Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys is a 2003 compilation of music by The 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...

 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...

. This collection is the most expansive compilation ever issued of their music, with 30 tracks clocking in at over 76 minutes and grabbing nearly every US Top 40 hit of their career, except for 1965's #20 hit "The Little Girl I Once Knew" and the 1976 top-30 hit "It's OK".

Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys was released in a market already containing the three volumes of hits issued during 1999 and 2000, but that did little to deter shoppers, who were responsible for shooting the CD into the US charts at a remarkable #16 (their highest peak since 1976's 15 Big Ones

15 Big Ones

-Singles:* "Rock And Roll Music" b/w "T M Song" , 24 May 1976 US #5; UK #36* "It's O.K." b/w "Had to Phone Ya" , 9 August 1976 US #29* "Everyone's In Love With You" b/w "Susie Cincinnati" , 1 November 1976...

) and a lengthy 104-week stay. Currently certified double platinum, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys was re-issued with a DVD component in 2004 with the regular edition remaining available.

In 2007, the album was succeeded by The Warmth of the Sun

The Warmth of the Sun (album)

The Warmth of the Sun is a 2007 compilation of music by The Beach Boys released through Capitol Records. A successor to 2003's Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys, The Warmth of the Sun is composed of fan favorites and hits that were left off its predecessor. Several songs were...

, which is composed of fan favorites and hits that were left off Sounds of Summer.

Track listing

1. "California Girls
   California 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
   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...
   
   /Mike Love
   Mike Love
   Michael 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...
   
    [1965]) – 2:44
   • Stereo remix from Endless Harmony Soundtrack
     Endless Harmony Soundtrack
     Endless Harmony Soundtrack is an anthology album of previously unheard material by The Beach Boys, originally released by Capitol Records in August 1998. Named for Bruce Johnston's song on the 1980 album Keepin' the Summer Alive, it was designed as a tie-in with the band's biographical documentary...
     
     
2. "I Get Around
   I 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 [1964]) – 2:13
3. "Surfin' Safari
   Surfin' Safari (song)
   "Surfin' Safari" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys, written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Released as a single with "409" in June 1962, it peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100...
   
   " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1962]) – 2:05
4. "Surfin' USA
   Surfin' USA (song)
   "Surfin' USA" is a song with lyrics written by Brian Wilson for The Beach Boys, set to the melody from Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen". Berry received co-writing credit for composing the song after litigating. "Surfin' USA" was recorded by The Beach Boys and released as a single on March 4,...
   
   " (Brian Wilson/Chuck Berry
   Chuck Berry
   Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
   
    [1963]) – 2:27
5. "Fun, Fun, Fun
   Fun, Fun, Fun
   "Fun, Fun, Fun", written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, was a hit single by The Beach Boys that was released in 1964 on the band's album Shut Down Volume 2.- Composition :...
   
   " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:18
6. "Surfer Girl
   Surfer Girl (song)
   "Surfer Girl" is the title of a song written and sung by Brian Wilson for The Beach Boys. It was released as a single and it then appeared on the 1963 album of the same name, Surfer Girl. The B-side of the single was "Little Deuce Coupe"...
   
   " (Brian Wilson [1963]) – 2:27
7. "Don't Worry Baby
   Don'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 [1964]) – 2:47
8. "Little Deuce Coupe
   Little Deuce Coupe (song)
   "Little Deuce Coupe" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian. The song first appeared as the b-side to The Beach Boys' 1963 single "Surfer Girl"...
   
   " (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian [1963]) – 1:38
9. "Shut Down" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian [1963]) – 1:48
   • Exclusive new stereo remix
10. "Help Me, Rhonda
    Help Me, Rhonda
    "Help Me, Rhonda" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for their American rock band The Beach Boys. The song is the first Beach Boys song to feature a lead vocal by Al Jardine. It was released in March 1965 on the album Today! as "Help Me, Ronda"...
    
    " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1965]) – 2:46
11. "Be True to Your School
    Be True to Your School
    "Be True to Your School" is a song by The Beach Boys. The album version of this song was recorded on Monday, September 2, 1963. It appears on Little Deuce Coupe and Endless Summer....
    
    " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1963]) – 2:08
12. "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
    When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
    "When I Grow Up " is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1965 album Today! and as a single the previous year hit number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number seven in Cash Box. It spent two weeks at number one in...
    
    " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:02
13. "In My Room
    In 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 Usher [1963]) – 2:12
14. "God Only Knows
    God 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 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"...
    
     [1966]) – 2:51
15. "Sloop John B
    Sloop John B
    "Sloop John B" is the seventh track on The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album and was also a single which was released in 1966 on Capitol Records. It was originally a traditional West Indies folk song, "The John B. Sails," taken from a collection by Carl Sandburg . Alan Lomax made a field recording of...
    
    " (Trad. Arr. Brian Wilson [1966]) – 2:57
    • Above two: stereo remixes from The Pet Sounds Sessions
      The Pet Sounds Sessions
      The 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...
      
       box set
16. "Wouldn't It Be Nice
    Wouldn't It Be Nice
    "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is the opening track on the 1966 album Pet Sounds and one of the most widely recognized songs by the American rock band The Beach Boys...
    
    " (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher/Mike Love [1966]) – 2:31
    • Revised stereo remix from 2001 re-issue of 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...
      
      
17. "Getcha Back
    Getcha Back
    "Getcha Back" is a song written by Mike Love and Terry Melcher for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1985 album The Beach Boys. It was the band's first release since the tragic drowning death of Dennis Wilson in 1983. The song peaked at number 26 nationally, and...
    
