips]] and his wife [[Michelle Phillips|Michelle]]. In 1965, Doherty persuaded Phillips that Elliot should join the group, which she did while the group members and she were vacationing in the Virgin Islands.

A popular legend about Elliot is that her vocal range was improved by three notes after she was hit on the head by some copper tubing while walking through a construction site behind the bar where the New Journeymen were playing in the Virgin Islands. Elliot confirmed the story in a 1968 interview with ''Rolling Stone'', saying:

{{blockquote|1=It's true, I did get hit on the head by a pipe that fell down and my range was increased by three notes. They were tearing this club apart in the islands, revamping it, putting in a dance floor. Workmen dropped a thin metal plumbing pipe and it hit me on the head and knocked me to the ground. I had a concussion and went to the hospital. I had a bad headache for about two weeks and all of a sudden I was singing higher. It's true. Honest to God.<ref name="RollingStone_Interview">{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|issue=20|date=1968-10-28 |format=Reprinted |last=Hopkins |first=Jerry |page=19|title=Interview: Cass Elliot |url=http://www.casselliot.com/rollingst.htm |location=San Francisco |publisher=Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. |access-date=27 May 2014 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618122019/http://www.casselliot.com/rollingst.htm |archive-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref>}}

Friends later said that the pipe story was a less embarrassing explanation for why John Phillips had kept her out of the group for so long, because he considered her too fat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/casspipe.asp|title=Mama Cass Hit on the Head with a Pipe |author=Mikkelson, David |website=Snopes|date=November 1, 2007}}</ref>

=== 1965–1968: The Mamas & the Papas ===
With two female members, the New Journeymen needed a new name and they agreed on [[the Mamas & the Papas]]. The group lasted from 1965 to 1968. According to Doherty, as written on his website, Elliot had the inspiration for the band's new name. Doherty also said that the occasion marked the beginning of his affair with fellow band member [[Michelle Phillips]]. Elliot was in love with Doherty and was displeased when he told her of the affair. Doherty has said that Elliot once proposed to him, but that he was so stoned at the time that he could not even respond.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

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| quote = We're all just lying around vegging out watching TV and discussing names for the group. The New Journeymen was not a handle that was going to hang on this outfit. John was pushing for the Magic Cyrcle. Eech, but none of us could come up with anything better, then we switch the channel and, hey, it's the [[Hells Angels]] on the [[The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson|Carson show]]&nbsp;... And the first thing we hear is: "Now hold on there, Hoss. Some people call our women cheap, but we just call them our Mamas." Cass jumped up: "Yeah! I want to be a Mama." And Michelle is going: "We're the Mamas! We're the Mamas!" OK. I look at John. He's looking at me going: "The Papas?" Problem solved. A toast! To the Mamas and the Papas. Well, after many, many toasts, Cass and John are passed out.
| source = — Denny Doherty<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dennydoherty.com/dream/dream11.html|title=Dream A Little Dream : Just A-Catchin' Fire|website=Dennydoherty.com|access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref>
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Elliot was known for her sense of humor and optimism, and was considered by many to be the most charismatic member of the group. Her powerful, distinctive voice was a major factor in their string of hits, including "[[California Dreamin']]{{-"}}, "[[Monday, Monday]]", and "[[Words of Love (The Mamas and the Papas song)|Words of Love]]". She also performed the solo "[[Dream a Little Dream of Me]]" (credited on the label of the single as 'Featuring Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas'), which the group recorded in 1968 after learning about the death of [[Fabian Andre]], one of the men who co-wrote it, whom Michelle Phillips had met years earlier. Elliot's version is noteworthy for its contemplative pace, whereas many earlier recordings of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (including one by [[Nat King Cole]] and another by [[Ozzie Nelson]]) had been up-tempo versions&mdash;the song having been written in 1931 as a dance tune. The Mamas and the Papas continued to record to meet the terms of their record contract until 1971.

=== 1968–1973: Solo career===
After the breakup of the Mamas and the Papas, Elliot embarked on a solo singing career. Her most successful recording during this period was 1968's "[[Dream a Little Dream of Me]]" from [[Dream a Little Dream (Cass Elliot album)|her solo album of the same name]], released by [[Dunhill Records]], though it had originally been released earlier that year on the album ''[[The Papas & The Mamas]]''.

