Summary
It Ain't Me Babe is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Turtles. It was released in October 1965 on White Whale Records.
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| Released | October 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 27:04 | |||
| Label | White Whale | |||
| Producer | Bones Howe Lee Lasseff Ted Feigin | |||
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| Singles from It Ain't Me Babe | ||||
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Background edit
Prior to recording, the band members required written permission from their parents due to being underage. Included on the album is original work from the band's high school performing days and their own interpretations of popular songs from other musicians. The most successful track "It Ain't Me Babe" reached #8 on the national charts.
Sundazed Records licensed the rights to the Turtles' library and has re-released most of the group's early albums. In 2016, a remastered edition was issued as part of the box set The Complete Original Album Collection featuring both the mono and stereo mixes of the album on a single CD; this edition was also issued separately in 2017.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[3] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wanderin' Kind" | Howard Kaylan | 2:06 |
| 2. | "It Was a Very Good Year" | Ervin Drake | 1:55 |
| 3. | "Your Maw Said You Cried" |
| 1:43 |
| 4. | "Eve of Destruction" | P.F. Sloan | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Glitter and Gold" | 2:08 | |
| 6. | "Let Me Be" | P.F. Sloan | 2:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let the Cold Winds Blow" | Kaylan | 2:18 |
| 2. | "It Ain't Me Babe" | Bob Dylan | 2:09 |
| 3. | "A Walk in the Sun" | Kaylan | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Last Laugh" |
| 1:45 |
| 5. | "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" | Dylan | 2:53 |
| 6. | "Like a Rolling Stone" | Dylan | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wanderin' Kind" | Howard Kaylan | 2:06 |
| 2. | "It Was a Very Good Year" | Ervin Drake | 1:55 |
| 3. | "Your Maw Said You Cried" |
| 1:43 |
| 4. | "Eve of Destruction" | P.F. Sloan | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Glitter and Gold" |
| 2:08 |
| 6. | "Let the Cold Winds Blow" | Kaylan | 2:18 |
| 7. | "It Ain't Me Babe" | Dylan | 2:09 |
| 8. | "A Walk in the Sun" | Kaylan | 2:13 |
| 9. | "Last Laugh" |
| 1:45 |
| 10. | "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" | Dylan | 2:53 |
| 11. | "Like a Rolling Stone" | Dylan | 3:15 |
| 12. | "We'll Meet Again" | 2:30 | |
| 13. | "Grim Reaper of Love" |
| 2:43 |
| 14. | "So Goes Love" | 2:40 |
Personnel edit
- Al Nichol – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass guitar
- Jim Tucker – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Mark Volman – guitar, tambourine, vocals
- Don Murray – drums
- Howard Kaylan – keyboards, lead vocals
- Chuck Portz – bass guitar, vocals
Charts edit
- It Ain't Me Babe- No. 98
- It Ain't Me Babe- No. 8
- The Grim Reaper of Love- No. 81
References edit
- ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1965". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 77. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "The Turtles: It Ain't Me Babe > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.