Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys

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Sounds of Summer:
The Very Best of The Beach Boys
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys cover
Compilation album by The Beach Boys
Released 10 June 2003
Recorded April 1962 - Spring 1988
Genre Rock
Length 75:58
Label Capitol Records
Producer(s) Brian Wilson, Murry Wilson, Nick Venet, The Beach Boys, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Ron Altbach, Bruce Johnston, James William Guercio, Steve Levine and Terry Melcher
Professional reviews
The Beach Boys chronology
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
(2002)		 Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys
(2003)		 Songs From Here & Back
(2006)


Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys is a 2003 compilation of music by The Beach Boys released through Capitol Records. Generally considered the final word on Beach Boys hits packages, this collection is the most expansive compilation ever issued of their music, with 30 tracks clocking in at over 76 minutes and grabbing every US Top 40 hit of their entire career (save for the under appreciated 1965 #20 hit "The Little Girl I Once Knew" and the 1976 top-30 hit "It's OK").

Significantly, only five of its tracks date after 1969, leaving many favorites, such as "This Whole World", "Surf's Up", "Sail On, Sailor" cast aside, but confirming that this package is for those who seek The Beach Boys' biggest chart successes, and nothing else. Nonetheless, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys stands as the ideal purchase for novice Beach Boys fans.

Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys was released in a market already containing the three volumes of hits issued during 1999 and 2000, but that did little to deter shoppers, who were responsible for shooting the CD into the US charts at a remarkable #16 (their highest peak since 1976's 15 Big Ones) and a lengthy 104-week stay. Currently certified double platinum, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys was re-issued with a DVD component in 2004 with the regular edition remaining available.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "California Girls" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:44
  2. "I Get Around" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:13
  3. "Surfin' Safari" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:05
  4. "Surfin' USA" (Brian Wilson/Chuck Berry) – 2:27
  5. "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:18
  6. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:27
  7. "Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian) – 2:47
  8. "Little Deuce Coupe" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian) – 1:38
  9. "Shut Down" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian) – 1:48
    • Exclusive new stereo remix
  10. "Help Me, Rhonda" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:46
  11. "Be True To Your School" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:08
  12. "When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:02
  13. "In My Room" (Brian Wilson/Gary Usher) – 2:12
  14. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:51
  15. "Sloop John B" (Trad. Arr. Brian Wilson) – 2:57
  16. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher/Mike Love) – 2:31
    • Revised stereo remix from 2001 re-issue of Pet Sounds
  17. "Getcha Back" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher) – 3:00
  18. "Come Go With Me" (C.E. Quick) – 2:05
  19. "Rock And Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) – 2:27
  20. "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:00
    • Exclusive new stereo remix
  21. "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert) – 2:11
  22. "Do You Wanna Dance?" (Bobby Freeman) – 2:18
  23. "Heroes And Villains" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 3:38
  24. "Good Timin'" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson) – 2:12
  25. "Kokomo" (John Phillips/Mike Love/Scott McKenzie/Terry Melcher) – 3:35
  26. "Do It Again" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:18
    • Single version, without workshop effects coda
  27. "Wild Honey" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:37
  28. "Darlin'" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:12
  29. "I Can Hear Music" (Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector) – 2:36
  30. "Good Vibrations" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 3:36

Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys (Capitol 72435 82710 2) hit #16 in the US during a chart stay of 104 weeks.

[edit] DVD: Sights of Summer

  1. "Surfin' USA"
  2. "I Get Around"
  3. "Surfer Girl"
  4. "Dance, Dance, Dance"
  5. "Little Deuce Coupe"
  6. "Sloop John B"
  7. "Pet Sounds promo film"
  8. "God Only Knows"
  9. "Good Vibrations"
  10. "Do It Again"
  • 1-4 Live on the T.A.M.I. Show, 1964
  • 5 Live from the Lost Concert, 1964
  • 6 Promotional Video, 1966
  • 7 Promo film, 1966
  • 8 Live montage, 1967 & 1968
  • 9-10 Live on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1968
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[edit] References

  • Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys CD booklet notes, Anthony DeCurtis, c.2003
  • 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)
Related articles
Song List | Lead Vocalists | Capitol Records | Brother Records | Sea of Tunes | Discography | Solo Discography
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