Classics Selected by Brian Wilson
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Classics selected by Brian Wilson is a compilation of songs by The Beach Boys
and released through Capitol Records
in mid-2002. It was compiled by the Brian Wilson
that February. It includes a new recording of an unreleased 1970s track, "California Feelin' " not by The Beach Boys but Wilson and his live band.
Wilson's choices tend to favor his ballads, from "Surfer Girl" and "The Warmth of the Sun" to his Pet Sounds
and Smile
classics. Later song selections include "Til I Die" and "Sail On, Sailor".
Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts, reaching #159.
Classics selected by Brian Wilson (Capitol 7243 5 40087 2) reached #159 in the US during a chart stay of 1 week.
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
and released through Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
in mid-2002. It was compiled by the Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
that February. It includes a new recording of an unreleased 1970s track, "California Feelin' " not by The Beach Boys but Wilson and his live band.
Wilson's choices tend to favor his ballads, from "Surfer Girl" and "The Warmth of the Sun" to his Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't...
and Smile
Smile (Brian Wilson album)
Smile, sometimes typeset with the idiosyncratic partial capitalization SMiLE, or referred to as Brian Wilson Presents Smile is a solo album by Brian Wilson, with lyrics by Van Dyke Parks released on September 28, 2004 on CD and two-disc vinyl LP...
classics. Later song selections include "Til I Die" and "Sail On, Sailor".
Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts, reaching #159.
Track listing
- "Surfer GirlSurfer GirlSurfer Girl is the third studio album by The Beach Boys and their second longplayer in 1963. This was the first album by The Beach Boys for which Brian Wilson was given full production credit, a position Wilson would maintain until the end of the The Smile Sessions in 1967...
" (Brian WilsonBrian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
) – 2:26 - "The Warmth of the SunThe Warmth of the Sun"The Warmth of the Sun" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album Shut Down Volume 2 and as the B-side of the "Dance, Dance, Dance" single, which charted at number eight in the United States and number twenty-four...
" (Brian Wilson/Mike LoveMike LoveMichael Edward "Mike" Love is an American singer/songwriter and musician with The Beach Boys. He was a founding member of the band along with his cousins Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and their friend Al Jardine, and continues to perform with the band to the present day...
) – 2:52 - "I Get AroundI Get Around"I Get Around" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for The Beach Boys. The song features Love on lead vocal for the verse, and Wilson for the chorus. It is noteworthy for its back-to-front structure - it starts with a chorus and has two short verses...
" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:12 - "Don't Worry BabyDon't Worry Baby"Don’t Worry Baby" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian, produced by Wilson and first recorded by the Beach Boys. The band's version, a tender ballad with falsetto lead vocal by Brian, was first released on their 1964 album Shut Down Volume 2. It was also released as the B-side of...
" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian) – 2:47 - "In My RoomIn My Room (song)"In My Room" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl. It was also released as the B-side of the "Be True to Your School" single. The single peaked at number 23 in the U.S.- Writing the song :Gary...
" (Brian Wilson/Gary UsherGary UsherGary Usher was an American surf rock musician, songwriter, and record producer.-Biography:Usher's early life was spent in Grafton, Massachusetts. He attended Norcross Grammar School with his sister, Sandra, who was in the same class and was likely his twin. Gary was kiddingly called "Chicken Feed"...
) – 2:11 - "California GirlsCalifornia Girls"California Girls" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys, featured on their ninth studio album Summer Days . Written by band-members Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the song features contrasting verse-chorus form...
" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:45 - "God Only KnowsGod Only Knows"God Only Knows" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys. It is the eighth track on the group's 11th studio album, Pet Sounds , and one of their most widely recognized songs. "God Only Knows" was composed and produced by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Tony Asher and lead vocal by Carl...
" (Brian Wilson/Tony AsherTony AsherTony Asher is an American lyricist who co-wrote much of The Beach Boys 1966 album Pet Sounds in conjunction with front man Brian Wilson, including such classic songs as "God Only Knows" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice"...