====Las Vegas show====

[[File:Cass Elliot Johnny Cash 1969.JPG|thumb|left|Elliot with [[Johnny Cash]] in 1969]]
In October 1968, Elliot made her live solo debut headlining in [[Las Vegas]] at [[Caesars Palace]], scheduled for a three-week engagement at $40,000 per week with two shows per night.<ref name="Sink Along With Mama Cass">{{cite news |title=Sink Along With Mama Cass |url=http://www.casselliot.com/esquire.htm |publisher=Esquire |date=June 1969 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213064703/http://casselliot.com/esquire.htm |archive-date=December 13, 2010 }}</ref> According to Elliot, she went on a six-month crash diet before the show, losing 100 of her 300 pounds. However, she attributed a stomach ulcer and throat problems to her severe regimen, which she treated by drinking milk and cream—rapidly regaining 50 pounds in the process.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mama Cass In Training for Night Club Re-Entry |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19721215&id=AGdRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5061,3404963 |publisher=Ocala Star Banner |date=December 15, 1972}}</ref>

She was confined to her bed for three weeks before the first performance while the musical director, band, and production supervisor attempted to put together a show in her absence. She was scheduled to rehearse for a full three days before the show opened, but she managed to get through only part of one run-through with the band before saying that she was losing her voice. She skipped the remainder of rehearsals and drank tea and lemon, hoping to recover and pull herself together for opening night.<ref name="Fiegel">{{cite book |last=Fiegel |first=Eddi |title=Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of Cass Elliot |publisher=Chicago Review Press |date=September 28, 2005 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/dreamlittledream00fieg/page/265 265–267] |isbn=978-1-55652-588-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/dreamlittledream00fieg/page/265}}</ref>

An audience of 950 people filled the Circus Maximus theater at Caesar's Palace on the evening of Wednesday, October 16, including [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Peter Lawford]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Joan Baez]], [[Liza Minnelli]], and [[Mia Farrow]], who had sent flowers to Elliot's dressing room, but backstage she had developed a raging fever. Friends urged her manager to cancel the show, but she felt that it was too important and insisted on performing. Sick and having barely rehearsed, she began to fall apart during the course of her first performance; her voice was weak and barely audible, and the large crowd was unsympathetic, despite the celebrity well-wishers. At the end of the show, Elliot returned to the stage to apologize to the audience; "This is the first night, and it will get better", she said. She then sang "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and left the stage as the audience applauded half-heartedly. She returned later that night to perform the second show, but her voice was worse, and many of the audience noisily walked out.<ref name="Fiegel2">{{cite book |last=Fiegel |first=Eddi |title=Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of Cass Elliot |publisher=Chicago Review Press |date=September 28, 2005 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/dreamlittledream00fieg/page/267 267–8] |isbn=978-1-55652-588-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/dreamlittledream00fieg/page/267}}</ref>

Reviews were harsh. ''Esquire'' magazine called the show "Sink Along with Cass" and "a disaster" that was "heroic in proportion, epic in scope".<ref name="Sink Along With Mama Cass"/> The ''Los Angeles Free Press'' called it "an embarrassing drag", while ''Newsweek'' compared it to the [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|''Titanic'' disaster]]: "Like some great ocean liner embarking on an ill-fated maiden voyage, Mama Cass slid down the waves and sank to the bottom". The show closed after only one night, and Elliot flew back to Los Angeles for what was described as "a tonsillectomy".<ref name="Fiegel"/>

Within hours of the end of Elliot's Las Vegas concert, rumors began to spread that she had been taking drugs during the weeks leading up to it. Eddi Fiegel wrote in the biography ''Dream a Little Dream of Me'' that Elliot later admitted to a boyfriend that she had injected [[heroin]] immediately before going on stage. Embarrassed by the debacle, Elliot plunged into a deep depression.<ref name="Fiegel"/>

====Later work====
[[File:Cass Elliot (1972).png|thumb|left|Elliot in 1972, for her album ''[[Cass Elliot (album)|Cass Elliot]]'']]
[[File:Cass Elliot 1973 television special.JPG|thumb|left|Elliot in a publicity photograph for ''Don't Call Me Mama Anymore'' (1973)]]
Elliot appeared in two television variety specials: ''The Mama Cass Television Program'' (ABC, 1969) and ''Don't Call Me Mama Anymore'' (CBS, 1973). She was a regular guest on TV talk shows and variety shows in the early 1970s, including ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'', ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]'', ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'', ''[[The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)|The Johnny Cash Show]]'', ''The [[Ray Stevens]] Show'', ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'', and ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'', and was a guest panelist for a week on the game show ''[[Match Game|Match Game '73]]''. She guest-hosted for [[Johnny Carson]] on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' and appeared as a guest on the show 13 other times. She also appeared on and co-hosted ''[[The Music Scene (TV series)|The Music Scene]]'' on ABC and was featured on the first ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|The Midnight Special]]'' on NBC.

