Today in Music (1965): The Byrds Turn! Turn! Turn! released

Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds

Released: December 12, 1965 Peak: 17 US, 11 UK, -- CN, -- AU Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Genre: folk rock

Tracks: Click on a song title for more details. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (Seeger / traditional) [3:49] (10/1/65, 13 BB, 11 CB, 11 GR, 12 HR, 1 CL, 26 UK, 3 CN, 1 DF) It Won’t Be Wrong (McGuinn, Harvey Gerst) [1:58] (1/10/66, 63 BB, 39 CB, 29 GR, 43 HR, 34 CL) Set You Free This Time (Clark) [2:49] (2/18/66, 79 BB, 83 CB, 85 HR, 42 CL) Lay Down Your Weary Tune (Dylan) [3:30] (50 CL, 33 DF) He Was a Friend of Mine (McGuinn / traditional) [2:30] The World Turns All Around Her (Clark) [2:13] Satisfied Mind (Hayes / Rhodes) [2:26] If You’re Gone (Clark) [2:45] The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Dylan) [2:18] (40 CL, 22 DF) Wait and See (McGuinn, Crosby) [2:19] Oh, Susannah (Foster) [3:03] It’s All Over Now Baby Blue * (Bob Dylan) [3:03] (49 CL, 22 DF) 1996 CD reissue bonus track Total Running Time: 30:24 The Players: Roger McGuinn (vocals, guitar) Gene Clark (percussion, harmonica, guitar, vocals) David Crosby (guitar, vocals) Chris Hillman (bass) Michael Clarke (drums, percussion)

Rating: 4.002 out of 5.00 (average of 30 ratings) Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album “The Byrds’ second album was only a disappointment in comparison with Mr. Tambourine Man. They couldn't maintain such a level of consistent magnificence, and the follow-up was not quite as powerful or impressive. It was still quite good, however, particularly the ringing number one title cut, a classic on par with the ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ single. Elsewhere they concentrated more on original material, Gene Clark in particular offering some strong compositions with Set You Free This Time, The World Turns All Around Her, and If You’re Gone. A couple more Dylan covers were included as well, and Satisfied Mind was their first foray into country-rock, a direction they would explore in much greater depth throughout the rest of the ‘60s.” AM Notes A CD reissue added alternate versions of “The Times They Are A-Changin’” and “The World Turns All Around Her.” Non-album cuts included “The Day Walk (Never Before),” two versions of “She Don’t Care about Time,” “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” and the instrumental “Stranger in a Strange Land.”

Resources/References: AM AllMusic.com review by Richie Unterberger Related DMDB Pages: First posted 4/7/2008; last updated 10/18/2026.