The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands

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The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
Studio album by The Turtles
Released	1968
Recorded	1968
Genre	Pop music
Length	37 min 7 sec
Label	White Whale Records
Producer(s)	Chip Douglas
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The Turtles chronology
Happy Together (1967)	The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands (1968)	Turtle Soup (1969)

The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands is the fifth studio album released by The Turtles. Produced by Chip Douglas, it was released in 1968 by White Whale Records. It includes John Barbata's final recorded performances with the band; he left shortly after its release to join Crosby, Stills & Nash. Barbata's eventual replacement, ex-Spanky and Our Gang drummer John Seiter, also contributed to the album. Some issues of the album retitled as Elenore.

[edit] Charts and awards

The album peaked at #128 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, but its singles were more successful. Elenore and You Showed Me both reached #6 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, while Sound Asleep topped out at #57.

[edit] Track listing

1. The Battle of the Bands – 2:14
2. The Last Thing I Remember, the First Thing I Knew – 2:55
3. Elenore – 2:31
4. Too Much Heartsick Feeling – 2:43
5. Oh, Daddy! – 2:45
6. Buzzsaw – 1:59
7. Surfer Dan – 2:42
8. I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're The Royal Macadamia Nuts) – 1:34
9. You Showed Me – 3:16
10. Food – 2:40
11. Chicken Little Was Right – 2:47
12. Earth Anthem – 3:54
13. Sound Asleep – 2:29
14. The Story of Rock & Roll – 2:38