Have You Seen Her Face
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| "Have You Seen Her Face" | ||||
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 U.S. picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Byrds | ||||
| from the album Younger Than Yesterday | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Make Waves" | |||
| Released | May 22, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | November 28 – December 1, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Columbia, Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Hillman | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Usher | |||
| The Byrds US singles chronology | ||||
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"Have You Seen Her Face" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by the group's bass player Chris Hillman and included on their 1967 album Younger Than Yesterday.[5]
"Have You Seen Her Face" was written following a recording session for trumpet player Hugh Masekela, which Hillman attended in 1966.[6] Byrds biographer Johnny Rogan has commented that the bassist blossomed as a songwriter during that year.[6] On the Byrds' previous album, Fifth Dimension, Hillman's only songwriting contribution had been a shared writing credit for the instrumental "Captain Soul",[7] but on Younger Than Yesterday he is credited as the sole songwriter of four tracks, as well as the co-writer of "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" with Jim McGuinn.[6]
Critics have made mention of the song's strident structure and melody, which was greatly influenced by the British Invasion groups of the mid-1960s and complemented by Hillman's melodic, Paul McCartney-esque bass playing.[8][9] The song also features a faux country and western lead guitar solo played by McGuinn on rhythm guitarist David Crosby's Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar.[9]
