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The Byrds' Greatest Hitsis the first greatest hitsalbum by the American rockband the Byrdsand was released in August 1967 on Columbia Records.[1] It is the top-selling album in the Byrds' catalogue and reached number 6 on the BillboardTop LPschart, but failed to chart in the UK. [2][3][4] Content. [edit]
- Michael Gallucci
- 'Mr. Tambourine Man' From: 'Mr. Tambourine Man' (1965) How much better is the Byrds' version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" than Bob Dylan's original? For starters, they distill Dylan's four verses to a compact single verse.
- 'Eight Miles High' From 'Fifth Dimension' (1966) The Byrds' last Top 20 hit is as revolutionary as it is perplexing. Inspired by John Coltrane's complex jazz pieces, as well as Ravi Shankar's sitar explorations, "Eight Miles High" takes rock 'n' roll to soaring, and tricky, heights.
- 'I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better' From: 'Mr. Tambourine Man' (1965) The only cut on our list of the Top 10 Byrds Songs sung by Gene Clark (who also wrote it), "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" was originally released as the B-side to "All I Really Want to Do" (and just missed the Top 100 on its own).
- 'Turn! Turn! ' From: 'Turn! Turn!' (1965) Following their No. 1 cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man," the Byrds quickly returned to the studio to record their follow-up album.
The Byrds' discography was originally released on the vinyl format, as full-length LPs, shorter EPs, and singles. [ 2 ] Since the 1960s, the band's back catalogue has also been released on reel-to-reel tape, audio cassette, 8-track tape, CD, MiniDisc, digital downloads, and, most recently, as streaming media.
- Brian Kachejian
- Mr. Tambourine Man. Released in 1965. Side A. I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better. Spanish Harlem Incident. You Won’t Have to Cry. Here Without You. The Bells of Rhymney.
- Turn! Released in 1965. Side A. (To Everything There Is a Season) It Won’t Be Wrong. Set You Free This Time. Lay Down Your Weary Tune.
- Fifth Dimension. Released in 1966. Side A. 5D (Fifth Dimension) Wild Mountain Thyme. Mr. Spaceman. I See You. What’s Happening?!?! Side B. I Come And Stand At Every Door.
- Younger Than Yesterday. Released in 1967. Side A. So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star. Have You Seen Her Face. C.T.A.- 102. Renaissance Fair. Time Between. Everybody’s Been Burned.
- Background
- Music
- Release and Reception
- Track Listing
- Singles
- Personnel
- Bibliography
In the wake of the international success of their debut album and the hit singles "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "All I Really Want to Do", the Byrds entered Columbia Studios in Hollywood on June 28, 1965, to set about recording their follow-up album. By the latter half of 1965, the folk rock trend the band had been instrumental in originating was gainin...
Turn! Turn! Turn! opens with the Pete Seeger penned title track, which was issued as a single two months ahead of the release of the album. Based on an arrangement McGuinn had developed while working on Judy Collins' 1963 album Judy Collins 3, the idea of reviving the song came to him during the Byrds' first American tour. It reputedly took the ban...
Turn! Turn! Turn! was released on December 6, 1965, in the United States (catalogue item CL 2454 in mono, CS 9254 in stereo) and March 22, 1966, in the UK (catalogue item BPG 62652 in mono, SBPG 62652 in stereo). It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, during a chart stay of 40 weeks, and reached number 11 in the United Kingdom, spen...
Note: The album erroneously credits "Oh! Susannah" to Jim McGuinn.Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–11 on CD reissues."Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" b/w "She Don't Care About Time" (Columbia 43424) October 1, 1965 (BillboardHot 100 number 1, UK Singles Chart number 26)"Set You Free This Time" b/w "It Won't Be Wrong" (Columbia 43501) January 10, 1966 (BillboardHot 100 number 63)"It Won't Be Wrong" b/w "Set You Free This Time" (CBS 202037) February 18, 1966Sources: The Byrds 1. Jim McGuinn – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals 2. Gene Clark – rhythm guitar, harmonica, tambourine, vocals 3. David Crosby– rhythm guitar, vocals 4. Chris Hillman – electric bass (backing vocal on "Lay Down Your Weary Tune") 5. Michael Clarke – drums (tambourine on "He Was a Friend of Mine") Additional personnel 1. Terry ...
Rogan, Johnny, The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited, Rogan House, 1998, ISBN 0-9529540-1-XHjort, Christopher, So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965–1973), Jawbone Press, 2008, ISBN 1-906002-15-0.Einarson, John, Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds' Gene Clark, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-793-5.In the late 1960s the band turned more psychedelical and in late 1973, The Byrds disbanded. Members Gram Parsons (1968-1968) Roger McGuinn Only consistent member Gene Clark David Crosby Chris Hillman Guitars, vocals (1964-1968, 1972-1973, 1988-1990) Michael Clarke Clarence White (1968-1973) Gene Parsons (1968-1972) John York (1968-1969) Skip Battin Bass guitar (1970-1973)
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Turn! Turn! (1965) Fifth Dimension (1966) Younger Than Yesterday (1967) The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968) Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969) Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
