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The Beach Boys recorded a myriad of songs, instrumentals, and alternate versions of tracks that have never been officially released. Only recordings that have been reliably confirmed to have existed are listed here. Some of these tracks circulate on bootlegs, but many of the tapes have been lost since their creation.
This list is ordered chronologically, by recording date, and does not include non-substantial rehearsal tapes or jam sessions recorded by the group. Live recordings are included if there is no studio equivalent. Some tracks listed under certain album subheaders may not have been recorded for that particular album, but are listed as such simply to note the band's then-current album project at the time of recording.
White denotes an unreleased alternate or early version of a released track | |
Pink denotes a recording that has been reported lost, missing, or out of circulation | |
Cyan denotes a recording that has been confirmed to still exist | |
No color denotes a recording that lacks sources on this article to support whether it still exists or not |
Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"Beginning of the End" | Brian Wilson, Roger Christian , Gary Usher [1] | April 16, 1962 [2] |
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"My Only Alibi" (also known as "Human") [2] | B. Wilson, Usher [2] | ||
"One Way Road to Love" | |||
"Visions" (also known as "Number One") [1] | |||
"Recreation" | B. Wilson, Bob Norberg, Cheryl Pomeroy [1] | September 4, 1962 [3] |
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"Pink Champagne" | Al Jardine [4] | February 1963 [1] |
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"Chopsticks Boogie" | B. Wilson, Jan Berry [1] | c. April–June 1963 [1] | |
"Rockin' Roadster" | B. Wilson, Christian [1] | c. June–September 1963 [1] | |
"Malibu Sunset" | B. Wilson, Usher, Christian [1] | c. May–August 1963 [1] | |
"Hot Harp" | B. Wilson [1] | August 5, 1963 [6] | |
"Witch Stand" | |||
"Girlie" | |||
"A Joy Ride Cruise" | August 1963 [1] | ||
"Sandy Baby" | B. Wilson, Russ Titelman [1] | 1964 [1] |
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"Boys Will Be Boys" | B. Wilson [1] | January 1964 [1] |
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"What'll I Wear to School Today?" | B. Wilson, Christian [7] |
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Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"How Deep Is the Ocean?" | Irving Berlin | October 15, 1965 [8] | |
"Stella by Starlight" | Victor Young | ||
"Heroes and Villains" | B. Wilson, Van Dyke Parks | c. 1966–1967 |
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"Look" | B. Wilson | October 13, 1966 [11] | |
"I'm in Great Shape" | B. Wilson, Parks | October 17, 1966 [11] |
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"Surf's Up" | January 23, 1967 [12] | ||
"Crack the Whip" | B. Wilson [1] | c. February–March 1967 [13] |
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"When I Get Mad (I Just Play My Drums)" | |||
"Tones" | C. Wilson | March 13 – April 13, 1967 [12] | |
"On Top of Old Smoky" | traditional | April 11, 1967 [1] |
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"Good Time Mama" | B. Wilson (uncertain) [1] | June 25–26, 1967 [15] |
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"Sunflower Maiden" | B. Wilson, Parks [17] | 1967 |
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"Tale of Man" | Dennis Wilson, Stephen Kalinich [1] | 1968 [1] |
Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"Song to God" | B. Wilson [18] |
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"What Can the Matter Be" | Unknown [1] | February 24 – May 24, 1969 [1] | |
"Raspberries, Strawberries" | Will Holt | November 11, 1969 [20] |
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"Symphony of Frogs" | June 1970 [21] |
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"A Day in the Life of a Tree" | B. Wilson, Rieley |
Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"Silly Walls" | B. Wilson, David Sandler [1] | November 1971 [1] |
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"Change Partners" | Stephen Stills [1] | December 1971 [1] | |
"Beatrice from Baltimore" | B. Wilson, Tandyn Almer [24] | December 6, 1971 – January 31, 1972 [1] |
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"Burlesque" | B. Wilson, Jack Rieley [18] | 1972 [1] | |
"Slow Song" | D. Wilson [1] | ||
"Is Jack Rieley Really Superman?" | B. Wilson [1] |
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"Funky Fever" | B. Wilson, Sandler [1] | February 28, 1972 [1] | |
Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" | B. Wilson, Kalinich |
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"Brian's Jam" | Traditional [1] | March 2, 1973 [1] |
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"Dr. Tom" | Jardine [1] | March 12, 1973 [27] |
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"Canyon Summer" | Jardine [28] | May 1973 [1] |
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"Pattycake" | B. Wilson [1] | c. June–September 1973 [1] |
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"Honeycomb" | Bob Merrill [1] | 1974 [1] |
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"Miller Drive" | D. Wilson, Gerry Beckley [1] | ||
"Dennis' Symphony" | D. Wilson [1] | February 22, 1974 [1] | |
"Clangin'" | B. Wilson [1] | March 2, 1974 – c. September 1976 [1] |
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"String Bass Song" | D. Wilson [1] | March 5, 1974 [1] | |
"Just an Imitation" | B. Wilson [1] | c. May–September 1974 [18] | |
"Why Don't You Try Me?" | Unknown [1] | c. May–September 1974 [1] | |
"Earthquake Time" | Love [1] | c. October–November 1974 [1] | |
"Brian's Tune" (also known as "Rollin' Up to Heaven", [32] "Hard Times", or "Hard Time" [34] ) | B. Wilson [34] B. Wilson, Roger McGuinn [1] (depending on sources) | November 1974 [1] |
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"Battle Hymn of the Republic" | William Steffe, Julia Ward Howe | November 5, 1974 [1] |
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"You're Riding High On the Music" | B. Wilson, Kalinich [1] | December 1974 [1] | |
"Don't Let Me Go" | C. Wilson, Love [1] | ||
"Our Life, Our Love, Our Land" | Love [1] | ||
"Don't Want Much, Just A Country Or Two, Maybe A Planet Before It's Through" | D. Wilson, Kalinich [1] | 1975 [1] | |
"Helen Keller" | |||
"Marble Sittin' On A Kitchen Table" | |||
"Our Love Remains" | |||
"Grateful Are We for Little Children" | B. Wilson, Kalinich [1] |
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"Slow Blues" | D. Wilson, Gregg Jakobson [1] | February 12, 1975 [1] | |
"Feelin' Stronger Every Day" | Peter Cetera, James Pankow | May–June 1975 [1] | |
"Carl's Song" | C. Wilson [1] | c. September–December 1975 [1] |
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"Come to the Sunshine" | Parks | October 1975 [1] |
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Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"Life Symphony" | D. Wilson, Kalinich [1] | 1976 [1] |
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"11th Bar Blues" | B. Wilson [1] | 1976 [1] |
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"Gold Rush" | Jardine [1] | January 30–May 15, 1976 [1] | |
"Lisa" | Love [1] | January 30-May 15, 1976 [1] |
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"Secret Love" | Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster [1] | January 30-May 15, 1976 [1] | |
"On Broadway" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | March 3, 1976 [1] |
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"Mony Mony" | Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell , Bobby Bloom [1] | March 15, 1976 [1] |
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"Runnin' Bear" | J.P. Richardson [1] | April 13–14, 1976 [1] |
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"Shake, Rattle & Roll" | Big Joe Turner | April 14, 1976 [1] |
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"Michael Row the Boat Ashore" | Traditional | April 16–29, 1976 [1] |
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"Let's Dance" | Jim Lee | April 27, 1976 [1] | |
"Short Skirts" | B. Wilson [1] | May 8, 1976 [1] |
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"Marilyn Rovell" | B. Wilson [1] | August 21, 1976 [1] |
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"Lazy Lizzie" | c. September–November 1976 [1] | ||
"We Gotta Groove" |
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"That Special Feeling" |
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"Little Children" |
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"Ruby Baby" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | September 1 – October 2, 1976 [1] |
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"Hey There Momma" [41] | B. Wilson [1] | October 27, 1976 [1] |
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Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"Deep Purple" | Peter DeRose, May Singhi | February 25 – March 11, 1977 [1] |
