All Summer Long

This article is about the Beach Boys album. For the title track, see All Summer Long (song). For the Kid Rock song, see All Summer Long (Kid Rock song).

All Summer Long
Studio album by The Beach Boys
Released	July 13, 1964
Recorded	April 2, 1964 – May 19, 1964 Except "Drive-In" 's instrumental track: October 18, 1963
Genre	Rock, surf rock
Length	25:06
Label	Capitol
Producer	Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys chronology
Shut Down Volume 2 (1964) All Summer Long (1964) Beach Boys Concert (1964)

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All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by The Beach Boys and their second in 1964. Recorded in the aftermath of the British Invasion, spearheaded by The Beatles, the album marked a major turning point in The Beach Boys' career, and in leader/prime songwriter Brian Wilson as an artist.

All Summer Long hit #4 in the US during a 49 week chart stay. All Summer Long (Capitol (S) T 2110) is now paired on CD with Little Deuce Coupe, with bonus tracks from that period.

Songs from this album are also featured on the EP Four by The Beach Boys.

Album history

Beginning in February 1964, Wilson engaged in a rigorous period of songwriting, emerging some weeks afterwards with songs including "I Get Around", "All Summer Long", "Wendy" and "Girls on the Beach". The Beach Boys dubbed their vocals over the instrumental tracks performed by session musicians, all produced by the 21-year-old Wilson.

"I Get Around" preceded the album's release by some two months and quickly raced to become their first #1 single in the United States; they also had a UK Top 10 debut with a #7 peak. The album was released in July, peaking at #4 in the United States, and being certified gold; the album did not make the UK charts, however.

But there was one major change in the internal structure of The Beach Boys during the making of All Summer Long. After enduring father and manager Murry Wilson's domineering ways for over two years, the band had reached the breaking point. During the recording session for I Get Around, the musicians fired their father as manager. An attempt at reconciliation on Murry Wilson's part, much of it captured on the running tapes for the " Help Me Rhonda" take that appeared on their next album, cemented the break.^[1]

Front cover artwork

A summer feel permeates the cover of this album, with a series of candid snapshots mounted into a montage. Photography was credited to both Kenneth Veeder and George Jerman (who had taken the photographs for the bands earlier albums) but it remains unclear as to who took the color pictures on the front of the sleeve, or the black and white studio shots on the reverse. The location for the shoot was once again Paradise Cove, north of Malibu, the same location used for the Surfin' Safari sleeve. However, whilst it appears that all five band members were present for the session only Brian, Carl, Dennis and Mike were photographed on the sand (along with the two girls, in various outfits) - Al was absent that day for a case of Flu and his images were added at a later date.

On first pressings of the LP, the song "Don't Back Down" is misprinted as "Don't Break Down" on the front cover. This version of the LP sleeve also has the song titles printed in the same mustard-colored ink as the album title. Subsequent printings with the typo corrected have the song titles printed in black.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"I Get Around"	Brian Wilson/Mike Love	Brian Wilson/Mike Love	2:12
2.	"All Summer Long"	B. Wilson/Love	Love/group	2:06
3.	"Hushabye"	Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman	B. Wilson/Love	2:40
4.	"Little Honda"	B. Wilson/Love	Love	1:52
5.	"We'll Run Away"	B. Wilson/Gary Usher	B. Wilson	2:00
6.	"Carl's Big Chance"	B. Wilson/Carl Wilson	instrumental	2:25

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"Wendy"	B. Wilson/Love	group/Love	2:19
2.	"Do You Remember?"	B. Wilson/Love	Love/B. Wilson	1:40
3.	"Girls on the Beach"	B. Wilson	B. Wilson/Dennis Wilson	2:24
4.	"Drive-In"	B. Wilson/Love	Love	1:51
5.	"Our Favorite Recording Sessions"	B. Wilson/Dennis Wilson/C. Wilson/Love/Al Jardine	spoken word	1:59
6.	"Don't Back Down"	B. Wilson/Love	Love/B. Wilson	1:44

Singles

• "I Get Around" b/w "Don't Worry Baby" (from Shut Down Volume 2) (Capitol 5174), 23 May 1964 US #1; UK #7 ("Don't Worry Baby" US #24)

Sources

• Little Deuce Coupe/All Summer Long CD booklet notes, David Leaf, c.1990.
• 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

References

1. ^ , Timothy White, The Nearest Faraway Place pp. 230-238.