Happy Together (The Turtles album)

Happy Together
Happy Together
Studio album by the Turtles
Released	April 1967
Recorded	January 1966 – April 1967
Studio	Sunset Sound and United Western Recorders, Hollywood
Genre	Pop
Length	27:12
Label	White Whale
Producer	Joe Wissert; Bones Howe;
The Turtles chronology
Singles from Happy Together
	"Happy Together"; Released: February 1967; "She'd Rather Be with Me"; Released: April 1967; "Guide for the Married Man"; Released: June 1967;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Tom Hull	C−^[3]

Happy Together is the third studio album by the American rock band the Turtles. It was released in April 1967 on White Whale Records.

Critical reception

Upon original release, Happy Together received primarily positive reviews in the American press. The staff writers for Billboard magazine wrote that the Turtles "should draw top sales interest with this LP" and noted the rockier "Makin' My Mind Up" and "Person Without a Care".^[4] They singled out "Too Young to Be One" for the "fine, smooth treatment".^[4] The reviewer for Cash Box wrote that the album is a "passel of rock outings" and singled out the title track, "Makin' My Mind Up" and "Person Without a Care".^[5] They end the review with a statement that the band "has a hit sound working on the LP".^[5] The album was singled out as one of the album of the week by Record World, who stated that the album should have no issue reaching the top of the charts.^[6]

Track listing

Songwriting credits according to the original 1967 White Whale Records release of the album.^[7] Track lengths adapted from the 1993 Sundazed Music reissue of Happy Together.^[8]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Makin' My Mind Up"	Jack Dalton Gary Montgomery	2:16
2.	"Guide for the Married Man"	John Williams Leslie Bricusse	2:42
3.	"Think I'll Run Away"	Howard Kaylan Mark Volman	2:29
4.	"The Walking Song"	Kaylan Al Nichol	2:42
5.	"Me About You"	Garry Bonner Alan Gordon	2:30
6.	"Happy Together"	Bonner Gordon	2:55
Total length:			15:34

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She'd Rather Be with Me"	Bonner Gordon	2:19
2.	"Too Young to Be One"	Eric Eisner	1:59
3.	"Person Without a Care"	Nichol	2:22
4.	"Like the Seasons"	Warren Zevon	1:54
5.	"Rugs of Woods & Flowers"	Kaylan Nichol	3:04
Total length:			11:38

Personnel

Personnel according to the 1993 Sundazed Music reissue of Happy Together and the 2002 compilation Solid Zink, unless otherwise noted.^[9]^[1]

The Turtles

Howard Kaylan – vocals, keyboards (6)^[10]
Mark Volman – vocals and special effects
Al Nichol – lead guitar, keyboards (6)^[10] and vocals
Jim Tucker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (6)^[10]
John Barbata – drums
Jim Pons – bass guitar, vocals (2–5, 7–11)
Chuck Portz – bass guitar (1)
Chip Douglas – bass guitar, arrangement, backing vocals (6)^[10]

Technical personnel

Joe Wissert – producer (2–9, 11)
Bones Howe – producer, engineer (1, 10)
Armin Steiner – engineer^[11]
Guy Webster – photography^[11]
Tom Wilkes – graphic design^[11]
Bruce Botnick – engineer^[11]

Session musicians

Warren Zevon – guitar
Leonard Malarsky – violin
Jesse Ehrlich – cello
Joseph Saxon – cello
Bob Thompson – arrangements (10)
Larry Knechtel – bass guitar (10)
Hal Blaine – drums
John Audino – trumpet
Jules Chaikin – trumpet
Ray Triscari – trumpet
Bob Edmondson – trombone
Art Pepper – alto saxophone

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Happy Together*
Chart (1967–1968)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top LPs^[12]	12
Finnish Soumen virallinen Albums^[13]	15
UK Record Retailer LPs Chart^[14]	18
US Billboard 200^[15]	25
US Cash Box Top 100 LPs^[16]	15
US Record World 100 Top LPs^[17]	15

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sandoval 2002, p. 35.
^ ^a ^b Bruce, Eder. "The Turtles: Happy Together > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard: 88. April 22, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.
^ ^a ^b "Album Review" (PDF). Cash Box: 28. April 22, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.
^ "Albums Of The Week" (PDF). Record World: 1. April 22, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.
^ Anon 1967, Back cover.
^ Bronson 1993, Back cover.
^ Bronson 1993, p. 2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pinnock, Tom (April 22, 2019). "The Turtles on 'Happy Together': "Everybody needs a big hit"". Magazine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Anon 2016, p. 1.
^ "RPM 25 Top LPs" (PDF). RPM: 5. May 27, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.
^ Nyman 2005, p. 189.
^ Roberts 2006, p. 496.
^ "Billboard Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard: 42. June 10, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.
^ "Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box: 37. June 17, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.
^ "100 Top LPs" (PDF). Record World: 16. June 10, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.
^ "American album certifications – The Turtles – Happy Together". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

Sources

Happy Together (Vinyl LP). US: White Whale Records. 1967. WW 114. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Internet Archive.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Happy Together (CD). US: Manifesto Records. 2016. MFO 48043. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Internet Archive.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Bronson, Harold (1993). Happy Together (CD). US: Sundazed Music. SC 6037. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Internet Archive.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). United Kingdom: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Sandoval, Andrew (2002). Solid Zinc: The Turtles Anthology (CD). US: Rhino Entertainment. SC 6037. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Internet Archive.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

This 1960s rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[FOOTNOTESandoval200235-1] Sandoval 2002, p. 35.

[Bruce-2] Bruce, Eder. "The Turtles: Happy Together > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

[Hull-3] Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[:0-4] "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard: 88. April 22, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.

[:1-5] "Album Review" (PDF). Cash Box: 28. April 22, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.

[6] "Albums Of The Week" (PDF). Record World: 1. April 22, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.

[FOOTNOTEAnon1967Back_cover-7] Anon 1967, Back cover.

[FOOTNOTEBronson1993Back_cover-8] Bronson 1993, Back cover.

[FOOTNOTEBronson19932-9] Bronson 1993, p. 2.

[:2-10] Pinnock, Tom (April 22, 2019). "The Turtles on 'Happy Together': "Everybody needs a big hit"". Magazine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.

[FOOTNOTEAnon20161-11] Anon 2016, p. 1.

[RPM-12] "RPM 25 Top LPs" (PDF). RPM: 5. May 27, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.

[FOOTNOTENyman2005189-13] Nyman 2005, p. 189.

[FOOTNOTERoberts2006496-14] Roberts 2006, p. 496.

[15] "Billboard Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard: 42. June 10, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.

[16] "Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box: 37. June 17, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.

[17] "100 Top LPs" (PDF). Record World: 16. June 10, 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.

[United_StatesThe_TurtlesHappy_TogetheralbumCertRef-18] "American album certifications – The Turtles – Happy Together". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

v t e The Turtles
Howard Kaylan Mark Volman Al Nichol Jim Tucker Don Murray Chuck Portz Chip Douglas Joel Larson John Barbata Jim Pons John Seiter
Studio albums	It Ain't Me Babe You Baby Happy Together The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands Turtle Soup
Compilations	Golden Hits More Golden Hits Wooden Head
Singles	"It Ain't Me Babe" "Let Me Be" "You Baby" "Grim Reaper of Love" "Outside Chance" "Happy Together" "She'd Rather Be with Me" "You Know What I Mean" "She's My Girl" "Elenore" "You Showed Me" "Grim Reaper of Love" "Eve of Destruction"
Related articles	Discography Flo & Eddie My Dinner with Jimi "Christmas Is My Time of Year"
Category