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"Everybody Wants to Live" | B. Wilson [1] | February – March 1977 [1] |
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"It's Trying to Say" |
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"New England Waltz" | March 1977 [1] |
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"Life is for the Living" | March 11, 1977 [1] |
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"Lines" | April 12, 1977 [1] |
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"Gimme Some Lovin'" | Winwood | June 23, 1977 [1] |
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Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"Mike, Come Back to L.A." | B. Wilson [1] | October–November 1977 [1] |
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"Xmas Carol Medley" |
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"How's About a Little Bit of Your Sweet Lovin'?" | B. Wilson, Love, Diane Rovell, Ron Altbach [1] | November 15, 1977 – November 29, 1979 [1] |
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"Beach Burlesque" | Unknown [1] | November 17, 1977 [1] | |
"Go and Get That Girl" | Ed Tuleja, Altbach [1] | November 17–21, 1977 [1] |
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"Alone on Christmas Day" | Love, Altbach | November 17–23, 1977 [1] [44] |
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"Egypt" | B. Wilson (uncertain) [1] | November 18, 1977 [1] | |
"Sad, Sad Christmas" | Love [1] | November 23, 1977 [1] |
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"TM Siddhi Program" | Love [1] | November 1977 [1] | |
"10,000 Years" | D. Wilson, Love (uncertain) [1] | c. 1977–1978 [1] | |
"It Could Be Anything" (also known as "Where We Are") | C. Wilson [1] | February 11, 1978 [1] | |
"I Really Love You" | B. Wilson | April 21, 1978 [1] |
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"Ride Arabian, Ride" | Jardine [1] | May 11, 1978 [1] |
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"Rubles" | Jardine [1] | May 11, 1978 [1] |
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"Basketball Rock" | B. Wilson [1] | May 13, 1978 [1] |
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"Bowling" | |||
"Lookin' Down The Coast/Monterey" | Jardine [1] | July 27, 1978 [1] |
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"Calendar Girl" | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | Late 1978 [1] |
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"I'm Begging You Please" | B. Wilson [1] | c. June – October 6, 1978 [1] | |
"Drip Drop" | Leiber, Stoller | October 19, 1978 [1] |
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Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"California Beach" | Jardine, Love [1] | Spring 1979 [1] |
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"Skatetown U.S.A." | |||
"Little Girl" | Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry |
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"Jamaica Farewell" | Harry Belafonte | July 23, 1979 [1] |
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"Stranded in the Jungle" | The Jay Hawks | July 24, 1979 [1] | |
"Johnny B. Goode" | Chuck Berry | October 15 – November 13, 1979 [1] |
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"Surfer Suzie" | Ed Carter [43] [1] | October 10 – December 14, 1979 [1] | |
"Smoky Places" | The Corsairs (or A. Spector [1] ) | October 18, 1979 [1] |
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"Boys and Girls" | B. Wilson [1] | October 19, 1979 – November 18, 1980 [1] |
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"I'll Always Love You" | Barry Mann [1] | November 19, 1979 – January 1980 [1] | |
"Starbaby" | Love [1] | November 29, 1979 [1] | |
Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"Song Within a Song" | B. Wilson ("My Solution"); traditional, arr. B. Wilson ("Shortenin' Bread") [1] | May 21, 1980 [1] |
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"River Deep – Mountain High" | Greenwich, Barry, Spector [1] | July 1980 [1] |
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"Be My Baby" | Greenwich, Barry, Spector [1] |
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"Greenback Dollar" | Hoyt Axton, Kennard Ramsey [1] | ||
"I'm a Man" | B. Wilson [1] | ||
"Fly" | Unknown [1] | October 31, 1980 [1] | |
"Up Again" | B. Wilson (uncertain) [1] | November 18, 1980 [1] | |
"Candlesticks" | B. Wilson (uncertain) [1] | ||
"Oh Lord" | B. Wilson [1] | January 1981 [1] [50] |
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"Stevie" | B. Wilson, D. Wilson, Garby Leon [50] (or B. Wilson [1] ) |
