- The Warmth of the Sun
Infobox Single
Name = The Warmth of the Sun
Artist =The Beach Boys
from Album =Shut Down Volume 2
Released =October 26 ,1964
Format = Vinyl
Recorded = January 1, 1964
January 8, 1964
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:51
Label =Capitol Records
Producer =Brian Wilson
Chart position = • #8 (US)• #24 (UK)
Last single = "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) "/"She Knows Me Too Well "
(1964)
This single = "Dance, Dance, Dance"/"The Warmth of the Sun"
(1964)
Next single = "The Man with All the Toys "/"Blue Christmas "
(1964)|"The Warmth of the Sun" is a song written by
Brian Wilson andMike Love for the American pop bandThe Beach Boys . It was released on their 1964 album "Shut Down Volume 2 " and as the B-side of the "Dance, Dance, Dance" single, which charted at number eight in the United States and number twenty-four in the United Kingdom. Brian Wilson produced the song, and the rest of the album. He also sang lead vocals on the song, which was written on the evening of President John Kennedy's assassination.Cover versions
The song was covered by the Wilsons' (Brian, Carl and Dennis) father on his one and only album, "
The Many Moods of Murry Wilson ", which was released in 1967 under Capitol Records. In 2006, it was remade byMatthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes , which is the side project ofMatt Thiessen . Thiessen is the lead singer of theChristian rock bandRelient K , and has said on many occasions that the Beach Boys are among his favorite bands.Vince Gill performed a cover version at "An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson (2001)" concert.In 2006,
Matthew Sweet andBangles lead singerSusanna Hoffs recorded the song for their collaboration, "Under the Covers, Vol. 1."See also
*
List of songs by The Beach Boys
* [http://www.cabinessence.net/essays/mob6.html Greg Panfile's Musical Analysis of "Warmth of the Sun"]
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