- Best of The Beach Boys
Infobox Album | Name = Best of The Beach Boys
Type =Compilation Album
Artist =The Beach Boys
Released =11 July 1966
Recorded = January 1963 - May 1965
Genre = Rock
Length = 28:00
Label =Capitol Records
Producer =Brian Wilson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:z7d8vwvva9yk link]
Last album = "Pet Sounds "
(1966)
This album = "Best of The Beach Boys"
(1966)
Next album = "Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2 "
(1967) |"Best of The Beach Boys" is the first compilation album by
The Beach Boys , released in the summer of 1966 just two months after "Pet Sounds ". It includes many of their most popular songs from 1963 to 1965. The album reached #8 on U.S. charts and soon went gold.Brian Wilson is said to have been irritated by the label's decision to release a compilation of the group's older material at a time when the group's music was rapidly becoming more complex and sophisticated.The UK edition of the album, with a revised track order, was issued later in the year, reaching #2 on British charts.
Although "Best of The Beach Boys" is currently certified double platinum in the US, it is now out of print, supplanted by more comprehensive compilation albums.
Track listing
#"
Surfin' USA " (Brian Wilson/Chuck Berry ) – 2:28
#"Catch A Wave " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love ) – 2:18
#"Surfer Girl " (Brian Wilson) – 2:26
#"Little Deuce Coupe " (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian) – 1:50
#"In My Room " (Brian Wilson/Gary Usher ) – 2:13
#"Little Honda " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 1:51
#"Fun, Fun, Fun " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:18
#"The Warmth Of The Sun " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:50
#"Louie, Louie " (Richard Berry) – 2:23
#"Kiss Me, Baby " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:35
#"You're So Good To Me " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:13
#"Wendy " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:22British Version
The British version of "Best of The Beach Boys" was released in mid-1966 with 14 songs, instead of the usual 12 found on American albums.
The following songs were found on the British version of "Best of The Beach Boys":
#"Surfin' Safari" – 2:05
#"Surfin' USA" – 2:28
#"Little Deuce Coupe" – 1:50
#"In My Room" – 2:13
#"Fun, Fun, Fun" – 2:18
#"I Get Around" – 2:12
#"All Summer Long" – 2:05
#"Do You Wanna Dance?" – 2:18
#"Help Me, Rhonda" – 2:45
#"California Girls" – 2:37
#"Barbara Ann" – 2:05
#"You're So Good To Me" – 2:13
#"Sloop John B" – 2:55
#"God Only Knows" – 2:49ources
* "The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience",
Timothy White , c. 1994.
* "Wouldn't It Be Nice - My Own Story",Brian Wilson and Todd Gold, c. 1991.
* "Top Pop Singles 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002.
* "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002.
* Allmusic.com
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