Happy Together is the third studio album by the American rock band the Turtles. It was released in April 1967 on White Whale Records, and was recorded from January 1966 to April 1967 at Sunset Sound Recorders and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The recording sessions were produced by Bones Howe (who also helped in the production of the band's first two studio albums, It Ain't Me Babe and You Baby) and Joe Wissert.
The album produced three singles: The title track (which became the band's biggest hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100), "She'd Rather Be with Me" (the band's second biggest hit, charting at number 3), and "Guide for the Married Man", the signature track for the movie of the same name. The album itself would become the band's highest charting studio album, hitting number 25 on the Billboard 200, and would also chart at number 15 in Cashbox, the highest charting position of the album, and the highest out of any of their studio albums. In the United Kingdom, the album was issued on June 16, 1967 through London Recordings, becoming the band's only charting album there (hitting number 18 on their Official Albums Chart)
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". They singled out "Too Young to Be One" for the "fine, smooth treatment". 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". They end the review with a statement that the band "has a hit sound working on the LP". 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.
Songwriting credits according to the original 1967 White Whale Records release of the album. Track lengths adapted from the 1993 Sundazed Music reissue of Happy Together.
Personnel according to the 1993 Sundazed Music reissue of Happy Together and the 2002 compilation Solid Zink, unless otherwise noted.
The Turtles
Technical personnel
Session musicians
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