Happy Together (Leningrad Cowboys album)

Happy Together is a 1994 studio album by the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Ensemble.

Happy Together
Studio album by
Released1994
LabelPlutonium
ProducerMauri Sumen
Heikki Savolainen
Leningrad Cowboys chronology
Total Balalaika Show - Helsinki Concert
(1993)
Happy Together
(1993)
Nokia Balalaika Show
(1995)
Alternative covers
Japanese cover
Japanese cover
Alternative cover
German cover
German cover

Track listing edit

The Japanese issue of the album has a different track order and adds two bonus tracks:

Japanese version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Work Together"Wilbert Harrison2:47
2."It's Only Rock'n'Roll"Mick Jagger/Keith Richards5:08
3."Dancing In The Street"William "Mickey" Stevenson/Marvin Gaye/Ivy Jo Hunter3:49
4."Knockin' On Heaven's Door"Bob Dylan6:28
5."Happy Together"Garry Bonner/Alan Gordon2:49
6."California Girls"Brian Wilson2:48
7."Yellow Submarine"John Lennon/Paul McCartney3:18
8."Gimme All Your Lovin'"Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard3:09
9."Delilah"Les Reed/Barry Mason4:45
10."Sweet Home Alabama"Ronnie Van Zant/Ed King/Gary Rossington4:35
11."Stairway To Heaven"Jimmy Page/Robert Plant9:05
12."Just a Gigolo (I Ain't Got Nobody)"Leonello Casucci/Irving Caesar/Spencer Williams/Roger Graham4:38
13."Gari Gari ~ Can Chu-Hi" (Japanese bonus track)Traditional/Akane Toriyama-Takao Onoda/K. Tykkylainen/Pemo Ojala2:43
14."Kasakka (Disco Version)" (Japanese bonus track)Traditional, arr. Mauri Sumén3:14

BMG Ariola released a special "six pack" set of six CD singles comprising the entire album:

German "six pack" set
Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Happy Together"Garry Bonner/Alan Gordon2:49
2."Just a Gigolo (I Ain't Got Nobody)"Leonello Casucci/Irving Caesar/Spencer Williams/Roger Graham4:38
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Only Rock'n'Roll"Mick Jagger/Keith Richards5:08
2."Knockin' On Heaven's Door"Bob Dylan6:28
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gimme All Your Lovin'"Billy Gibbons/Dusty Hill/Frank Beard3:09
2."Dancing In The Street"William "Mickey" Stevenson/Marvin Gaye/Ivy Jo Hunter3:49
Disc four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Work Together"Wilbert Harrison2:47
2."California Girls"Brian Wilson2:48
Disc five
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Delilah"Les Reed/Barry Mason4:45
2."Yellow Submarine"John Lennon/Paul McCartney3:18
Disc six
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sweet Home Alabama"Ronnie Van Zant/Ed King/Gary Rossington4:35
2."Stairway To Heaven"Jimmy Page/Robert Plant9:05

Personnel edit

The Leningrad Cowboys:

  • Twist Twist Erkinharju - drums
  • Ben Granfelt - guitar
  • Sakke Järvenpää - vocals
  • Jorma Marjaranta - vocals
  • Esa Niiva - saxophone
  • Pemo Ojala - trumpet
  • Silu Seppla - bass
  • Mauri Sumén - keyboards
  • Tokela - guitar
  • Mato Valtonen - vocals

EP/single edit

An EP titled Nokia Balalaika Show featuring three tracks from the album was released in Finland.

CD
Plutonium/ PLUTOXCD 706 (Finland)
  1. "Delilah" - 4:43
  2. "Gimme All Your Lovin'" - 3:08
  3. "Happy Together" - 2:49

A 3" single was released 21 Apr 1994 in Japan to support the album's release there

CD
Ariola/ BVDP-102 (Japan)
  1. "Gari Gari - Can Chu-hi"
  2. "Gari Gari - Can Chu-hi" (Takara Version)
  3. "Kasakka"

References edit

  • Happy Together (CD Booklet). Leningrad Cowboys. Finland: Plutonium. 1994. PLUTOCD 7006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • Happy Together (CD Booklet). Leningrad Cowboys. Germany: BMG Ariola. 1994. 74321 21389 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • Happy Together (CD Booklet). Leningrad Cowboys. Germany: BMG Ariola. 1994. 74321 21516 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • Happy Together (CD Booklet). Leningrad Cowboys. Japan: BMG Ariola. 1994. BVCP-723.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

Happy Together at Discogs (list of releases)