) – 2:52- Uses The Pet Sounds SessionsThe Pet Sounds SessionsThe Pet Sounds Sessions is a 4-CD boxed set released in 1997 which compiles tracks from The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds, and its recording sessions. The album is included in its entirety in its original mono mix, as well as a stereo mix...
stereo remix
- Uses The Pet Sounds Sessions
- "Caroline, NoCaroline, No"Caroline, No" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, recorded during the Pet Sounds sessions. It was released as a solo Brian Wilson single in March 1966 in advance of the album's release. The single was only a modest success, reaching number thirty-two in the US national chart and No....
" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:17- Uses The Pet Sounds SessionsThe Pet Sounds SessionsThe Pet Sounds Sessions is a 4-CD boxed set released in 1997 which compiles tracks from The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds, and its recording sessions. The album is included in its entirety in its original mono mix, as well as a stereo mix...
stereo remix, with passing train/barking dogs coda
- Uses The Pet Sounds Sessions
- "Good VibrationsGood Vibrations"Good Vibrations" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys. Composed and produced by Brian Wilson, the song's lyrics were written by Wilson and Mike Love....
" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 3:36 - "Wonderful" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke ParksVan Dyke ParksVan Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
) – 2:21- Smiley SmileSmiley SmileSmiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967. Released in the place of the much-touted Smile, Smiley Smile is widely considered to be under-produced, and it was received with indifference and confusion upon its unveiling...
version
- Smiley Smile
- "Heroes and VillainsHeroes and Villains"Heroes and Villains" is a song by the American rock band The Beach Boys, co-written by the group's leader Brian Wilson and lyricist Van Dyke Parks. Originally intended by Wilson to be the centerpiece of the ambitious but shelved album Smile, a re-recorded version of the song was released on Smiley...
" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 3:38- Uses Hawthorne, CAHawthorne, CA (album)Hawthorne, CA, subtitled Birthplace of a Musical Legacy, is the second anthology collection by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records...
stereo remix
- Uses Hawthorne, CA
- "Surf's Up" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke ParksVan Dyke ParksVan Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
) – 4:12 - "Busy Doin' Nothin'Busy Doin' Nothin'Can refer to:* a song on Friends *a song from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court...
" (Brian Wilson) – 3:03 - "We're Together Again" (Ron Wilson) – 1:46
- First heard on the FriendsFriends (The Beach Boys album)Friends is the fourteenth studio album by The Beach Boys, released in 1968.As work on the album began in February 1968, Mike Love, a recent convert to transcendental meditation , departed on a two week trip to India to study TM further with his new master, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi...
/20/2020/20 (The Beach Boys album)20/20 is the sole 1969 album release by The Beach Boys, and their last studio album to be released with Capitol Records for the next seventeen years.-Recording:...
two-fer CD release in 1990 (reissued in 2001)
- First heard on the Friends
- "Time to Get AloneTime to Get Alone"Time to Get Alone" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1969 album 20/20 and was produced by Carl Wilson. It is a waltz.- Recording :...
" (Brian Wilson) – 2:37 - "This Whole World" (Brian Wilson) – 1:56
- "Marcella" (Brian Wilson/Jack Rieley) – 3:53
- "Sail On, SailorSail on, Sailor"Sail On, Sailor" was the final song recorded for the 1973 Beach Boys album Holland. The song was written by Brian Wilson, Ray Kennedy, Tandyn Almer, Jack Rieley, and Van Dyke Parks.-Background:...
" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks/Tandyn Almer/Ray Kennedy/Jack Rieley) – 3:18 - "Til I Die" (Brian Wilson) – 2:41
- "California Feelin'" (Brian Wilson/Stephen Kalinich) – 2:49
- Written in 1974 and unreleased by The Beach Boys, this new version is by Brian WilsonBrian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
in 2002 and backed by his live band
- Written in 1974 and unreleased by The Beach Boys, this new version is by Brian Wilson
Classics selected by Brian Wilson (Capitol 7243 5 40087 2) reached #159 in the US during a chart stay of 1 week.
Personnel
- Herb Agner – Project Manager
- Kevin Flaherty – A&R
- Joe Gastwirt – Mastering
- Mark Linett – Compilation Engineer
- Kazunori Uemura – Package Design
- Brian Wilson – Producer, Selection
- Carl Wilson – Producer
- Satoru Yonekawa – Package Design
Sources
- Classics selected by Brian Wilson CD booklet notes, Brian WilsonBrian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
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