In Collection
#1
Rating:
7
#1
Rating:
7
| 01 | Wouldn't It Be Nice | Mono | 02:25 | |||||
| 02 | You Still Believe In Me | Mono | 02:34 | |||||
| 03 | That's Not Me | Mono | 02:30 | |||||
| 04 | Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) | Mono | 02:54 | |||||
| 05 | I'm Waiting For The Day | Mono | 03:06 | |||||
| 06 | Let's Go Away For Awhile | Mono | 02:21 | |||||
| 07 | Sloop John B | Mono | 03:00 | |||||
| 08 | God Only Knows | Mono | 02:52 | |||||
| 09 | I Know There's An Answer | Mono | 03:11 | |||||
| 10 | Here Today | Mono | 02:55 | |||||
| 11 | I Just Wasn't Made For These Times | Mono | 03:15 | |||||
| 12 | Pet Sounds | Mono | 02:23 | |||||
| 13 | Caroline No | Mono | 02:54 | |||||
| 14 | Hang On To Your Ego (Bonus Track) | Bonus Track | 03:03 | |||||
| 15 | Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo) | Stereo | 02:33 | |||||
| 16 | You Still Believe In Me (Stereo) | Stereo | 02:36 | |||||
| 17 | That's Not Me (Stereo) | Stereo | 02:31 | |||||
| 18 | Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo) | Stereo | 02:58 | |||||
| 19 | I'm Waiting For The Day (Stereo) | Stereo | 03:06 | |||||
| 20 | Let's Go Away For Awhile (Stereo) | Stereo | 02:24 | |||||
| 21 | Sloop John B (Stereo) | Stereo | 02:59 | |||||
| 22 | God Only Knows (Stereo) | Stereo | 02:54 | |||||
| 23 | I Know There's An Answer (Stereo) | Stereo | 03:18 | |||||
| 24 | Here Today (Stereo) | Stereo | 03:07 | |||||
| 25 | I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Stereo) | Stereo | 03:21 | |||||
| 26 | Pet Sounds (Stereo) | Stereo | 02:37 | |||||
| 27 | Caroline No (Stereo) | Stereo | 02:53 | |||||
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Notes
CapitolYear: 1999
Catalog Number: CDP 521241
Produced by: Brian Wilson, Mark Linett
AMG EXPERT REVIEW: The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. Conventional keyboards and guitars were combined with exotic touches of orchestrated strings, bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, the Theremin, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans, barking dogs, and more. It wouldn't have been a classic without great songs, and this has some of the group's most stunning melodies, as well as lyrical themes which evoke both the intensity of newly-born love affairs and the disappointment of failed romance (add in some general statements about loss of innocence and modern-day confusion as well). The spiritual quality of the material is enhanced by some of the most gorgeous upper-register male vocals (especially by Brian and Carl Wilson) ever heard on a rock record. "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," "Caroline No," and "Sloop John B" (the last of which wasn't originally intended to go on the album) are the well-known hits, but equally worthy are such cuts as "You Still Believe in Me," "Don't Talk," "I Know There's an Answer," and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times." It's often said that this is more of a Brian Wilson album than a Beach Boys recording (session musicians played most of the parts), but it should be noted that the harmonies are pure Beach Boys (and some of their best). Massively influential upon its release (although it was a relatively low seller compared to their previous LPs), it immediately vaunted the band into the top level of rock innovators among the intelligentsia, especially in Britain, where it was a much bigger hit. The 1990 CD reissue added a few interesting but inessential outtakes, and a 1999 reissue added a new stereo version of the entire album to the original mono program. --Richie Unterberger
Glen Campbell - Guitar (12 String)
Steve Douglas - Saxophone
Paul Horn - Sax (Tenor)
Brian Wilson - Organ, Guitar, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Liner Notes, Supervisor
Frank Capp - Percussion, Glockenspiel, Bells, Tympani [Timpani], Vibraphone
Plas Johnson - Percussion, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Barney Kessel - Guitar, Mandolin
Don Randi - Piano
Jerry Cole - Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Richard Evans - Design
Frank Marocco - Accordion
Lyle Ritz - Ukulele, String Bass
Julius Wechter - Tympani [Timpani], Vibraphone, Latin Percussion
Mike Deasy - Guitar
Bruce Johnston - Vocals
Mike Love - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Terry Melcher - Tambourine, Vocals
Jerry Williams - Percussion
Carl Wilson - Guitar, Vocals
Billy Strange - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (12 String)
Hal Blaine - Percussion, Bongos, Drums, Tympani [Timpani]
Arnold Belnick - Violin
Chuck Berghofer - String Bass
Bruce Botnick - Viola, Engineer
Norman Botnick - Viola
Chuck Britz - Engineer
Roy Caton - Trumpet
Gary Coleman - Bongos, Tympani [Timpani]
Al DeLory - Organ, Piano, Harpsichord, Tack Piano
Dennis Diken - Research
Jesse Erlich - Cello
Carl Fortina - Accordion
Ron Furmanek - Research
James Getzoff - Violin
Jim Horn - Flute, Saxophone, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
Harry Hyams - Viola
Jules Jacob - Flute
Alan Jardine - Vocals
Carol Kaye - Bass, Bass (Electric)
Larry Knechtel - Organ
William Kurasch - Violin
Larry Levine - Engineer
Mark Linett - Engineer, Liner Notes, Coordination, Compilation, Mixing, Digital Remastering, Stereo Mix Producer, Track Mix
Leonard Malarsky - Violin
Nick Martinis - Drums
Ron McMaster - Remixing, Digital Remastering
Mike Melvoin - Harpsichord
Jay Migliori - Clarinet, Flute, Clarinet (Bass), Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)
Tommy Morgan - Harmonica
Jack Nimitz - Sax (Baritone)
Cheryl Pawelski - Reissue Producer
Bill Pitman - Guitar
Ray Pohlman - Guitar, Mandolin, Bass (Electric)
Jerome Reisler - Violin
Alan Robinson - French Horn
Andrew Sandoval - Transfers, Mastering Supervisor, Tape Transfer
Ralph Schaeffer - Violin
Sid Sharp - Violin
Ernie Tack - Trombone (Bass)
Paul Tanner - Theremin
Tommy Tedesco - Guitar (Acoustic)
Darrel Terwilliger - Viola
Dennis Wilson - Drums, Vocals
Tibor Zelig - Violin
Brad Benedict - Photo Research
Joseph DiFiore - Viola
Joseph Saxon - Cello
Gail Martin - Trombone
Larry Walsh - Mixing, Digital Remastering, Track Mix
Justin DiTullio - Cello
David Leaf - Liner Notes
Tommy Steele - Art Direction
Leonard Hartman - Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Horn (English)
Sam Gay - Art Supervisor
George Jerman - Photography
Darren Wong - Art Supervisor
Lisa Reddick - Producer
Jim Elliott - Producer, Production Consultant
Bobby Klein - Sax (Tenor)
Ralph Balantin - Engineer
Brad Elliott - Liner Notes
Michael Etchart - Executive Producer
Tammy Kizer - Production Consultant
Al Casey - Guitar
Jay Migilori - Clarinet, Flute, Clarinet (Bass), Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)