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 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", and "Love in the City".

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

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

    Sundazed Bonus tracks

  23. "Lady-O" - 2:54
  24. "The Last Thing I Remember" - 4:28

    Manifesto Bonus tracks

  26. "Goodbye Surprise" - 2:55
  27. "Like It or Not" - 3:41
  28. "There You Sit Lonely" - 3:42
  29. "Can I Go On" - 2:59
  30. "You Want to Be a Woman" - 3:25
  31. "If We Only Had the Time" - 5:11
  32. "Dance This Dance With Me" - 3:17
  33. "Come Over" - 2:22
  34. "How You Love Me" - 3:39
  35. "Strange Girl" - 2:45
  36. "Marmendy Mill" - 3:13
  37. "Turtle Soup Radio Spot" - 0:55