Classics Selected by Brian Wilson

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Classics selected by Brian Wilson
Classics selected by Brian Wilson cover
Compilation album by The Beach Boys
Released 2 July 2002
Recorded June 1963 -
November 1972,
Except "California Feelin' ":
Spring 2002
Genre Rock
Length 56:57
Label Capitol Records
Producer(s) Brian Wilson and
Carl Wilson
Professional reviews
The Beach Boys chronology
Hawthorne, CA
(2001)		 Classics selected by Brian Wilson
(2002)		 Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
(2002)


Classics selected by Brian Wilson is a unique compilation of songs by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records in mid-2002. Its main attraction is that it was compiled by the band's creative genius, Brian Wilson, that February, with the addition of a new recording "California Feelin' ", not by The Beach Boys, but Wilson and his live band.

Wilson's choices tend to favor his ballads, from "Surfer Girl" and "The Warmth of the Sun" to his Pet Sounds and Smile classics. Later song selections include "Til I Die" and "Sail On, Sailor".

A different spin on a Beach Boys compilation album, Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts, reaching #159.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:26
  2. "The Warmth of the Sun" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:52
  3. "I Get Around" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:12
  4. "Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian) – 2:47
  5. "In My Room" (Brian Wilson/Gary Usher) – 2:11
  6. "California Girls" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:45
  7. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:52
  8. "Caroline, No" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:17
  9. "Good Vibrations" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 3:36
  10. "Wonderful" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 2:21
  11. "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 3:38
  12. "Surf's Up" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 4:12
  13. "Busy Doin' Nothin'" (Brian Wilson) – 3:03
  14. "We're Together Again" (Ron Wilson) – 1:46
    • First heard on the Friends/20/20 two-fer CD release in 1990 (reissued in 2001)
  15. "Time to Get Alone" (Brian Wilson) – 2:37
  16. "This Whole World" (Brian Wilson) – 1:56
  17. "Marcella" (Brian Wilson/Jack Rieley) – 3:53
  18. "Sail On, Sailor" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks/Tandyn Almer/Ray Kennedy/Jack Rieley) – 3:18
  19. "Til I Die" (Brian Wilson) – 2:41
  20. "California Feelin' " (Brian Wilson/Stephen Kalinich) – 2:49
    • Written in 1976 and unreleased by The Beach Boys, this new version is by Brian Wilson in 2002 and backed by his live band

Classics selected by Brian Wilson (Capitol 7243 5 40087 2) hit #159 in the US during a chart stay of 1 week.

[edit] Sources

  • Classics selected by Brian Wilson CD booklet notes, Brian Wilson, c. 2002
  • All Music Guide.com
The Beach Boys
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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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