Happy Together (The Turtles album)

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Happy Together
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Studio album by
the Turtles
ReleasedApril 1967
RecordedLate 1966 – April 1967
Genre Pop [1] [2]
Length26:41
Label White Whale
Producer Joe Wissert
Bones Howe
The Turtles chronology
You Baby
(1966)		Happy Together
(1967)		 The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
(1968)
Singles from Happy Together
  1. "Happy Together"
    Released: February 1967
  2. "She'd Rather Be with Me"
    Released: April 1967
  3. "Guide for the Married Man"
    Released: June 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [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.

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Makin' My Mind Up" (Jack Dalton, Gary Montgomery) – 2:16
  2. "Guide for the Married Man" (John Williams, Leslie Bricusse) – 2:44
  3. "Think I'll Run Away" (Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman) – 2:31
  4. "The Walking Song" (Kaylan, Al Nichol) – 2:44
  5. "Me About You" (Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon) – 2:32
  6. "Happy Together" (Bonner, Gordon) – 2:56

Side two

  1. "She'd Rather Be with Me" (Bonner, Gordon) – 2:21
  2. "Too Young to Be One" (Eric Eisner) – 2:00
  3. "Person Without a Care" (Nichol) – 2:25
  4. "Like the Seasons" (Warren Zevon) – 1:56
  5. "Rugs of Woods and Flowers" (Kaylan, Nichol) – 3:05
Bonus tracks from the now-defunct Axis Records (a former subsidiary of EMI; later re-issued on Rhino Records) CD re-issue:
  2. "So Goes Love" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:38 (inserted into the album's running order)
Bonus tracks from the Sundazed CD re-issue:
  2. "She's My Girl" (Bonner, Gordon) – 2:37
  3. "You Know What I Mean" (Bonner, Gordon) – 2:02
  4. "Is It Any Wonder" (Kaylan) – 2:32
Bonus tracks from the Repertoire Records CD re-issue:
  2. "So Goes Love" (from Golden Hits ) – 2:36
  3. "Grim Reaper of Love" (Portz, Nichol) (single A-side) – 2:43
  4. "Outside Chance" (Zevon) (single A-side) – 2:08
  5. "We'll Meet Again" (Burnett, Griffin) (single mix B-side) – 2:08
  6. "Can I Get to Know You Better" (Barri, Sloan) (single A-side) – 2:38
  7. "You Know What I Mean" (Bonner, Gordon) – 1:59
  8. "Happy Together" (Bonner, Gordon) (mono single mix) – 2:50
  9. "She'd Rather Be with Me" (Bonner, Gordon) (mono single mix) – 2:17
  10. "You Know What I Mean" (Bonner, Gordon) (mono single mix) – 1:59
Manifesto Records CD re-issue (2016):

This edition reverts to the original tracklisting, presented twice: first in mono, then in stereo.

Personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [3] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bruce, Eder. "The Turtles: Happy Together > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "American album certifications – The Turtles – Happy Together". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 20 August 2016.


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