Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986

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Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986
Compilation album by The Beach Boys
Released	1 February 2000
Recorded	Autumn 1969 - Spring 1986
Genre	Rock
Length	61:52
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, Steve Levine and Terry Melcher
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Beach Boys chronology
The Greatest Hits - Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations (1999)	Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986 (2000)	Hawthorne, CA (2001)

Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986 is a 2000 single disc compilation by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records. It was released several months after its predecessors, The Greatest Hits - Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations and The Greatest Hits - Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations.

This CD gives the listener a short sited overview of The Beach Boys' Brother Records-era, which lasted from 1970 to 1986 (hence, the title). With a mediocre attempt made to represent all of their albums from Sunflower to The Beach Boys, it was inevitable that Dennis Wilson's songs were left off - despite being some of the best of the era.

It was decided by the producers of the album that since this is a one disc overview of the 1970-1986 era, only charting singles would be selected for this collection. However in doing so, they cut out some of the best music the Beach Boys recorded during this time. It is not a fair summary of the period and gives the uninitiated a lopsided idea of what The Beach Boys had on offer during this underappreciated time in their career.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Add Some Music To Your Day" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Joe Knott) – 3:34
2. "Susie Cincinnati" (Al Jardine) – 2:57
3. "This Whole World" (Brian Wilson) – 1:56
4. "Long Promised Road" (Carl Wilson/Jack Rieley) – 3:30
5. "Disney Girls (1957)" (Bruce Johnston) – 4:06
6. "Til I Die" (Brian Wilson) – 2:40
7. "Surf's Up" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 4:12
8. "Marcella" (Brian Wilson/Jack Rieley) – 3:53
9. "Sail On, Sailor" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks/Tandyn Almer/Ray Kennedy/Jack Rieley) – 3:18
10. "The Trader" (Carl Wilson/Jack Rieley) – 5:05
11. "California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a)" (Al Jardine) – 3:15
    • Single version
12. "Rock And Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) – 2:27
    • Single version
13. "It's OK" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:07
    • Marginally sped up single version
14. "Honkin' Down The Highway" (Brian Wilson) – 2:47
15. "Peggy Sue" (Jerry Allison/Norman Petty/Buddy Holly) – 2:15
16. "Good Timin' " (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson) – 2:12
17. "Goin' On" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:59
18. "Come Go With Me" (C.E. Quick) – 2:07
19. "Getcha Back" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher) – 3:02
20. "California Dreamin' " (John Phillips/Michelle Phillips) – 3:12

Titled The Best of the Beach Boys: 1970-1986 in England, it included several additional songs not issued on the U.S. version. These songs are: "Tears In The Morning" the single-edit of "Here Comes The Night" and "Sumahama".

Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986 (Capitol 7243 5 24511 2) never charted in the US or the UK.

[edit] Sources

• Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986 CD booklet notes, Brad Elliott, c.2000
• All Music Guide.com

The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson | Carl Wilson | Dennis Wilson | Mike Love | Al Jardine | Bruce Johnston
Studio albums
Surfin' Safari (1962) | Surfin' USA (1963) | Surfer Girl (1963) | Little Deuce Coupe (1963) | Shut Down Volume 2 (1964) | All Summer Long (1964) | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (1964) | The Beach Boys Today! (1965) | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) | Beach Boys' Party! (1965) | Pet Sounds (1966) | Smiley Smile (1967) | Wild Honey (1967) | Friends (1968) | 20/20 (1969) | Sunflower (1970) | Surf's Up (1971) | Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" (1972) | Holland (1973) | 15 Big Ones (1976) | Love You (1977) | M.I.U. Album (1978) | L.A. (Light Album) (1979) | Keepin' the Summer Alive (1980) | The Beach Boys (1985) | Still Cruisin' (1989) | Summer in Paradise (1992) | Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 (1996)
Live albums
Beach Boys Concert (1964) | Live in London (1970) | The Beach Boys in Concert (1973) | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002)
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Song List | Lead Vocalists | Capitol Records | Brother Records | Sea of Tunes | Discography | Solo Discography