Happy Together (Leningrad Cowboys album)

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Happy Together
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Studio album by
Released1994
Label Plutonium
Producer Mauri Sumen
Heikki Savolainen
Leningrad Cowboys chronology
Total Balalaika Show - Helsinki Concert
(1993)
Happy Together
(1993)
Nokia Balalaika Show
(1995)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Only Rock'n'Roll" Mick Jagger/Keith Richards 5:08
2."Let's Work Together" Wilbert Harrison 2:47
3."Gimme All Your Lovin'" Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard 3:08
4."Happy Together" Garry Bonner/Alan Gordon 2:49
5."Knockin' On Heaven's Door" Bob Dylan 6:23
6."Dancing In The Street" William "Mickey" Stevenson/Marvin Gaye/Ivy Jo Hunter 3:48
7."Just a Gigolo (I Ain't Got Nobody)" Leonello Casucci/Irving Caesar/Spencer Williams/Roger A. Graham 4:39
8."California Girls" Brian Wilson, Mike Love 2:47
9."Yellow Submarine" John Lennon/Paul McCartney 3:17
10."Sweet Home Alabama" Ronnie Van Zant/Ed King/Gary Rossington 4:35
11."Delilah" Les Reed/Barry Mason 4:43
12."Stairway To Heaven" Jimmy Page/Robert Plant 9:04

The Japanese issue of the album has a different track order and adds two bonus tracks:

Japanese version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Work Together"Wilbert Harrison2:47
2."It's Only Rock'n'Roll"Mick Jagger/Keith Richards5:08
3."Dancing In The Street"William "Mickey" Stevenson/Marvin Gaye/Ivy Jo Hunter3:49
4."Knockin' On Heaven's Door"Bob Dylan6:28
5."Happy Together"Garry Bonner/Alan Gordon2:49
6."California Girls"Brian Wilson2:48
7."Yellow Submarine"John Lennon/Paul McCartney3:18
8."Gimme All Your Lovin'"Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard3:09
9."Delilah"Les Reed/Barry Mason4:45
10."Sweet Home Alabama"Ronnie Van Zant/Ed King/Gary Rossington4:35
11."Stairway To Heaven"Jimmy Page/Robert Plant9:05
12."Just a Gigolo (I Ain't Got Nobody)"Leonello Casucci/Irving Caesar/Spencer Williams/Roger Graham4:38
13."Gari Gari ~ Can Chu-Hi" (Japanese bonus track)Traditional/Akane Toriyama-Takao Onoda/K. Tykkylainen/Pemo Ojala2:43
14."Kasakka (Disco Version)" (Japanese bonus track)Traditional, arr. Mauri Sumén3:14

BMG Ariola released a special "six pack" set of six CD singles comprising the entire album:

German "six pack" set
Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Happy Together"Garry Bonner/Alan Gordon2:49
2."Just a Gigolo (I Ain't Got Nobody)"Leonello Casucci/Irving Caesar/Spencer Williams/Roger Graham4:38
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Only Rock'n'Roll"Mick Jagger/Keith Richards5:08
2."Knockin' On Heaven's Door"Bob Dylan6:28
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gimme All Your Lovin'"Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard3:09
2."Dancing In The Street"William "Mickey" Stevenson/Marvin Gaye/Ivy Jo Hunter3:49
Disc four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Work Together"Wilbert Harrison2:47
2."California Girls"Brian Wilson2:48
Disc five
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Delilah"Les Reed/Barry Mason4:45
2."Yellow Submarine"John Lennon/Paul McCartney3:18
Disc six
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sweet Home Alabama"Ronnie Van Zant/Ed King/Gary Rossington4:35
2."Stairway To Heaven"Jimmy Page/Robert Plant9:05

Personnel

The Leningrad Cowboys:

EP/single

An EP titled Nokia Balalaika Show featuring three tracks from the album was released in Finland.

CD
Plutonium/ PLUTOXCD 706 (Finland)
  1. "Delilah" - 4:43
  2. "Gimme All Your Lovin'" - 3:08
  3. "Happy Together" - 2:49

A 3" single was released 21 Apr 1994 in Japan to support the album's release there

CD
Ariola/ BVDP-102 (Japan)
  1. "Gari Gari - Can Chu-hi"
  2. "Gari Gari - Can Chu-hi" (Takara Version)
  3. "Kasakka"

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References

Happy Together at Discogs (list of releases)