''Turtle Soup'' is the fifth and final studio album by the American rock band

the Turtles The Turtles are an America, American Band (rock and pop), rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965. The band achieved several Top 40 hits throughout the latter half of the 1960s, including "It Ain't Me Babe" (1965), "You Baby (song), ...

. It was released in 1969 on the

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label. The album was produced by

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– the first time he produced another act's record. A 1993

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CD-issue included 8 bonus tracks. A 1996

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reissue included two bonus tracks. ''Turtle Soup'' peaked at number 117 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart. Two singles from the album also earned a place on the ''Billboard'' Pop Singles chart: "You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain" (number 51), and "Love in the City" (number 91).

Recording and release

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hired

to produce ''Turtle Soup'', having admired his production of the Kinks' latest album, ''

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'', which was released in the United States in February1969. Recording for ''Turtle Soup'' took place at

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in Los Angeles over two weeks, on 12–17April and 24June to .

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served as

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for the sessions, and

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, the musical director of the musical variety series ''

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"Come Over" was instead issued by

in the US in May and by

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in the UK on June 3.

Track listing

All tracks written by

Howard Kaylan Howard Kaylan (born Howard Lawrence Kaplan; June 22, 1947) is an American retired musician and songwriter, who was a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s rock band The Turtles, and, with bandmate and friend Mark Volman, a member of the 1 ...

Mark Volman Mark Randall Volman (born April 19, 1947) is an American vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the 1960s rock band The Turtles, and, along with his bandmate and friend Howard Kaylan, a member of the 1970s rock ...

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Jim Pons Jim Pons (born March 14, 1943) is an American bassist, author, singer, and video director who most notably played for the Leaves (1964–1967), the Turtles (1967–1970), and the Mothers of Invention (1970–1971), and Flo & Eddie (1971-1973). A ...

and

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, except as indicated.

Side A

#"Come Over" – 2:18 #"House on the Hill" – 2:58 #"She Always Leaves Me Laughing" – 2:46 #"How You Love Me" – 2:56 #"Torn Between Temptations" – 2:45 #"Love in the City" – 3:37

Side B

#"Bachelor Mother" – 2:38 #"John and Julie" – 3:10 #"Hot Little Hands" – 4:10 #"Somewhere Friday Night" – 3:20 #"Dance This Dance" – 3:30 #"You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain" – 2:42

Repertoire Bonus tracks

"Chicken Little Was Right" (Single version) – 2:53 #"Lady-O" (

Judee Sill Judith Lynne Sill (October 7, 1944 – November 23, 1979) was an American singer-songwriter and composer. She was influenced by Bach, and wrote lyrics drawing on Christian themes of rapture and redemption. Sill was the first artist signed to Da ...

) – 2:53 #"The Last Thing I Remember" – 3:25 #"The Owl" – 4:26 #"To See the Sun" – 4:12 #"If We Only Had the Time" – 5:09 #"Can I Go On" – 3:00 #"Dance This Dance" – 3:17

Sundazed Bonus tracks

"Lady-O" (Sill) – 2:54 # "The Last Thing I Remember" (1986 Chalon Road LP Version) (hidden track with 1969 radio commercial starts at 3:30) – 4:28

Manifesto Bonus tracks

"Goodbye Surprise" ( Alan Gordon, Gary Bonner) – 2:55 # "Like It or Not" (Gordon, Bonner) – 3:41 # "There You Sit Lonely" (Kaylan, Volman) – 3:42 # "Can I Go On" – 2:59 # "You Want to Be a Woman" – 3:25 # "If We Only Had the Time" – 5:11 # "Dance This Dance With Me" (demo) – 3:17 # "Come Over" (demo) – 2:22 # "How You Love Me" (demo) – 3:39 # "Strange Girl" (demo) – 2:45 # "Marmendy Mill" (demo) – 3:13 # "''Turtle Soup'' Radio Spot" – 0:55

References

Sources

* * The Turtles albums 1969 albums White Whale Records albums Albums produced by Ray Davies {{1960s-rock-album-stub