The Warmth of the Sun (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The Warmth of the Sun
Type = Compilation Album
Artist = The Beach Boys


Released = 22 May 2007
Recorded = 1962 - 1986
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Brian Wilson, Murry Wilson, Nick Venet, The Beach Boys, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gzfyxqedldfe link]
*Music Box rating|4|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/beachboys-warmthofthesun-06172007.html link]
* Pitchfork Media (8.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43229-the-warmth-of-the-sun link] |Last album = "Songs from Here & Back"
(2006)
This album = "The Warmth of the Sun"
(2007)
Next album =

"The Warmth of the Sun" is a 2007 compilation of music by The Beach Boys released through Capitol Records. A successor to 2003's "", "The Warmth of the Sun" is composed of fan favorites and hits that were left off its predecessor. Several songs were remixed in stereo for the first time. These are "All Summer Long", "You're So Good To Me", "Then I Kissed Her", "Please Let Me Wonder", and "Let Him Run Wild". The song "Wendy" appears as a new stereo remix with its middle eight cough edited out. This album also features an alternate mix of "Break Away" and the single versions of "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" and "Cool, Cool Water.".

"The Warmth of the Sun" debuted at #40 on the Billboard 200, selling a very strong 14,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003591609 "Maroon 5 Nudges Linkin Park From Atop Billboard 200"] , Billboard.com, May 30, 2007.] As of June 11, 2007, the album has sold 55,269 copies in the US. [ [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=46325 Billboard Top 200] ]

Track listing

#"All Summer Long" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:09
#"Catch a Wave" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:08
#"Hawaii" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:00
#"Little Honda" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 1:52
#"409" (Brian Wilson/Gary Usher/Mike Love) - 2:00
#"It's OK" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:12
#"You're So Good to Me" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:15
#"Then I Kissed Her" (Barry/Greenwich/Phil Spector) - 2:16
#"Kiss Me, Baby" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:43
#"Please Let Me Wonder" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:50
#"Let Him Run Wild" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:20
#"The Little Girl I Once Knew" (Brian Wilson) - 2:34
#"Wendy" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:20
#"Disney Girls (1957)" (Bruce Johnston) - 4:07
#"Forever" (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson) - 2:41
#"Friends" (Brian Wilson/Dennis Wilson/Carl Wilson/Al Jardine) - 2:32
#"Break Away" (Brian Wilson/Reggie Dunbar) - 3:05
#"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Morris Levy/Frankie Lymon) - 2:07
#"Surf's Up" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) - 4:12
#"Feel Flows" (Carl Wilson/Jack Rieley) - 4:46
#"All This Is That" (Carl Wilson/Mike Love/Al Jardine) - 3:57
#"Til I Die" (Brian Wilson) - 2:40
#"Sail On, Sailor" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks/Jack Rieley/Ray Kennedy/Tandyn Almer) - 3:16
#"Cool, Cool Water" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 3:24
#"Don't Go Near the Water" (Mike Love/Al Jardine) - 2:39
#"California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-i-a) (Al Jardine) - 3:22
#"California Dreamin'" (John Phillips/Michelle Phillips) - 3:24
#"The Warmth of the Sun" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 2:50

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