Let's Go Away for Awhile
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| "Let's Go Away For Awhile" | ||
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| Single by The Beach Boys | ||
| from the album Pet Sounds | ||
| Released | October 10, 1966 | |
| Format | Vinyl | |
| Recorded | Unknown | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 5 min 54 sec for both songs | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | The Beach Boys | |
| Chart positions | ||
| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||
| "Wouldn't It Be Nice"/"God Only Knows" (1966) |
"Good Vibrations"/"Let's Go Away For Awhile" (1966) |
"Then I Kissed Her" (1967) |
"Let's Go Away For Awhile" is a song by the American pop band The Beach Boys, taken from their classic 1966 album Pet Sounds. It is the sixth track on the album. The song, an instrumental, was composed and produced by Brian Wilson. The song was originally titled "The Old Man And The Baby". "This is a great Burt Bacharach type of thing," Brian said in 1996.
Brian stated in 1967 that this song was "the most satisfying piece of music I've ever made. I applied a certain set of dynamics through the arrangement and the mixing and got a full musical extension of what I'd planned during the earliest stages of the theme. I think the chord changes are very special. I used a lot of musicians on the track; twelve violins, piano, four saxes, oboe, vibes, a guitar with a coke bottle on the strings for a semi-steel guitar effect. Also, I used two basses and percussion. The total effect is Let's Go Away For Awhile, which is something everyone in the world must have said at some time or another. Nice thought; most of us don't go away, but it's still a nice thought."
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[edit] Details
- Written by: Brian Wilson
- Album: Pet Sounds
- Time: 2 min 18 sec
- Produced by: Brian Wilson
- Instrumental track: recorded January 18, 1966 at Western Recorders, Hollywood, California. Engineered by Chuck Britz.
- String and flute overdub: recorded January 19, 1966 at Western Recorders, Hollywood, California.
- Single: released October 10, 1966 as the B-side of Capitol single Good Vibrations.
[edit] Performers
- Hal Blaine: Drums
- Julius Wechter: Tympani, Vibraphone
- Lyle Ritz: String Bass
- Carol Kaye: Electric Bass
- Al Casey: Guitar
- Barney Kessel: Guitar
- Al de Lory: Piano
- Steve Douglas: Tenor Saxophone
- Plas Johnson: Tenor Saxophone
- Jim Horn: Baritone Saxophone
- Jay Migliori: Baritone Saxophone
- Roy Caton: Trumpet
[edit] Overdub session
- Arnold Belnick: Violin
- James Getzoff: Violin
- William Kurasch: Violin
- Leonard Malarsky: Violin
- Jerome Reisler: Violin
- Ralph Schaeffer: Violin
- Sid Sharp: Violin
- Tibor Zelig: Violin
- Joseph Di Fiore: Viola
- Harry Hyams: Viola
- Justin Di Tullio: Cello
- Joseph Saxon: Cello
- Steve Douglas: Flute
- Jules Jacob: Flute
[edit] See also
| Pet Sounds Track Listing |
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| Wouldn't It Be Nice | You Still Believe In Me | That's Not Me | Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) | I'm Waiting For The Day Let's Go Away For Awhile | Sloop John B | God Only Knows | I Know There's An Answer | Here Today I Just Wasn't Made For These Times | Pet Sounds | Caroline No |