Elliot performed the title song "The Good Times Are Comin{{'"}} during the opening sequence of the 1970 film ''[[Monte Walsh (1970 film)|Monte Walsh]]'', starring [[Lee Marvin]] and [[Jack Palance]]. In 1970, Elliot was signed to [[RCA Records]]; her first album for RCA, ''[[Cass Elliot (album)|Cass Elliot]]'', was issued in January, 1972. Also in 1972, she made three appearances on the variety series ''[[The Julie Andrews Hour]]''. Her final appearance on the show was the Christmas installment that aired on Wednesday, December 20, 1972. In December 1978, four years after Elliot's death, the episode was rebroadcast on syndicated stations as a Christmas special titled ''Merry Christmas with Love, Julie''. However, all of Elliot's solos were deleted from the syndicated edit. In 2009, a complete videotape of ''The Julie Andrews Hour Christmas Show'' was donated to [[The Paley Center For Media]] in New York, with all of Elliot's numbers intact.

[[File:Cass Elliot Diahann Carroll Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon Special 1973.jpg|thumb|upright|left|From left to right: Elliot, [[Diahann Carroll]] and [[Jack Lemmon]] in 1973]]
In 1973, Elliot performed in ''Saga of Sonora'', a TV music-comedy-Western special with [[Jill St. John]], [[Vince Edwards]], [[Zero Mostel]], and [[Lesley Ann Warren]]. She also sang the jingle "Hurry on down to Hardee's, where the burgers are charco-broiled" for [[Hardee's]] advertisements.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 23, 1997 |title=Hardee's looking at return to char-broiled burgers |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/04/23/biz_207185.shtml#.WMctReTatnw |newspaper=Augusta Chronicle |access-date=March 13, 2017 |archive-date=December 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114607/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/04/23/biz_207185.shtml#.WMctReTatnw |url-status=dead }}</ref> Throughout the early 1970s, Elliot continued her acting career, as well. She had a featured role in the movie ''[[Pufnstuf (film)|Pufnstuf]]'' (1970) and made guest appearances on TV's ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]''; ''[[Young Dr. Kildare (TV series)|Young Dr. Kildare]]''; ''[[Love, American Style]]''; and ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]''; among others.

In 1973, Elliot hired as her manager [[Allan Carr]], who was also managing the careers of [[Tony Curtis]], [[Ann-Margret]], and [[Peter Sellers]]. Carr felt Elliot needed to leave pop and rock music and head into the cabaret circuit, so a show was put together comprising old standards along with a few new songs written for her by friends. The act included Elliot and two male singers who served as backup singers and sidekicks during the musical numbers. The title of the show was ''Don't Call Me Mama Anymore'', named after one of the songs written by Elliot's friend Earle Brown. The song was born out of Elliot's frustration with being identified as "Mama Cass". The show debuted in Pittsburgh on February 9, 1973. Elliot felt ready to tackle Las Vegas once again and premiered at the [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo]]. This time, she received rave reviews. ''The Las Vegas Sun'' wrote, "Cass Elliot, making a strong point that she is no longer Mama Cass, has a good act serving notice that she is here to stay. The audience was with her all the way&nbsp;... no empty seats anywhere." She then took her act to higher-echelon casinos and swankier nightclubs in cities throughout the country.

Elliot provided the voice for her appearance on the 1973 episode of ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'', "The Haunted Candy Factory". She also appeared on ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' in the episodes "[[The Secret Serum]]", "[[Pawn of Shadows]]", and "[[Dance of the Undead (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Dance of the Undead]]" as a Crystal Cove citizen.

