Greatest Surfing Songs

~ Release by The Beach Boys (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Surfin' U.S.A.
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Nick Venet
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-01-31)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-01-31)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 9) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Surfin’ U.S.A. (on 1963-01-31)
lyricist:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Sweet Little Sixteen
4.552:30
2Little Deuce Coupe
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
recording of:
Little Deuce Coupe
lyricist and composer:
Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
1:51
3Don't Worry Baby
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1964-02-20)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 176)
recording of:
Don’t Worry Baby (on 1964-02-20)
writer:
Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Essex Music International, Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.12:47
4Help Me, Rhonda
sound engineer and engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (in 1965)
12 string guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1965-01-08) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-01-08)
baritone saxophone:
Jay Migliori (on 1965-01-08)
claves:
Julius Wechter (on 1965-01-08)
drums (drum set) and timbales:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1965-01-08)
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman (on 1965-01-08)
electric guitar:
Bill Pitman (on 1965-01-08)
grand piano:
Leon Russell (on 1965-01-08)
handclaps:
Al Jardine (on 1965-01-18), Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1965-01-18), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-01-18), Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-01-18) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1965-01-19)
harmonica:
Billy Lee Riley (on 1965-01-08)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (on 1965-01-08) and Plas Johnson (on 1965-01-08)
ukulele:
Billy Strange (on 1965-01-08)
background vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1965-01-19) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-01-19)
baritone vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1965-01-19) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-01-19)
lead vocals:
Al Jardine (from 1965-01-08 until 1965-01-19, on 1965-01-19)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-08, on 1965-01-19) and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-01-08 until 1965-01-19)
mixed at:
Western Recorders, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
recording of:
Help Me, Rhonda (from 1965-01-08 until 1965-01-19)
additional lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.353:10
5Catch a Wave
recording of:
Catch a Wave
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:20
6Barbara Ann
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Dean Torrence and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Barbara‐Ann
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fassert
publisher:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint), Cousins Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Longitude Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Shoe-String Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
42:08
7All Summer Long
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
electric bass guitar:
Al Jardine (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
electric guitar [electric rhythm guitars]:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
fife and piccolo:
Jay Migliori (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
marimba and xylophone:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
bass vocals and lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
All Summer Long (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
3.752:08
8Do You Wanna Dance?
engineer:
Chuck Britz
lead vocals:
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-01-11)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-11)
cover recording of:
Do You Want to Dance (on 1965-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Freeman
publisher:
Bobby Freeman Music, Clockus Music Co., Clockus Music, Inc., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Sherwin Music (publisher), ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
recording of:
Do You Want to Dance
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Freeman
publisher:
Bobby Freeman Music, Clockus Music Co., Clockus Music, Inc., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Sherwin Music (publisher), ミュージカル・ライツ・東京 (Musical Lights Tokyo), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
3.52:19
9Girls on the Beach
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1964-05-19) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-05-19)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Girls on the Beach (on 1964-05-19)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
42:25
10Surfin'
producer:
Nick Venet
acoustic bass guitar and background vocals and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Al Jardine (on 1961-10-04)
background vocals and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
Al Jardine
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1961-10-04)
recording of:
Surfin’ (on 1961-10-04)
composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
42:13
11You're So Good to Me
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Alan Boyd (musician, sound engineer, producer and filmmaker), Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1965-05-24)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-05-24)
recording of:
You’re So Good to Me (on 1965-05-24)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
32:15
12Summertime Blues
producer:
Nick Venet
lead vocals:
David Marks (on 1962-09-06) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1962-09-06)
cover recording of:
Summertime Blues (on 1962-09-06)
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
American Music (publisher), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Elvis Presley Music, Gallo Music Publishers, Gladys Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Rightsong Music, Viva Music, Inc, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
42:10