Going Public (Bruce Johnston album)

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Going Public
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Studio album by
Bruce Johnston
ReleasedMay 1977
Genre Pop rock
Label Columbia
Producer Gary Usher
Bruce Johnston chronology
Surfin' Round the World
(1963)		Going Public
(1977)
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Going Public is the third solo album by Beach Boys member Bruce Johnston, released in May 1977 by Columbia Records. It is his only solo album recorded after joining the Beach Boys, made during a period when he had temporarily left.

Contents

The album contains re-recordings of two of Johnston's compositions with the band, "Deirdre" and "Disney Girls," as well as "I Write the Songs" which had been a No. 1 hit for Barry Manilow the year prior.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Bruce Johnston; except where indicated

  1. "I Write the Songs" – 4:05
  2. "Deirdre" (Johnston, Brian Wilson) – 4:10
  3. "Thank You, Baby" – 4:23
  4. "Rendezvous" (Johnston, Bill Hudson, Brett Hudson, Mark Hudson) – 2:27
  5. "Won't Somebody Dance with Me" (Lynsey De Paul) – 4:01
  6. "Disney Girls" – 5:09
  7. "Rock and Roll Survivor" – 2:54
  8. "Don't Be Scared" – 3:08
  9. "Pipeline" (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard; arranged by John Hobbs) – 4:36

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Album Reviews: Bruce Johnston — Going Public" (PDF). Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. July 16, 1977. p. 42. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  3. ↑ "Going Public - Bruce Johnston | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
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