The city of Baltimore dedicated August 15, 1973, as "Cass Elliot Day" in her honor for her homecoming.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://retrobaltimore.tumblr.com/post/93234625979/baltimore-shows-its-love-for-mama-cass-elliot |title=Baltimore shows its love for Mama Cass Elliot |newspaper=Tumblr |access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref>

==Final performances, death, and funeral ==
[[File:MoonflatCurzonPlace.JPG|alt=Curzon Square, Mayfair, London|thumb|9 Curzon Square, where Elliot died (at top right)]]
On April 22, 1974, Elliot collapsed in the California television studio of ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' immediately before her scheduled appearance on the show. She was treated at a hospital and released, then dismissed the incident as simple exhaustion in interviews and in the conversation she had with Carson during her May 7 visit to his show's studio where she made it through the telecast.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=JOHNNY CARSON INTERVIEW CASS ELLIOT May 7. 1974|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F99bpvWq1E| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929130455/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F99bpvWq1E&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=September 29, 2019|language=en|access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref>

Soon after Elliot videotaped an appearance on the syndicated ''[[Mike Douglas Show]]'', which originated from [[Philadelphia]], she began two weeks of solo concerts at the [[London Palladium]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fiegel|first1=Eddi|title=Dream a Little Dream|publisher=Chicago Review Press|page=356}}</ref> She felt elated by the standing ovation she received on the last night of the engagement, which was Saturday night, July 27. She made an international phone call to Michelle Phillips, during which Elliot cried from happiness over her success at the Palladium, as Phillips has stated in numerous interviews. Elliot began a 24-hour celebration. She first attended the 31st birthday party of [[Mick Jagger]] at his home on [[Tite Street]] in Chelsea, London.<ref name="FLASH">{{Cite web|url=https://flashbak.com/the-death-of-cass-elliot-and-keith-moon-at-harry-nilssons-macabre-mayfair-flat-422551/|title=The Death of Cass Elliot and Keith Moon at Harry Nilsson's Macabre Mayfair Flat|website=Flashbak.com|first=Rob|last=Baker|date=January 4, 2020|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> After the party, Elliot went to a brunch in her honor presented by [[Georgia Brown (English singer)|Georgia Brown]]. While there, according to biographer Eddi Fiegel, Elliot was blowing her nose frequently, coughing and having trouble breathing.<ref name="auto1">{{cite book|last1=Fiegel|first1=Eddi|title=Dream a Little Dream|publisher=Chicago Review Press|page=360}}</ref> Next she attended a cocktail party hosted by American entertainment journalist Jack Martin. She seemed in high spirits but also appeared physically exhausted and sick.<ref name="auto1"/> Elliot left that party at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. on Sunday, July 28, saying she was tired and needed to get some sleep.<ref name="FLASH" />

Elliot retired to an apartment at Flat 12, 9 [[Curzon Place]] (later Curzon Square) in the [[Mayfair]] district of [[Central London]], owned by singer-songwriter [[Harry Nilsson]], who allowed her to stay there. Later that night, Elliot died in her sleep at age 32. According to [[Keith Simpson (pathologist)|Keith Simpson]], who conducted her autopsy,<ref name=FLASH/> she died of a heart attack, and there were no drugs in her system.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Elliot-Kugell|first1=Owen|title=Biography|url=http://casselliot.com/biography.htm|website=The Official Cass Elliot Website|publisher=Richard Barton Campbell & Owen Elliot-Kugell|access-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="nyt-report">{{cite news|url=https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F10613FD3F5B1A7493C2AA178CD85F408785F9 | title=Cass Elliot, Pop Singer, Dies; Star of the Mamas and Papas | work=The New York Times | date=July 30, 1974 | access-date=June 20, 2008 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="nyt-heart">{{cite news|url=https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F70E11F93E5E1A7493C4A91783D85F408785F9 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209050952/http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F70E11F93E5E1A7493C4A91783D85F408785F9 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 9, 2012 |title=Cass Elliot's Death Linked to Heart Attack|work=The New York Times|format=paid archive|date=August 6, 1974|access-date=June 20, 2008}}</ref> Four years later, [[Keith Moon]], drummer for [[The Who]], died in the same bedroom, also aged 32 years.<ref>{{cite news| last=Wilkes|first=Roger| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/4812977/Inside-story-9-Curzon-Place.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629215613/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/4812977/Inside-story-9-Curzon-Place.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=June 29, 2011|title=Inside story: 9 Curzon Place|date=February 17, 2001|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shepherdmarket.co.uk/history.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927235730/http://shepherdmarket.co.uk/history.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |title=Shepherd Market History |publisher=Shepherdmarket.co.uk |access-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=West |first=Rachel |date=2020-07-29 |title=Mama Cass Of The Mamas & The Papas Did Not Die By Choking On A Ham Sandwich, According To Obit Writer |url=https://etcanada.com/news/674044/mama-cass-of-the-mamas-the-papas-did-not-die-by-choking-on-a-ham-sandwich-according-to-obit-writer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804040010/https://etcanada.com/news/674044/mama-cass-of-the-mamas-the-papas-did-not-die-by-choking-on-a-ham-sandwich-according-to-obit-writer/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Etcanada.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/cass-elliot-owen-daughter-book-announcement-1234871278/|title=Mama Cass' Daughter Wants to Dispel Myths About Her Mom -- Including One About Her Death|first=Angie|last=Martoccio|website=Rollingstone.com|date=November 14, 2023|access-date=September 28, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Cass Elliot Grave.JPG|thumb|Cass Elliot's grave in [[Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Los Angeles]]
Elliot did not die from choking on a ham sandwich, as has been alleged.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-06 |title=Mama Cass 'didn't choke to death on a ham sandwich', daughter says |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68949240 |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Barton |first=Alex |date=2024-05-06 |title=Mama Cass 'didn't choke to death' on ham sandwich |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/06/mama-cass-didnt-choke-to-death-on-ham-sandwich/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> According to Lindsay Zoladz writing in ''The New York Times'' in 2024, this "cartoonish rumor ... cast a tawdry light over Elliot's legacy and still threatens to overshadow her mighty, underappreciated talent."<ref name=Zoladz/>  In 2020, a journalist and friend of Elliot's, Sue Cameron, publicly admitted that she promulgated the false ham sandwich story by writing it into Elliot's obituary for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. She claimed she was asked to print the lie by Elliot's manager [[Allan Carr]], who decided that the humiliating falsehood was preferable to any implication that Elliot's death was associated with substance abuse.<ref name="Zoladz">{{cite web |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Cass Elliot's Death Spawned a Horrible Myth. She Deserves Better. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/arts/music/cass-elliot-mamas-and-the-papas-death.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529003459/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/arts/music/cass-elliot-mamas-and-the-papas-death.html/ |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

