The Association (album)

The Association
Studio album by the Association
Released	August 1969
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	John Boylan, The Association
The Association chronology
Goodbye, Columbus (1969) The Association (1969) The Association Live (1970)

The Association is the Association's fifth studio album. In the US charts, the album peaked at number 32 in the last week of October 1969. ^[1] In Canada the album reached number 12. ^[2] None of the singles broke into Billboard's charts, but in Canada "Dubuque Blues" did reach number 76. ^[3] The single "Goodbye Forever" was reworked from the previous album project, Goodbye, Columbus, as is heard in its lyrics about the relationship between the characters played by Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw in the film Goodbye, Columbus . ^[4]

The album's musical style pushes the boundaries of pop rock. ^[5] It was the first studio album to feature all seven members of the 1960s line-up (Terry Kirkman, Russ Giguere, Jules Alexander, Jim Yester, Larry Ramos, Brian Cole, Ted Bluechel Jr) and the last studio album featuring member Russ Giguere, who left for a solo career in 1971.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Look at Me, Look at You"	Terry Kirkman	Kirkman	3:10
2.	"Yes I Will"	John Boylan	Giguere and Ramos	2:34
3.	"Love Affair"	Jules Alexander	Yester	4:07
4.	"The Nest"	Skip Carmel, Ted Bluechel	Cole and Bluechel	3:29
5.	"What Were the Words?"	Jim Yester	Yester	2:29
6.	"Are You Ready?"	Larry Ramos, Tony Ortega	Ramos	2:47

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Dubuque Blues"	Alexander	Alexander	3:18
2.	"Under Branches"	Alexander, Carmel	Group	4:24
3.	"I Am Up for Europe"	Brian Cole, Alexander	Cole	2:34
4.	"Broccoli"	Russ Giguere	Giguere	2:17
5.	"Goodbye Forever"	Alexander, Kirkman, Rita Martinson	Alexander	2:33
6.	"Boy on the Mountain"	Kirkman, Richard Thompson	Kirkman	4:35

Personnel

• Terry Kirkman
• Russ Giguere
• Jules Alexander
• Jim Yester
• Larry Ramos
• Brian Cole
• Ted Bluechel Jr

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [7]	32
CAN RPM Top 60 Albums [2]	12

References

1. "The Association". Billboard .
2. "RPM Top 60 Albums - November 8, 1969" (PDF).
3. "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 6, 1969" (PDF).
4. "Liner Notes for the Association's "Goodbye, Columbus"".
5. "The Association - the Association | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
6. "The Association > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 15, 2011.
7. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 12. Retrieved July 10, 2025.