    " (Mike Love/Terry Melcher
    Terry Melcher
    Terrence P. Melcher was an American musician and record producer, who was instrumental in shaping the sound of American West Coast rock music. His greatest contribution to the culture of the time was producing The Byrds' innovative hits "Mr Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and his...
    
     [1985]) – 3:00
18. "Come Go with Me
    Come Go with Me
    "Come Go with Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick , an original member of the American doo-wop vocal group The Del-Vikings. The song was originally recorded by The Del-Vikings in 1956 and was released on Fee Bee Records...
    
    " (C.E. Quick [1978]) – 2:05
19. "Rock and Roll Music
    Rock and Roll Music
    "Rock and Roll Music" is a song written and recorded by rock and roll icon Chuck Berry which became a hit single in 1957 and has been covered by many artists....
    
    " (Chuck Berry [1976]) – 2:27
20. "Dance, Dance, Dance
    Dance, Dance, Dance (song)
    "Dance, Dance, Dance" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1965 album Today!. It was also released as a single in 1964, with the B-side of the single being "The Warmth of the Sun." The single peaked at #8...
    
    " (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson
    Carl Wilson
    Carl Dean Wilson was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as a founding member, lead guitarist and sometime lead vocalist of The Beach Boys...
    
    /Mike Love [1964]) – 2:00
    • Exclusive new stereo remix
21. "Barbara Ann
    Barbara Ann
    "Barbara Ann" is a song written by Fred Fassert and performed by The Regents in 1961. The recording reached a peak position of #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart....
    
    " (Fred Fassert [1965]) – 2:11
22. "Do You Wanna Dance?
    Do You Wanna Dance?
    "Do You Wanna Dance?" is a song written by Bobby Freeman , and recorded by him in 1958. It is also popular in a version performed by the Beach Boys, which was released in 1965, and in a version recorded by Bette Midler in 1972...
    
    " (Bobby Freeman [1965]) – 2:18
23. "Heroes and Villains
    Heroes 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
    Van Dyke Parks
    Van 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....
    
     [1967]) – 3:38
24. "Good Timin'" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson [1979]) – 2:12
25. "Kokomo
    Kokomo (song)
    "Kokomo" is a song written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love and Terry Melcher and recorded by The Beach Boys in spring 1988. Its lyrics describe two lovers taking a trip to a relaxing Caribbean island called Kokomo. It was released as a single in July 1988 by Elektra Records and became a...
    
    " (Mike Love/John Phillips
    John Phillips (musician)
    John Edmund Andrew Phillips , was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and promoter . Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the singing group The Mamas & the Papas...
    
    /Scott McKenzie/Terry Melcher [1988])3:35
26. "Do It Again" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1968]) – 2:18
    • Single version, without workshop effects coda
27. "Wild Honey" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1967]) – 2:37
28. "Darlin'" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1967]) – 2:12
29. "I Can Hear Music
    I Can Hear Music
    "I Can Hear Music" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector. It was originally performed by the Ronettes in 1966, and later covered by the Beach Boys in 1969, by Larry Lurex in 1973, by José Hoebee in 1983, and by She & Him in 2010.-Beach Boys version:"I Can Hear Music"...
    
    " (Jeff Barry
    Jeff Barry
    Jeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
    
    /Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector
    Phil Spector
    Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
    
     [1969]) – 2:36
30. "Good Vibrations
    Good 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 [1966]) – 3:36

Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys (Capitol 72435 82710 2) hit #16 in the US during a chart stay of 104 weeks.

DVD: Sights of Summer

1. "Surfin' USA
   Surfin' USA
   -Singles:* "Surfin' USA" b/w "Shut Down" , 4 March 1963, US #3; #34 UK-Personnel:*Brian Wilson - Vocals, bass, keyboards*Mike Love - Vocals, saxophone*Dennis Wilson - Vocals, drums...
   
   "
2. "I Get Around
   I 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...
   
   "
3. "Surfer Girl
   Surfer Girl
   Surfer 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...
   
   "
4. "Dance, Dance, Dance"
5. "Little Deuce Coupe
   Little Deuce Coupe
   Little Deuce Coupe is The Beach Boys' fourth album, and third overall LP release in 1963. Almost unintentionally, the album was rush-recorded and compiled when leader Brian Wilson sought to protect his band from exploitation from Capitol Records....
   
   "
6. "Sloop John B
   Sloop John B
   "Sloop John B" is the seventh track on The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album and was also a single which was released in 1966 on Capitol Records. It was originally a traditional West Indies folk song, "The John B. Sails," taken from a collection by Carl Sandburg . Alan Lomax made a field recording of...
   
   "
7. "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...
   
    promo film"
8. "God Only Knows
   God 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...
   
   "
9. "Good Vibrations
   Good 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....
   
   "
10. "Do It Again"
    • 1-4 Live on The T.A.M.I. Show
      The T.A.M.I. Show
      T.A.M.I. Show is a 1964 concert film, released by American International Pictures. It includes performances by numerous popular rock and roll and R&B musicians from the United States and England...
      
      , 1964
    • 5 Live from the Lost Concert, 1964
    • 6 Promotional Video, 1966
    • 7 Promo film, 1966
    • 8 Live montage, 1967 & 1968
    • 9-10 Live on The Ed Sullivan Show
      The Ed Sullivan Show
      The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan....
      
      , 1968