The Beach Boys (album)
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| Released | June 10, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984–1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:31 | |||
| Label | Brother/Caribou/CBS | |||
| Producer | Steve Levine | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
The Beach Boys is the 25th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 10, 1985. Produced by Steve Levine, the album is the band's first after the drowning of founding member Dennis Wilson.[6] It was also the band's first album to be recorded digitally and the last released by James William Guercio's Caribou Records.[7]
Brian Wilson's psychologist Eugene Landy, who was originally awarded co-writing credits on Wilson's songs, stated in a contemporary interview, "I'm practically a member of the band ... Brian's got the talent to make the music. ... He's the creator. The other band members are just performers. So I'm the one who's making the album."[8]
Critical reaction was mixed.[9] Writing in Rolling Stone, Parke Puterbaugh called the album 'pretty entertaining', adding 'though not a world-beating act of artistic reassertion, the LP does serve to showcase those amazing voices, and to remind the world that nobody does it better — still.'[10] Retrospectively, Levine said that he remained "immensely proud" of the album and wished that it had sold better.[9]
Track listing
Eugene Landy originally received co-writer's credit for all Brian Wilson compositions. This credit was omitted on later editions.
- Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Getcha Back" | Mike Love and Brian Wilson | 3:02 | |
| 2. | "It's Gettin' Late" | Carl Wilson | 3:27 | |
| 3. | "Crack at Your Love" | Al Jardine and B. Wilson | 3:40 | |
| 4. | "Maybe I Don't Know" |
| C. Wilson | 3:54 |
| 5. | "She Believes in Love Again" | Bruce Johnston | Bruce Johnston and C. Wilson | 3:29 |
- Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "California Calling" |
| Love and Jardine | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Passing Friend" | C. Wilson | 5:00 | |
| 3. | "I'm So Lonely" | B. Wilson | B. Wilson and C. Wilson | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Where I Belong" |
| C. Wilson and Jardine | 2:58 |
| 5. | "I Do Love You" | Stevie Wonder | C. Wilson and Jardine | 4:20 |
| 6. | "It's Just a Matter of Time" | B. Wilson | B. Wilson and Love | 2:23 |
- Bonus CD track
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Male Ego" | B. Wilson, Love | B. Wilson and Love | 2:32 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the 2000 CD liner notes.[11]
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- Al Jardine – vocals, electric guitar
- Bruce Johnston – vocals, Kurzweil 250
- Mike Love – vocals
- Brian Wilson – vocals, Yamaha DX 1, Jupiter 8, Oberheim OB8, piano
- Carl Wilson – vocals, Yamaha DX 1, electric guitar
Additional players
- John Alder – guitar, guitar synthesizer, dobro
- Graham Broad – percussion, drums
- Stuart Gordon – violin, viola, cello
- Steve Grainger – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Roy Hay – all instrumentation on "Passing Friend"
- Simon Humphrey – bass
- Judd Lander – harmonica
- Steve Levine – Fairlight CMI
- Julian Lindsay – Kurzweil 250, PPG Wave 2.3, Oberheim OB8, Yamaha DX 1, bass, organ, acoustic piano
- George McFarlaine – bass
- Kenneth McGregor – trombone
- Terry Melcher – Kurzweil 250
- Gary Moore – guitar, Synthaxe
- Ian Ritchie – tenor saxophone, Lyricon
- Dave Spence – trumpet
- Ringo Starr – drums and timpani on "California Calling"
- Stevie Wonder – drums, bass, Fender Rhodes, and harmonica on "I Do Love You"
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[9] | 52 |
| UK Top 40 Albums[12] | 60 |
References
Citations
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. The Beach Boys at AllMusic
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (October 2004). "The Beach Boys Keepin the Summer Alive/The Beach Boys". Blender. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Dillon 2012, p. 249.
- ^ Dillon 2012, pp. 249, 254.
- ^ White 1996, p. 339.
- ^ a b c Dillon 2012, p. 254.
- ^ "The Beach Boys". Rolling Stone. 15 August 1985. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Bachman, Randy; Doe, Andrew (2000). Keepin’ the Summer Alive/The Beach Boys (booklet). The Beach Boys. California: Capitol Records. p. 2.
- ^ The Beach Boys The Beach Boys
Bibliography
- Dillon, Mark (2012). Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77090-198-8.
- White, Timothy (1996). The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern Californian Experience. Macmillan. ISBN 0333649370.
External links
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