Save the Turtles: The Turtles' Greatest

by The Turtles

Overview

The Turtles, led by the intertwined vocals of Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, sounded initially like a second-tier version of the Byrds when their version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" hit the radio in 1965, but by the time the band called it quits a couple of years later, they had developed into a smooth-sounding, good-natured pop group. This 20-track survey of the band's history, selected by Kaylan and Volman, hits all the key tracks, including "It Ain't Me Babe," a fine version of P.F. Sloan's "Let Me Be," the Ray Davies-produced "Love in the City," and the big pop hits "Happy Together" and "Elenore." A special treat is a previously unissued Chevrolet Camaro radio commercial that finds the Turtles gleefully hawking cars, complete with a voice cameo from Warren Zevon.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/21/2009
Label:	Manifesto Records
UPC:	0767004800226
catalogNumber:	48002
Rank:	1518

Tracks

1. Happy Together
2. It Ain't Me Babe
3. She'd Rather Be with Me
4. You Baby
5. Elenore
6. Let Me Be
7. She's My Girl
8. Outside Chance
9. You Showed Me
10. Can I Get to Know You Better
11. The Story of Rock and Roll
12. Love in the City
13. Me About You
14. You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain
15. You Know What I Mean
16. Sound Asleep
17. Makin' My Mind Up
18. Grim Reaper of Love
19. Guide for the Married Man
20. Chevrolet Camaro Commercial

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Turtles   Primary Artist
Harry Nilsson   Piano
Plas Johnson   Saxophone,Soloist
Paul Beaver   Moog Synthesizer
John Barbata   Drums,Group Member
Chip Douglas   Bass,Vocals,Group Member
Jim Horn   Saxophone
Howard Kaylan   Keyboards,Vocals,Group Member
Don Murray   Drums
Nichol   Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals,Electric Sitar,Group Member
Jim Pons   Bass,Vocals,Group Member
Mark Volman   Guitar,Conga,Vocals,Group Member
Chuck Portz   Bass,Group Member
Jim Tucker   Guitar,Rhythm Guitar,Group Member
Don Murray   Drums,Group Member
John Setter   Drums,Vocals
Bob Jenkins   Conga

Technical Credits

P.F. Sloan   Composer
Gene Clark   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Harry Nilsson   Composer
Turtles   Audio Production
Ray Davies   Audio Production
John Barbata   Composer
Steve Barri   Composer
Garry Bonner   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Chip Douglas   Producer,Audio Production
Alan Gordon   Composer
Bones Howe   Producer,Audio Production
Howard Kaylan   Composer,Reissue Producer
Gary Montgomery   Composer
Nichol   Composer
Jim Pons   Composer,Collage
Ray Roberts   Composer
John Seiter   Composer
Mark Volman   Composer,Reissue Producer
Joseph Wissert   Producer,Audio Production
Warren Zevon   Composer
Chuck Portz   Composer
Jim McGuinn   Composer
Lisa M. Sutton   Art Direction
Ray Roberts   Composer
John Williams   Composer
Glenn Crocker   Composer