Elliot's body was cremated at the [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web| last=LeDuff| first=Charlie| title=Comeback for Resting Place of Movie Stars| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/01/us/comeback-for-resting-place-of-movie-stars.html| work=Los Angeles Times| date=December 1, 2002}}</ref> Her ashes were later buried in [[Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book|last=Macdonald|first=Les |title=The Day The Music Died|year=2010|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1-469-11356-2|page=127}}</ref>

==Personal life==
=== Marriages and family ===
[[File:Mama Cass in 1969.jpg|thumb|upright|Elliot in 1969]]
Elliot was married twice, the first time in 1963 to [[Jim Hendricks (musician)|Jim Hendricks]], her groupmate in the Big 3 and the Mugwumps. It was a marriage of convenience to assist him in avoiding being drafted during the Vietnam War;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hotshotdigital.com/tribute/MamaCass.html 
|title=Mama Cass |website=Hotshotdigital.com |access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref> the marriage was never consummated and was annulled in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurelcanyonthebook.com/?cat=50 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221080850/http://www.laurelcanyonthebook.com/?cat=50 |url-status=dead |title=Meet the Mugwumps |archive-date=February 21, 2008 |access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> In 1971, Elliot married journalist Donald von Wiedenman, heir to a Bavarian barony.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903034,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428134946/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903034,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2007 |title=Milestones, Jul. 12, 1971 |date=July 12, 1971 |magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.casselliot.com/images.htm| website=The Official Cass Elliot Website |date=December 9, 2006 |title=The Solo Years - The Seventies |format=Photo: Cass and her second husband Baron Donald von Wiedenman, 1971}}</ref> Their marriage ended in divorce after a few months.

Elliot gave birth to a daughter, Owen Vanessa Elliot-Kugell,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nexttribe.com/cass-elliots-daughter/ |title=Cass Elliot's Daughter Talks About the Star's Pain and Bravery |website=nexttribe.com/ |access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref> on April 26, 1967. Elliot-Kugell also grew up to become a singer and toured with [[The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]] member [[Al Jardine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superseventies.com/faq_beachboys.html |title=Beach Boys FAQ |website=Superseventies.com |access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref> Cass Elliot never publicly identified the father, but many years later, Michelle Phillips helped Elliot-Kugell locate her biological father,<ref>{{cite news |title=California Dreamgirl |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/12/phillips200712 |publisher=Vanity Fair |date=December 2007 |access-date=November 28, 2008}}</ref> [[Charles Wayne Day|Chuck Day]]. His paternity was not publicly revealed until his 2008 death.<ref>{{cite news |last=Liberatore |first=Paul |url=http://www.marinij.com/article/zz/20080312/NEWS/803129986 |title=Fairfax rocker Chuck Day, the 'soul of the music scene,' dies at 65 |work=Marin Independent Journal |date=March 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224054154/http://www.marinij.com/article/zz/20080312/NEWS/803129986|archive-date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> After Elliot's death, her younger sister, [[Leah Kunkel]] (then married to Los Angeles–based session drummer [[Russ Kunkel]]), was awarded custody of seven-year-old Owen and raised her<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trakin |first1=Roy |title='Dedicated to the One I Love': Cass Elliot's Daughter Gets Her 'Mama' a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dedicated-one-love-cass-elliot-180000020.html |website=Yahoo |date=October 2, 2022 |access-date=October 2, 2022}}</ref> along with her own son, Nathaniel.

