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{{Infobox album
| name       = The Entourage
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[The Entourage]]
| cover      = The_Entourage_(cover).jpg

| border     = yes
| alt        =
| released   = July 8, 1966
| recorded   = February 1966{{snd}}June 1966
| venue      =
| studio     = 
{{W|Gold Star Studios}}, {{W|Hollywood}}, [[Sierra]]
| genre      = {{flatlist|
*{{W|Folk rock}}
*{{W|Power pop}}
*{{W|Psychedelic music|Psychedlia}} 
}}
| length     = 30:52
| label      = 
[[Polygon Music Group|Polygon]] (Sierra)
| producer   = [[Finlay Gibson]]
| chronology = 
| prev_title = 
| prev_year  = 
| next_title = 
| next_year  = 
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[The Entourage]] Sierran
| title = [[The Entourage]]
| type = studio
| year = 1966
| prev_title =  
| prev_year  =  
| next_title = [[Their Spirit has Vanished]]
| next_year  = 1967
}}

{{Singles
 | name        = [[The Entourage]]
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Mr. Tambourine Man]]
 | single1date = May 27, 1966
 | single2     = [[Pictures of Lily]]
 | single2date = June 24, 1966
 | single3     = [[Shapes of Things]]
 | single3date = July 29, 1966
}}
}}

'''''The Entourage''''' is the debut studio album by the [[Sierra|Sierran]] rock band [[The Entourage|the Entourage]], released in July 1966 by [[Polygon Music Group|Polygon Records]]. The material on the album consists of several {{W|cover songs|cover versions}} of {{W|folk music|folk songs}}, including the hit song "[[Mr. Tambourine Man]]" originally written by [[Superior|Superian]] artist {{W|Bob Dylan}}, as well as several songs written by the writing partnership of [[Nico Jasper]] and [[Charlie Renson]]. With the release of the album, the Entourage were held up as a challenger to the dominance of fellow Sierran band [[The Landing|the Landing]], in what music publications called a "north versus south" rivalry. The album was also influential in popularizing the musical subgenre of {{W|folk rock}}, which melded intelligent lyrical content with electric guitars and rock backbeats. The term "folk rock" itself would be coined only a year prior by the Sierran music press, partially in response to several early Entourage singles. The band's hybrid of Sierran rock, jangly guitar playing, and poetic or socially conscious lyrics would influence a number of acts in the mid 1960s, as well as remain influential on successive generations of musicians. The album also briefly explored the burgeoning genre of {{W|Psychedelic music|psychedlia}}, especially on songs such as "[[Shapes of Things]]" and "[[Doctor Robert]]", a genre that the band would heavily explore on their next two releases. 

The album reached the top of the ''Sunset'' albums chart and also reached number seven in the [[United Kingdom]]. The single "Mr. Tambourine Man", released in May 1966, reached number one on the [[Sunset 100|''Sunset'' 100]] as well as the {{W|UK Singles Chart}}. A second single, "[[Pictures of Lily]]", was released in June and reached number four in Sierra, but failed to break into the top forty in the [[United Commonwealth]], peaking at number fifty. A third single, "Shapes of Things" was released in July and reached number three in Sierra and number 22 in the United Commonwealth. Although not released in the United Commonwealth, most of the album's material would be repackaged along with several earlier singles into the album ''[[Sierra's Newest Hit Makers]]'', released by [[Atlantic Records]] a month later. Some material from ''The Entourage'' would also appear on the Continental album ''[[Meet the Entourage!]]'' released in January 1967. 

