Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3
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| Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 | ||
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| Compilation album by The Beach Boys | ||
| Released | 19 August 1968 | |
| Recorded | October 1961 - November 1967 |
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| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 28:11 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Beach Boys chronology | ||
| Friends (1968) |
Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 (1968) |
Stack-O-Tracks (1968) |
Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 is the third in a series of hits compilations of music by The Beach Boys released by Capitol Records. It would prove to be the last official "best of" package by the band on their first record label.
Released in August 1968, Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 was primarily put together to compensate for the disastrous U.S. sales of The Beach Boys' Friends album. Containing another helping of hits, the album had its good points and bad ones.
This album was the LP debut of the pre-Pet Sounds single "The Little Girl I Once Knew", and contained "She Knows Me Too Well" from The Beach Boys Today!, as well as the passage of time that enabled the inclusions of "Good Vibrations", "Heroes And Villains" and "Darlin' ". However, the appearance of "Frosty The Snowman" from The Beach Boys' Christmas Album is indeed puzzling and out of place. Long out of print, Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 limped to an embarrassing #153 in the U.S. before expiring. Once again, the UK fans were more charitable, sending it to #9 there.
[edit] Track listing
- "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:49
- "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson/Mike Love) – 1:59
- "409" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Gary Usher) – 1:59
- "The Little Girl I Once Knew" (Brian Wilson) – 2:36
- "Frosty The Snowman" (Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins) – 1:54
- "Girl Don't Tell Me" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:19
- "Surfin' " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:11
- "Heroes And Villains" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 3:37
- "She Knows Me Too Well" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:27
- "Darlin' " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:12
- "Good Vibrations" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 3:36
Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 (Capitol (D) T 2945) hit #153 in the U.S. during a 6 week chart stay. In the UK, it reached #9.
[edit] British Version
The British version of Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 was released in mid-1968 with 14 songs, instead of the usual 12 found on American albums. Because of this, Capitol in the UK created far superior "Best of" albums than their counterparts in America.
The following songs were found the British version of Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3:
- "409" – 1:58
- "The Lonely Sea" – 2:23
- "Catch A Wave" – 2:08
- "The Warmth Of The Sun" – 2:52
- "Long Tall Texan" – 2:27
- "Please Let Me Wonder" – 2:44
- "Let Him Run Wild" – 2:21
- "I Know There's An Answer" – 3:08
- "Heroes And Villains" – 3:36
- "Wild Honey" – 2:36
- "Darlin'" – 2:11
- "Country Air" – 2:19
- "Friends" – 2:32
- "Do It Again" – 2:18
[edit] Sources
- Friends/20/20 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.
- All Music Guide.com
