Turtle Soup is the last original studio album by The Turtles

The Turtles

The Turtles are an American rock group led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The band became notable for several Top 40 hits beginning with its cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" in 1965...

. It was released in 1969 on the White Whale Records

White Whale Records

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 label. The album was produced by Ray Davies

Ray Davies

Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...

 of The Kinks

The Kinks

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 – the first time he produced another artist's record. A 1993 Repertoire Records

Repertoire Records

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 CD-issue included 8 bonus tracks.

Turtle Soup peaked at #117 on the Billboard Pop Albums

Billboard 200

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 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" (#51), and "Love In The City" (#91).

Track listing

1. "Come Over" – 2:18
2. "House on the Hill" – 2:58
3. "She Always Leaves Me Laughing" – 2:46
4. "How You Loved Me" – 2:56
5. "Torn Between Temptations" – 2:45
6. "Love in the City" – 3:37
7. "Bachelor Mother" – 2:38
8. "John and Julie" – 3:10
9. "Hot Little Hands" – 4:10
10. "Somewhere Friday Night" – 3:20
11. "Dance This Dance" – 3:30
12. "You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain" – 2:42

Bonus tracks

13. "Chicken Little Was Right" (single version) – 2:53
14. "Lady-O" – 2:53
15. "The Last Thing/Remember" – 3:25
16. "The Owl" – 4:26
17. "To See the Sun" – 4:12
18. "If We Only Had the Time" – 5:09
19. "Can I Go On" – 3:00
20. "Dance This Dance" – 3:17

All tracks written by Kaylan, Volman, Nichol, Pons and Seiter, except track 14 written by Judee Sill

Judee Sill

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