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Happy Together (The Turtles Album)
''Happy Together'' is the third studio album by the American rock band The Turtles. It was released in April 1967 on White Whale Records. Track listing Side one #"Makin' My Mind Up" (Jack Dalton, Gary Montgomery) – 2:16 #" Guide for the Married Man" (John Williams, Leslie Bricusse) – 2:44 #"Think I'll Run Away" (Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman) – 2:31 #"The Walking Song" (Kaylan, Al Nichol) – 2:44 #"Me About You" ( Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon) – 2:32 #" Happy Together" (Bonner, Gordon) – 2:56 Side two #"She'd Rather Be with Me" (Bonner, Gordon) – 2:21 #"Too Young to Be One" (Eric Eisner) – 2:00 #"Person Without a Care" (Nichol) – 2:25 #"Like the Seasons" (Warren Zevon) – 1:56 #"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: #"So Goes Love" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:38 (inserted into the album's running order) ;Bonus tracks from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turtles
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Gordon (songwriter)
Alan Lee Gordon (April 22, 1944 – November 22, 2008) was an American songwriter best known for songs recorded by the Turtles, Petula Clark, and Barbra Streisand. Many of his songs were co-written with Gary Bonner, including the Turtles' " Happy Together" and Three Dog Night's " Celebrate". He worked with various popular musicians, including Blues Magoos, Alice Cooper, the Archies, the O'Jays, Lynn Anderson, Flo & Eddie, Frank Zappa, Helen Reddy, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Tammy Wynette, the Lovin' Spoonful, Bobby Darin, and Freddy Fender. Career Gordon was born in Natick, Massachusetts. In 1965, he and Garry Bonner formed the Magicians, a group which would also include Allan "Jake" Jacobs and John Townley. They released a single in November 1965, "An Invitation to Cry". It met with some success, but their popularity was confined primarily to the New York and New England area. Gordon co-wrote, with Bonner, "Happy Together", originally recorded by the Turtles. In 1967, the Turtl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barbata
John Barbata (born April 1, 1945) is an American drummer who was active especially in pop and rock bands in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a band member and as a session drummer. Barbata has served as the drummer for The Turtles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane (for its final album and tour only), and Jefferson Starship (from 1974 to 1978). Barbata claims to have played on over 60 albums in an uncredited capacity. Early life Barbata was born on Easter, April 1, 1945, in Passaic, New Jersey, to Martina and Charles Barbata. He was raised in Saranac Lake, New York, till the age of seven and later in Nutley, New Jersey. His mother was an Austrian emigrant who worked as a records keeper at a hospital and his father was a firefighter and mechanic. He was the youngest child of three, preceded by his older brother Chuck and sister Lauren. His first claim to fame came to him as a young infant when his mother found a man stranded in a boat that had run out of gas. The man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chip Douglas
Douglas Farthing Hatlelid (born August 27, 1942), better known as Chip Douglas, is an American songwriter, musician (bass, guitar and keyboards), and record producer, whose most famous work was during the 1960s. He was the bassist of the Turtles for a short period of time and the producer of some of the Monkees biggest hits, including "Daydream Believer" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday". Early career Douglas was raised in Hawaii and began his musical career with a folk group he formed in high school, "The Wilcox Three", modeled after The Kingston Trio. During a trip to California, they were discovered by a well-known booking agency and signed by RCA/Camden to record an album at their studios in Hollywood. He performed in the group using the name "Chip Douglas", which would be the name he would use for the rest of his career (though he would occasionally use his real name as a songwriter). The group dissolved and Douglas, along with Cyrus Faryar and noted rock photographer Henry D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manifesto Records
Manifesto Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California that has released records by Dead Kennedys, Tim Buckley, Cinerama, Concrete Blonde, Cranes, The Czars, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lilys, The Rugburns, Sing-Sing, Ken Stringfellow, Tom Waits, and The Wedding Present. Manifesto released the entire catalogue of Dead Kennedys in 2001 after the band obtained the rights from Alternative Tentacles. Manifesto is also the home of an imprint of Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of The Turtles, called FloEdCo; this imprint has released albums by The Turtles and Flo & Eddie. In November 2015, Manifesto re-released the entire catalogue of Lee Michaels that had been on A&M Records. Manifesto is headed by Evan Cohen, a music-business and copyright lawyer and nephew of Herb Cohen, the late former manager of Frank Zappa, Tim Buckley, Linda Ronstadt, and Tom Waits. In August 2015, the label announced that it was signing several new artists, including Puro Instinct, Drink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grim Reaper Of Love