=== Drug use ===
[[David Crosby]] published a memoir in 1988 saying he used [[opiates]] and [[cocaine]] with Elliot, preferring heroin in London because of its availability there.<ref name="auto">{{cite book |last=Crosby |first=David |title=Long Time Gone |publisher=Doubleday |year=1988 |pages=119–120}}</ref>

===1967 legal issue===
In 1967, while staying in London, Elliot was prosecuted for stealing bed linen from a hotel where she and her bandmates had stayed on an earlier visit. She denied responsibility, and the case was brought before the West London magistrates' court, where the charges against her were dismissed in the absence of any evidence. The Mamas & the Papas were forced to cancel their upcoming British concerts as a result of the incident, and the band broke up the following year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1540140/Denny-Doherty.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1540140/Denny-Doherty.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Denny Doherty |date=January 22, 2007 |website=The Telegraph |access-date=June 17, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On a return visit to London, Elliot admitted to the audience at the [[London Palladium]] that she had taken two sheets, saying "I liked 'em so I took 'em". She said she had kept quiet because of the way she had been treated in police custody.<ref name="Fiegel2015">{{cite book |author=Eddi Fiegel |title=Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of 'Mama' Cass Elliot |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72OkCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT210 |date=October 8, 2015 |publisher=Pan Macmillan |isbn=978-1-5098-2404-5 |pages=210–}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Project
! Result
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|rowspan=4|[[9th Annual Grammy Awards|1967]] || rowspan=4|[[Grammy Award]] || [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] || rowspan=4|''Monday, Monday'' || {{nom}} || 
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group|Best Performance By A Vocal Group]] || {{nom}} ||
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance|Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording]] || {{nom}} || 
|-
|[[9th Annual Grammy Awards|Best Contemporary (R&R) Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental]] || {{won}} ||
|-
|}

==Commemoration==
[[File:Cass Elliot Grave.JPG|thumb|upright|Elliot's grave at [[Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery]] in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Mama Cass Elliot, founding member of the popular '60s band The Mamas & the Papas, was born in Baltimore |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/retro-baltimore/bs-fe-retro-mama-elliot-20220120-vovevofhhvhrfluxeecg2qufam-story.html |access-date=August 23, 2022 |work=Baltimore Sun}}</ref>]]
Elliot received the 2,735th star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on October 3, 2022.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Trakin |first1=Roy |title='Dedicated to the One I Love': Cass Elliot's Daughter Gets Her 'Mama' a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |journal=Variety |date=October 3, 2022 |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/cass-elliot-mamas-papas-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-1235390478/ |access-date=October 3, 2022}}</ref>

The British play and film ''[[Beautiful Thing (play)|Beautiful Thing]]'' feature her recordings, and one character reflects on her memories of Elliot.<ref>Harvey, Jonanthan ''Beautiful Thing'' Dramatists Play Services, Inc. January 16, 2000 {{ISBN|9780822217176}}</ref><ref>Holden, Stephen ''Finally Finding a Mate, In Working-Class London'' Film Review, ''The New York Times'' October 9, 1996</ref> Elliot was the subject of a 2004 stage production in Dublin,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article990330.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616025603/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article990330.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2011| title=Pop: Kristin Kapelli | publisher=The Sunday Times (London)|date=January 11, 2004|access-date=October 30, 2007}}</ref> ''The Songs of Mama Cass'', with Kristin Kapelli performing main vocals. Elliot was portrayed by [[Shannon Lee]] in the [[Bruce Lee]] Biopic ''[[Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story]]''. She was portrayed by Rachel Redleaf in the 2019 film ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/artisans/production/quentin-tarantino-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-2-1203484354/|title=Quentin Tarantino on Re-Creating 1960s L.A. for 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'|last=Tangcay|first=Jazz|date=January 29, 2020|website=Variety.com|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref>

The [[Crosby, Stills & Nash]] ''[[Daylight Again]]'' video released in 1982 was dedicated to Cass Elliot as was the Crosby, Stills & Nash ''[[Greatest Hits (CSN album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album released in 2005.

