Happy Together | ||||
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Released | April 1967 | |||
Recorded | Late 1966 – April 1967 | |||
Genre | Pop [1] [2] | |||
Length | 26:41 | |||
Label | White Whale | |||
Producer | Joe Wissert Bones Howe | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Tom Hull | C− [2] |
Happy Together is the third studio album by the American rock band the Turtles. It was released in April 1967 on White Whale Records.
This edition reverts to the original tracklisting, presented twice: first in mono, then in stereo.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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