Girl Don't Tell Me

Infobox Song
Name =Girl Don't Tell Me


Caption =
Type =
Artist =The Beach Boys
alt Artist =
Album =Summer Days (And Summer Nights%21%21)
Published =
Released =June 28, 1965
track_no =5
Recorded =
Genre =Pop music
Length =2:19
Writer =Brian Wilson/Mike Love
Label =Capitol Records
Producer =Brian Wilson
Tracks =
prev ="Salt Lake City"
prev_no =4
next ="Help Me, Rhonda"
next_no =6
Misc = "Girl Don't Tell Me" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1965 album "Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)". In December 1965, it was chosen to be the B-side to The Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann" single, which would chart at #2 in the U.S. and #3 in the U.K.

Composition

The song was originally credited to just Wilson. Mike Love's name was added as a result of a lawsuit filed by him against Wilson in the 1990s.

Recording

The song was recorded on April 30, 1965 at Western Studios. Chuck Britz was the engineer. It is one of the first songs to feature Carl Wilson as the lead vocalist, and is one of the few Beach Boys songs from the era to feature no backing vocals. It is also the first recording session that Bruce Johnston participated in as a member of The Beach Boys.

musicians

*Bruce Johnston - celesta
*Ron Swallow - tambourine
*Brian Wilson - bass guitar
*Carl Wilson - guitars, lead vocals
*Dennis Wilson - drums

Alternate versions

The song appears on Al Jardine's album, Live in Las Vegas, with Al's son Adam Jardine handling the lead vocals.