The song "Mama, I Remember You Now" by Swedish artist [[Marit Bergman]] is a tribute to Elliot.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Elliot's recording of "[[Make Your Own Kind of Music]]" is featured prominently in several episodes of seasons [[Lost (season 2)|two]] and [[Lost (season 3)|three]] of ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' as well as season eight, episodes two and nine of ''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]'' (the later one also uses the title as the episode's title). It was also featured in ABC's ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'' when Sue Heck graduates from high school and in [[Netflix|Netflix's]] ''[[Sex Education (TV series)|Sex Education]]'' when Aimee smashes up an abandoned car. Her recording of "[[It's Getting Better]]" is featured in [[Meet Kevin Johnson|a season-four episode]] of ''Lost''.<ref>[[ABC Studios]] Closed Captioning for ''Lost'' episode 408: "Meet Kevin Johnson". Broadcast March 20, 2008, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Television Network.</ref><ref>Strong, Martin C. (2000), ''The Great Rock Discography – Fifth Edition.'' London, Mojo Books. Page 599.</ref><ref>Squires, Chase, (September 23, 2005) "[http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/23/Artsandentertainment/_Lost__descends__and_.shtml ''Lost'' Descends, and Reaches a New High] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206185811/http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/23/Artsandentertainment/_Lost__descends__and_.shtml |date=2008-12-06 }}", ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]''. Retrieved on October 18, 2008.</ref>

==Discography==
[[File:Cass Elliot in 1973.jpg|thumb|upright|Elliot in 1973]]

===Albums===
''' The Big 3 ''' 
* 1963: ''[[The Big 3 (folk group)|The Big 3]]''
* 1964: ''Live at the Recording Studio''

''' The Mugwumps '''
* 1967: ''[[The Mugwumps (band)|The Mugwumps]]''

''' The Mamas and the Papas '''
{{main|The Mamas & the Papas discography}}
''' Solo '''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Album
!Chart performance (US)
!Notes
|-
|1968
|''[[Dream a Little Dream (Cass Elliot album)|Dream a Little Dream]]''
|87
|
|-
|1969
|''[[Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama]]''
|91
|
|-
|1969
|''[[Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama|Make Your Own Kind of Music]]''

|169
|Reissue of ''Bubblegum, Lemonade -'' with the hit title song added.
|-
|1970
|''[[Mama's Big Ones]]''
|194
|
|-
|1971
|''[[Dave Mason & Cass Elliot]]''
|49
| with [[Dave Mason]]
|-
|1972
|''[[Cass Elliot (album)|Cass Elliot]]''
| -
|
|-
|1972
|''[[The Road Is No Place for a Lady]]''
| -
|
|-
|1973
|''[[Don't Call Me Mama Anymore]]''
| -
|Recorded Live
|}
"-" indicates the album did not chart or was not released in that territory.

''' Soundtracks '''
* 1970: ''[[Pufnstuf (film)|Pufnstuf]]'' (soundtrack with Mama Cass)
* 1971: "The Costume Ball" from ''[[Doctors' Wives (1971 film)|Doctor's Wives]]'' 
* 1996: ''[[Beautiful Thing (film)|Beautiful Thing]]'' (soundtrack with Mama Cass and the Mamas and the Papas)

''' Compilations '''

====Vinyl====
* 1967: ''The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass'' (Roulette)
* 1974: ''Dream a Little Dream of Me'' (Pickwick)
* 1975: ''Mama Cass'' (Pickwick)

====Cassette====
* 1985: ''Dream a Little Dream of Me'' (MCA)
* 1985: ''The Best of Mama Cass'' (MCA)

====CD====
* 1995: ''The Big 3 Featuring Mama Cass Elliot'' (Sequel)
* 1997: ''Dream a Little Dream: The Cass Elliot Collection'' (MCA)
* 2000: ''The Big 3 Featuring Mama Cass'' (Collectables)
* 2002: ''Dedicated to the One I Love'' (Universal)
* 2005: ''Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Music of Mama Cass Elliot'' (Universal)
* 2005: ''The Solo Collection 1968-71'' (Hip-O Select)
* 2009: ''Cass Elliot / The Road Is No Place For a Lady'' (Sony)
* 2010: ''Cass Elliot / The Road Is No Place For a Lady / Don't Call Me Mama Anymore'' (BGO)

