Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde
1969 studio album by the Byrds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde is the seventh studio album by the American rock band the Byrds and was released in March 1969 on Columbia Records.[1][2] The album was produced by Bob Johnston and saw the band juxtaposing country rock material with psychedelic rock, giving the album a stylistic split-personality that was alluded to in its title.[2][3] It was the first album to feature the new band line-up of Clarence White (guitar), Gene Parsons (drums), John York (bass), and founding member Roger McGuinn (guitar).[2] Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde is unique within the band's discography for being the only album on which McGuinn sings the lead vocal on every track.[4]
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Released | March 5, 1969 (1969-03-05) | |||
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Length | 34:25 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Bob Johnston | |||
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The album peaked at number 153 on the Billboard Top LPs album chart and reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart.[5][6] A preceding single, "Bad Night at the Whiskey" (b/w "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man"), was released on January 7, 1969, but it failed to chart in the United States or in the United Kingdom.[7] In addition, a non-album single featuring a cover of Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay", which was recorded shortly after the release of Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde and also produced by Johnston, peaked at number 132 on the Billboard chart.[8][9] Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde is the lowest charting album of the band's career in the United States, edging out the later Farther Along by one place.[10]