Elenore

By 1968, the Turtles had had a number of successful pop records on the White Whale label, including Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe," "Happy Together," and "She'd Rather Be with Me," the latter two written by Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon.It was meant as an anti-love letter to White Whale [Records], who were constantly on our backs to bring them another "Happy Together."[5]According to his autobiography Shell Shocked, Kaylan stated that the Turtles had agreed that any song written by one or more members would be credited to the entire group.Cash Box called it a "delightful turn to the softer rock style," saying it is "a powerful vocal stew blending attractively over a medium-slow rhythm track.6 on the Billboard Hot 100[9] and also reached # 7 on the UK Singles Chart,[10] # 4 in Canada, # 8 in Australia, and # 1 in New Zealand.
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