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#TitleRatingLength
1Surfin' Safari
recording of:
Surfin’ Safari
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Guild Music Company
2:08
2Surfer Girl
recording of:
Surfer Girl
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (A BMI-affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management)
2:29
3Catch a Wave
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
bass guitar and bass vocals:
Al Jardine (on 1963-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
David Marks (on 1963-07-16)
harp:
Maureen Love (on 1963-07-16)
organ and piano:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1963-07-16)
background vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1963-07-16)
recording of:
Catch a Wave (on 1963-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
32:10
4The Warmth of the Sun
recording of:
The Warmth of the Sun
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
2:54
5Surfin' USA
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
4.552:29
6Be True to Your School
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Be True to Your School
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
parody version of:
Be True to Your Bud (Budweiser Fight Song)
2:08
7Little Deuce Coupe
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-06-12)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Little Deuce Coupe (on 1963-06-12)
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
3.351:41
8In My Room
recording of:
In My Room
lyricist and composer:
Gary Usher and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:15
9Shut Down
recording of:
Shut Down
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
1:52
10Fun, Fun, Fun
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
baritone saxophone:
Jay Migliori
bass guitar:
Al Jardine and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Ray Pohlman
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
guitar:
Al Jardine and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
Hammond organ and piano:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
tambourine:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist)
background vocals:
Al Jardine, Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
bass vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1964-01-01)
recorded at:
United Western Recorders Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Fun, Fun, Fun (on 1964-01-01)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Elmwin Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Irving Music, Inc. and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
3.652:05
11I Get Around
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
bass guitar:
Al Jardine (on 1964-04-02)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1964-04-02) and Ray Pohlman (on 1964-04-02)
electric guitar:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3 organ], harpsichord, piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1964-04-02)
percussion [rim with thin stick] and timbales [timbales with brush]:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1964-04-02)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (on 1964-04-02), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
bass vocals and lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
I Get Around (on 1964-04-02)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Victor Music Arts, Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.62:16
12Wendy
recording of:
Wendy
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:19
13California Girls
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
remixer:
Mark Linett (in 2002)
remixed at:
Your Place or Mine Recording in Glendale, California, United States (in 2002)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 71)
instrumental recording of:
California Girls
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.52:42
14Girl Don't Tell Me
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
bass guitar:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
celesta:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
tambourine:
Ron Swallow
recording of:
Girl Don’t Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
32:21
15Help 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
16You're So Good to Me
recording of:
You’re So Good to Me
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:17
17All 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
18Good Vibrations
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Chuck Britz (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Larry Levine (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
engineer:
Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Derry FitzGerald
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
recording of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
version of:
Good Vibrations (Tony Asher lyrics)
4.23:37