Live at the Roxy Theatre is a live album released by 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...

 in 2000. After a successful period of touring following the release of Imagination

Imagination

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, Wilson decided to record his first ever live solo album. Accompanied by his supporting band, Wilson used Live at the Roxy Theatre to play his old Beach Boys

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...

 favorites as well as some less-heard highlights from his long career.

There are a few surprises amid the well-known classics, however. Wilson takes the opportunity to introduce two songs: "The First Time" and "This Isn't Love" (itself a collaboration with Pet Sounds

Pet Sounds

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lyricist Tony Asher

Tony Asher

Tony 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"...

). In addition, in a moment of humor, the flesh and blood Wilson sings a portion of Barenaked Ladies

Barenaked Ladies

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' song "Brian Wilson

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". Because of Wilson's continuing ease in front of audiences, and the confident performances throughout, Live at the Roxy Theatre received positive reviews upon release.

Live at the Roxy Theatre was initially and exclusively distributed through Wilson's freshly inaugurated website in June 2000 on his own Brimel Records label for one year. An independent label, Oglio Records

Oglio Records

Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD...

, subsequently redistributed Live at the Roxy Theatre to stores with the addition of three bonus tracks. There was also an additional Japanese release with six bonus tracks, all on disc 2 of the set.

Disc one

1. "Little Girl Intro" – 0:59
   • Uses excerpts from "The Little Girl I Once Knew"'s 13 October 1965 tracking date
2. "The Little Girl I Once Knew" (Brian Wilson) – 3:25
3. "This Whole World" (Brian Wilson) – 1:51
4. "Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian) – 3:27
5. "Kiss Me Baby" – 3:12
6. "Do It Again" – 3:25
7. "California Girls" – 4:07
8. "I Get Around" – 2:35
9. "Back Home" (Brian Wilson) – 4:34
10. "In My Room" (Brian Wilson/Gary Usher
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    ) – 2:48
11. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 3:03
12. "The First Time" (Brian Wilson) – 3:56
13. "This Isn't Love" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher
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    ) – 3:55
14. "Add Some Music To Your Day" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Joe Knott) – 4:11
15. "Please Let Me Wonder" – 3:29

Disc two

1. "Band Intro" – 1:30
2. "Brian Wilson" (Steven Page
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   ) – 0:55
3. "Til I Die" (Brian Wilson) – 3:57
4. "Darlin' " – 2:51
5. "Let's Go Away For Awhile" (Brian Wilson) – 2:54
6. "Pet Sounds" (Brian Wilson) – 4:27
7. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 3:26
8. "Lay Down Burden" (Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas) – 3:29
9. "Be My Baby" (Ellie Greenwich
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   /Phil Spector
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   /Jeff Barry
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   ) – 4:11
   • A song popularized by The Ronettes
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     in 1963 that Wilson was obsessed with
10. "Good Vibrations" – 6:02
11. "Caroline, No" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 5:00
12. "All Summer Long" – 3:12
13. "Love And Mercy" (Brian Wilson) – 3:52
14. "Sloop John B" (Trad. Arr. Brian Wilson) – 3:34
15. "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert) – 2:44
16. "Interview With Brian" – 4:21

• Tracks 14-16 of Disc 2 are bonus tracks on the Oglio Records re-release in 2001

UK version

The second disc of the UK release features several bonus tracks:

16. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher/Mike Love) – 2:46

17. "Help Me Rhonda" – 4:26

18. "Interview With Brian" – 4:21

Live at the Roxy Theatre (Brimel 1001/Oglio OGL 82012) never charted in the U.S. or the UK. It was also an exclusive internet release for 1 year on Brian Wilson's website, before being reissued in stores with exclusive bonus tracks.