"Grim Reaper of Love" is a single by the American rock band the Turtles, released in May 1966.Liner notes for the CD "Save the Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits", Flo and Eddie Inc. (Manifesto Records), 2009. It was written by Turtles members Chuck Portz and Al Nichol, and includes sections in quintuple meter (3-2 on the opening verse).Everett, Walter. 2008. ''The Foundations of Rock : From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"'' (p 308). Oxford University Press. It is an early example of psychedelic raga rock, using an electric sitar An electric sitar is a type of electric guitar designed to mimic the sound of the sitar, a traditional musical instrument of India. Depending on the manufacturer and model, these instruments bear varying degrees of resemblance to the traditional .... References {{authority control 1966 singles Raga rock songs The Turtles songs 1966 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Hits (Turtles Album)
''Golden Hits'' is the first compilation album by the American rock band the Turtles. It was released on White Whale Records. Track listing Side 1 #"You Baby" (P.F. Sloan, Steve Barri) – 2:19 (from ''You Baby'') #"So Goes Love" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:37 (new track) #"She'd Rather Be with Me (Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon) – 2:17 (from '' Happy Together'') #"Is It Any Wonder" (Kaylan) – 2:28 (previously unreleased) #"Let Me Be" (Sloan) – 2:20 (from ''It Ain't Me Babe'') #"Grim Reaper of Love" (Al Nichol, Chuck Portz) – 2:45 (non-LP single) Side 2 #"It Ain't Me Babe" (Bob Dylan) – 2:10 (from ''It Ain't Me Babe'') #"Can I Get To Know You Better" (Sloan, Barri) – 2:32 (non-LP single) #" Happy Together" (Bonner, Gordon) – 2:50 (from ''Happy Together'') #"Outside Chance" (Glenn Crocker, Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 1960s and 1970s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen. See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... References External links Official site German record labels Pop record labels Rock record labels Reissue record labels Culture in Hamburg Companies based in Hamburg IFPI members Repertoire Records {{hamburg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Know What I Mean
"You Know What I Mean" is a song released by The Turtles in 1967. The song spent 11 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12, while reaching No. 6 on Canada's "''RPM Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines. Standards ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimensionl ...'' 100", and No. 13 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. Chart performance References 1967 songs 1967 singles The Turtles songs Songs written by Alan Gordon (songwriter) {{1960s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's My Girl
"She's My Girl" is a 1967 song and single (music), single from the Turtles. It was released on the White Whale Records, White Whale record label and reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart during the same year. It was later released as a bonus track on the album, ''Happy Together (The Turtles album), Happy Together'' by Sundazed Records in 1994. Composition and themes "She's My Girl" is a psychedelic music, psychedelic song written by Alan Gordon (songwriter), Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner. The piece is considered to be one of the more experimental pieces from The Turtles. The song begins with theme and lyrics inspired from jazz, moves into a pop music refrain, and later shifts into 3/4 time, time. White Whale Records worked with a filming company headed by John Urie, who agreed to produce a 16mm film for the song featuring the band. Filming lasted three days. Reception At the time of its release in 1967, some radio stations objected to themes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundazed Records
Sundazed Music is an American independent record label based in Coxsackie, New York. It specializes in obscure and rare recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s. In 2000, Sundazed had a staff of 15 and two mixing studios, including a vintage audio equipment collection. History Label founders Bob Irwin and his wife Mary started the label in 1989. Irwin's skill at restoring old vinyl records for the (then new) CD format, attracted the attention of major labels, who increasingly solicited him to help them re-issue material from their back catalogs. He helped Sony Music release their archival Legacy Records label. Later, his restoration work included early material by the likes of Bob Dylan, Nancy Sinatra, and the Byrds. Irwin also worked at Arista for a time. The first Sundazed releases were 1960s recordings by the Knickerbockers and the Five Americans, and reflected Irwin's personal preference for garage rock and surf music. Later releases included the albums of the Turtles, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole King
Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of all time, King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005. King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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