The Beach Boys (album)
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| The Beach Boys | ||
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| Studio album by The Beach Boys | ||
| Released | 10 June 1985 | |
| Recorded | June 1984–March 1985 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 40:31 | |
| Label | Brother/Caribou/CBS | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Levine | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Beach Boys chronology | ||
| Ten Years of Harmony (1981) |
The Beach Boys (1985) |
Made in U.S.A. (1986) |
The Beach Boys is an album by The Beach Boys, released in 1985. This album is notable for several reasons:
- It was the band's first album to be recorded after the death of Dennis Wilson.
- It was the first of the band's albums to be released on CD.
- It was the band's last album for CBS Records (now Sony Music).
For the album, the band hired Culture Club producer Steve Levine, who took them into the world of drum machines, synthesizers, sampling, and hi-tech recording technology. All the members – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and Al Jardine – took an active role in the project, writing several new songs for it, with Stevie Wonder and Culture Club each donating a song.
Although "Getcha Back" (composed by Love and his new musical partner, former Byrds producer Terry Melcher), was a top 30 hit, the album only reached #52 in the U.S. (making it their highest charting album since the release of 1976's album 15 Big Ones). After the album, CBS Records let the band's contract expire, leaving them without a record deal for the first time in years.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Getcha Back" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher) – 3:02
- Features Mike Love on lead vocals, w/ Brian Wilson on the chorus falsetto
- "It's Gettin' Late" (Carl Wilson/Myrna Smith Schilling/Robert White Johnson) – 3:27
- Features Carl Wilson on lead vocals
- "Crack at Your Love" (Brian Wilson/Al Jardine) – 3:40
- Features Brian Wilson and Alan Jardine on lead vocals
- "Maybe I Don't Know" (Carl Wilson/Myrna Smith Schilling/Steve Levine/Julian Stewart Lindsay) – 3:54
- Features Carl Wilson on lead vocals, w/ Gary Moore on rhythm and lead guitars
- "She Believes in Love Again" (Bruce Johnston) – 3:29
- Features Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston on lead vocals, w/ Gary Moore on guitar and synthaxe
- "California Calling" (Al Jardine/Brian Wilson) – 2:50
- Features Mike Love and Al Jardine on lead vocals, w/ Ringo Starr on drums and timpani
- "Passing Friend" (George O'Dowd/Roy Hay) – 5:00
- Features Carl Wilson on lead vocals, w/Roy Hay on all instrumentation
- "I'm So Lonely" (Brian Wilson/Eugene E. Landy) – 2:52
- Features Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson [middle-8] on lead vocals
- "Where I Belong" (Carl Wilson/Robert White Johnson) – 2:58
- Features Carl Wilson [verses] and Al Jardine [chorus] on lead vocals
- "I Do Love You" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:20
- Features Carl Wilson and Al Jardine on lead vocals, w/ Stevie Wonder on drums, bass, Fender rhodes and harmonica
- "It's Just a Matter of Time" (Brian Wilson/Eugene E. Landy) – 2:23
- Features Brian Wilson and Mike Love on lead vocals
- "Male Ego" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Eugene E. Landy) – 2:32
- Features Brian Wilson and Mike Love on lead vocals
- This song was included as a bonus track on all CD releases of "The Beach Boys"
[edit] Singles
- "Getcha Back" b/w "Male Ego" (Brother/Caribou), 8 May 1985 US #26
- "It’s Gettin' Late" b/w "It’s OK" (Brother/Caribou), 17 July 1985 US #82
- "She Believes in Love Again" b/w "It’s Just a Matter of Time" (Caribou), 2 October 1985
The Beach Boys is now paired on CD with Keepin' the Summer Alive.
The Beach Boys (Brother/Caribou/CBS BFZ 39946) reached #52 in the U.S. during a chart stay of 14 weeks. It reached #60 in the UK
[edit] Sources
- Keepin' the Summer Alive/The Beach Boys CD booklet notes, Andrew G. Doe, c.2000.
- "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
