Turtle Soup

Turtle Soup is the fifth and final studio album by the American rock band the Turtles. It was released in 1969 on the White Whale Records label. The album was produced by Ray Davies of The Kinks – the first time he produced another artist's record. A 1993 Repertoire Records CD-issue included 8 bonus tracks. A 1996 Sundazed Records reissue included two bonus tracks.

Turtle Soup
Studio album by The Turtles
Released	October 1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Folk rock, psychedelic rock
Length	66:47 (Including bonus)
Label	White Whale
Producer	Ray Davies
The Turtles chronology
The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands (1968) Turtle Soup (1969) More Golden Hits (1970)

Turtle Soup peaked at #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" (#51), and "Love in the City" (#91).[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Tom Hull	B[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Al Nichol, Jim Pons and John Seiter, except as indicated.

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

Repertoire Bonus tracks

13. "Chicken Little Was Right" (Single version) – 2:53
14. "Lady-O" (Judee Sill)– 2:53
15. "The Last Thing I 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

Sundazed Bonus tracks

13. "Lady-O" (Sill) - 2:54
14. "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

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

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. "The Turtles: Turtle Soup" at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
2. Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.