==Background==

==Recording==

==Title and packaging==

==Release and reception==

==Legacy==

==Track listing==

{{Track listing
| all_writing = 
| extra_column  =  Lead vocals
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 15:44

| title1   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swqw5a8I4b4 Mr. Tambourine Man]</span>
| note1 = 
| length1  = 2:29
| writer1       = {{W|Bob Dylan}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[Nico Jasper]]|[[Paul Simon]]}}

| title2   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afam2nIae4o The Kids Are Alright]</span>
| length2  = 2:44
| writer2       = {{hlist|Jasper|[[Charlie Renson]]}}
| extra2 = Jasper

| title3   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIQZRvxQ6VA Pictures of Lily]</span>
| length3  = 2:42
| writer3       = {{hlist|Jasper|Renson}}
| extra3 = Jasper

| title4   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLvKvEeyNtA Sit Down I Think I Love You]</span>
| length4  = 2:33
| writer4       = {{hlist|Jasper|Renson}}
| extra4 = Jasper

| title5   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlrzbnb0c_c Where Have All the Good Times Gone]</span>
| length5  = 2:49
| writer5       = {{hlist|Jasper|Renson}}
| extra5 = Jasper

| title6   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM1qZBFiOLU Heart Full of Soul]</span>
| length6  = 2:27
| writer6       = {{hlist|Jasper|Renson}}
| extra6 = Jasper

}}

{{Track listing
| extra_column  =  Lead vocals
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 15:08

| title7   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc17DqcA6Qc Shapes of Things]</span>
| length7  = 2:25
| writer7       = {{hlist|Jasper|Renson}}
| extra7 = Jasper

| title8   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to-RVV_3anw I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better]</span>
| length8  = 2:31
| writer8       = [[Gene Townshend]]
| extra8 = Jasper

| title9   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JFb9vbjths Nothing In the World]</span>
| length9  = 2:44
| writer9       = {{hlist|[[John Stewart]]|[[Nick Reilly]]}}
| extra9 = Simon

| title10   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a396v8kuViw Doctor Robert]</span>
| length10  = 2:14
| writer10       = {{hlist|Jasper|Renson}}
| extra10 = Jasper

| title11   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8LFXEfbxdw A Well Respected Man]</span>
| length11  = 2:41
| writer11       = {{hlist|Jasper|Renson}}
| extra11 = Jasper

| title12   = <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL1vGiRYlbA High Flying Bird]</span>
| length12  = 2:33
| writer12       = [[Bob McGuinn]]
| extra12 = Simon
}}

==Personnel==

'''The Entourage'''
*[[Nico Jasper]] – lead vocals {{Small|(1–8, 10, 11)}}, backing vocals
*[[Charlie Renson]] – electric guitar, backing vocals {{Small|(1–3)}}
*[[Paul Simon]] – lead vocals {{Small|(1, 9, 12)}}, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
*[[Johnny Ward]] – percussion, backing vocals {{Small|(1–3}}, piano
*[[Nick Irving]] – bass guitar
*[[Tom Heard]] – drums
*[[Mickey Parker]] – percussion, drums {{Small|(6)}}

'''Production'''
*[[Finlay Gibson]] - producer
*[[Simon Smith]] - engineer
*[[Doc Crosby]] – equipment crew, engineering
*[[Mouse Jones]] – equipment crew, engineering

==Charts==

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{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:20em;"|Chart (1969–70)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Australian Albums ({{W|Kent Music Report}})
|align="center"|10

|-
|North American Albums Chart
|align="center"|26

|-
|Finland ({{W|The Official Finnish Charts}})
|align="center"|1

|-
|German Albums ({{W|GfK Entertainment charts|Offizielle Top 100}})
|align="center"|2

|-
|Norwegian Albums ({{W|VG-lista}})
|align="center"|5

|-
|Sierran [[Sunset 200|''Sunset'' 200]]
|align="center"|1

|-
|{{W|UK Albums Chart|UK Albums}} ({{W|Official Charts Company|OCC}})
|align="center"|7

|}

==Certifications==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+  
|-
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Certification
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|{{W|List of music recording certifications|Certified units}}/sales
|-
! scope="row" |[[United Kingdom]] ({{W|British Phonographic Industry|BPI}})
|Silver
|60,000
|-
! scope="row" |North America ({{W|Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA}})
|Platinum
|1,000,000
|}

==See also==

[[Category:1966 albums]]
[[Category:Power pop albums]]
[[Category:Folk rock albums]]
[[Category:Polygon Records albums]]
[[Category:The Entourage albums]]