''' Videos '''

====DVD====
* 2009: ''The Mama Cass Television Program'' (Infinity)
* 2016: ''The Cass Elliot Specials'' (TJL/Treasury Collection)

====Music video====
* 2023: ''Make Your Own Kind of Music''

{{Clear}}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="7"| Chart Positions
!
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:30px;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! style="width:30px;"| [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US<br />AC]]
! style="width:30px;"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]
! style="width:30px;"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN<br />AC]]
! style="width:30px;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
! style="width:30px;"| [[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRE]]
! style="width:30px;"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]
!US Cash Box Top 100
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1968
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Dream a Little Dream of Me]]"<br /><small>b/w "Midnight Voyage"<br />Listed as "Mama Cass with the Mamas & the Papas"</small>
| 12
| 2
| 7
| -
| 11
| 13
| 1
|10
|align="left"| A & B: ''[[The Papas & The Mamas]]'' <br /> A: ''[[Dream a Little Dream (Cass Elliot album)|Dream a Little Dream]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "California Earthquake"<br /><small>b/w "Talkin' to Your Toothbrush"</small>
| 67
| -
| 51
| -
| -
| -
| 94
|74
|align="left"|''[[Dream a Little Dream (Cass Elliot album)|Dream a Little Dream]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" |1969
| style="text-align:left;"|"[[Move in a Little Closer, Baby]]"<br /><small>b/w "All for Me" (non-album track)</small>
| 58
| 32
| 55
| 19
| -
| -
| 34
|59
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|''[[Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[It's Getting Better]]"<br /><small>b/w "Who's to Blame"</small>
| 30
| 13
| 31
| 7
| 8
| 3
| 53
|35
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Make Your Own Kind of Music]]"<br /><small>b/w "Lady Love"</small>
| 36
| 6
| 20
| 7
| -
| -
| 72
|25
|align="left"|''[[Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama|Make Your Own Kind of Music]]''
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1970
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[New World Coming]]"<br /><small>b/w "Blow Me a Kiss" (from ''Make Your Own Kind of Music'')</small>
| 42
| 4
| 22
| 4
| -
| -
| -
|30
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|''[[Mama's Big Ones]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "A Song That Never Comes"<br /><small>b/w "[[I Can Dream, Can't I]]" (from ''Make Your Own Kind Of Music'')</small>
| 99
| 25
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 71
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Monte Walsh (1970 film)|The Good Times Are Coming]]"<br /><small>b/w "Welcome to the World" (from ''Make Your Own Kind Of Music'')</small>
| 104
| 19
| -
| 8
| -
| -
| -
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By"<br /><small>b/w "A Song That Never Comes"</small>
| 110
| 34
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1971
| style="text-align:left;"| "Something to Make You Happy"<br /><small>b/w "Next to You"<br />Both sides with [[Dave Mason]]</small>
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''[[Dave Mason & Cass Elliot]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Too Much Truth, Too Much Love]]"<br /><small>b/w "Walk to the Point"<br />Both sides with Dave Mason</small>
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1972
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis song)#Cass Elliot version|Baby I'm Yours]]"<br /><small>b/w "Cherries Jubilee"</small>
| -
| -
| -
| 18
| -
| -
| -
|
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''[[Cass Elliot (album)|Cass Elliot]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "That Song"<br /><small>b/w "When It Doesn't Work Out"</small>
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "(If You're Gonna) Break Another Heart"<br /><small>b/w "Disney Girls" (from ''Cass Elliot'')</small>
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 54
| -
| -
|
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''[[The Road Is No Place for a Lady]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Does Anybody Love You"<br /><small>b/w "The Road Is No Place for a Lady"</small>
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| style="text-align:left;"| "I Think a Lot About You"<br /><small>b/w "Listen to the World" (non-album track)</small>
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|align="left"|''[[Don't Call Me Mama Anymore]]''
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== See also ==
* {{Portal-inline|Biography}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{oweb|https://web.archive.org/web/20080123085211/http://www.casselliot.com/index.htm}} (archived)
* {{IMDb name|id=0254177|name=Cass Elliot}}

{{Cass Elliot}}
{{The Mamas & the Papas}}
{{1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame}}
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