Our Prayer

Our Prayer
"Our Prayer"
Song by The Beach Boys from the album SMiLE
Released November 1, 2011
Recorded October 4, 1966
Genre A cappella
Length 1:07
Label Capitol
Composer Brian Wilson
Producer Brian Wilson
Cover versions
Brian Wilson
SMiLE track listing
  1. "Our Prayer"
  2. "Gee"
  3. "Heroes and Villains"
  4. "Do You Like Worms?"
  5. "I'm in Great Shape"
  6. "Barnyard"
  7. "My Only Sunshine"
  8. "Cabin Essence"
  9. "Wonderful"
  10. "Look (Song for Children)"
  11. "Child Is Father of the Man"
  12. "Surf's Up"
  13. "I Wanna Be Around"
  14. "Vega-Tables"
  15. "Holidays"
  16. "Wind Chimes"
  17. "The Elements: Fire"
  18. "The Elements: Love to Say DaDa"
  19. "Good Vibrations"
Clear vinyl release of "Our Prayer" remix.

"Our Prayer" 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 The Beach Boys. The main vocals were recorded on October 4, 1966 with the additional vocals being recorded at Capitol Records Studios in Fall, 1968. The wordless, a cappella piece was originally supposed to be the opening track on the never-released SMiLE album. As Peter Reum explains "Brian intended for 'Our Prayer' to be the opening track, a spiritual invocation, for 'SMiLE'. It was the first track to be recorded for the album but was initially considered an opening for 'Heroes and Villains'."

Brian said his intention was to quickly record and get it over with as soon as possible so he could focus on recording the bulk of Smile for a January, 1967 released which he had promised Capitol. He once said, "I was sitting at my piano thinkin' about holy music. I poked around for some simple but moving chords. Later I sat down and wrote 'Our Prayer' in sections. The boys were overtaken by the arrangement. I taught it to them in sections, the way I usually do. The purity of the blending of the voices made the listeners feel spiritual. I was definitely into rock church music."

The song was released together with "Cabinessence" on their 1969 album 20/20 with some recent vocal overdubs.

An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson (2001) began with this song. The Boys' Choir of Harlem had performed "Our Prayer" at a live Radio City Music Hall concert on July 4, 2001.

The song was re-recorded and released on Brian Wilson's 2004 solo release of Smile, without the other Beach Boys members.

John Lennon's son Sean described the piece as "Bach on LSD".

See also

v · Smile track listing
"Our Prayer" • "Gee" • "Heroes and Villains" • "Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)" • "I'm in Great Shape" • "Barnyard" • "My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine)" • "Cabin Essence" • "Wonderful" • "Look (Song for Children)" • "Child Is Father of the Man" • "Surf's Up" • "I Wanna Be Around / Workshop" • "Vega-Tables" • "Holidays" • "Wind Chimes" • "The Elements: Fire" • "Love To Say Dada" • "Good Vibrations"
v · d · eThe Beach Boys
Studio albums
Live albums
Beach Boys Concert · Live in London · The Beach Boys in Concert · Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
Compilation albums
Best of The Beach Boys · Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2 · Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 · Stack-O-Tracks · Endless Summer · Spirit of America · Sunshine Dream · Ten Years of Harmony · Made in U.S.A. · Lost & Found (1961–62) · Endless Harmony · Greatest Hits Vol. 1 · Greatest Hits Vol. 2 · Greatest Hits Vol. 3 · The Very Best of The Beach Boys · Hawthorne, CA · Classics Selected by Brian Wilson · Sounds of Summer · The Platinum Collection · The Warmth of the Sun · Summer Love Songs
Box Sets
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys · The Pet Sounds Sessions · The Original US Singles Collection · The Smile Sessions
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