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"I Ran (All The Way Home)" | Unknown [1] | Spring 1981 [1] |
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"Sweetie" | B. Wilson [1] |
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"The Boogie's Back in Town" | B. Wilson [1] | November 1983 [1] | |
"Water Builds Up" [51] | Unknown [1] | July 1984 [51] | |
"Buzz-Buzz-Buzz" | The Hollywood Flames (or Byrd, Gray [1] ) | ||
"Down By The Pier" | Unknown [1] | June 1984 [51] – November 1984 [1] |
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"At the Hop" | Artie Singer, John Medora, David White [1] |
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"And I Always Will" [51] | Jardine | October-November 1984 [51] |
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"Rings" | B. Wilson [1] | Spring 1986 [1] |
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"Walking on Water" | |||
"Wouldn't That Be Cool" | Unknown [1] | ||
"Heavenly Bodies" | B. Wilson, Usher [1] | July 17 – August 18, 1986 [1] | |
"The Spirit of Rock and Roll" | B. Wilson [1] | August 19 – December 11, 1986 [54] | |
"Heavenly Lover" | B. Wilson, Andy Paley [1] | 1987–88 [1] | |
"Groovin'" | Felix Cavaliere, David Brigati [1] | Spring 1992 [1] |
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"Wish" | Jardine, Larry Dvoskin [1] | May–June 1994; [1] July 7, 1995 [1] |
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"Grace of My Heart" | B. Wilson, Love [1] | March 3, 1995 [1] | |
"It's Not Easy Being Me" | B. Wilson, Paley [1] | November 7-8, 1995 [1] | |
"Must Be A Miracle" | B. Wilson, Paley [1] | November 7-8, 1995 [1] | |
"Turn on Your Love Light" | B. Wilson, Paley [1] | March 3, 1995 [1] |
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"Dancin' the Night Away" | B. Wilson, Paley [1] | November 1995 [1] |
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A total of 28 songs were written and recorded for the album. [55] Discounting the 2011 rerecording of "Do It Again", only twelve tracks saw release.
Song | Writer(s) | Recording date(s) | Additional notes |
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"Waves of Love" | Jardine, Larry Dvoskin |
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"I'd Go Anywhere" | B. Wilson, Joe Thomas [1] |
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"She Believes in Love Again" | Bruce Johnston | 2012 [58] |
For historical interest, the following is a list of studio outtakes and live recordings that later appeared on Beach Boys compilation albums. It is partially adapted from Andrew Doe [59] and Phillip Lambert. [60]
Some of these releases are currently out of print. California Feeling 2 was a limited-edition CD offered with a 2015 issue of Endless Summer Quarterly, an unofficial Beach Boys fan/collector's magazine. Misc Tracks 1971 and 1972 Release were among several releases (the others not being listed here), most of which were briefly offered online (commonly through Bandcamp, YouTube, and/or AllMusic) and then quickly taken down, to preserve copyright under the 2013 European Union copyright extension legislation.
Sunflower is the 16th studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on August 31, 1970 on Reprise Records, their first for the label. It received favorable reviews, but sold poorly, reaching number 151 on the US record charts during a four-week stay and becoming the lowest-charting Beach Boys album to that point. "Add Some Music to Your Day" was the only single that charted in the US, peaking at number 64. In the UK, the album peaked at number 29.
Little Deuce Coupe is the fourth album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released October 7, 1963 on Capitol Records. It reached number 4 in the US during a chart stay of 46 weeks, and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. It is considered to be one of the earliest examples of a rock concept album.
Alan Charles Jardine is an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist, background vocalist, and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "Then I Kissed Her" (1965), "Cottonfields" (1970), and a cover of the Del-Vikings’ "Come Go with Me" (1981). His song "Lady Lynda" was also a UK top 10 hit for the group in 1978. Other Beach Boys songs that feature Jardine on lead include "I Know There's an Answer" (1966), “Vegetables" (1967), a cover of Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue” (1978), and "From There to Back Again" (2012).
Surfin' Safari is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released October 1, 1962 on Capitol Records. The official production credit went to Nick Venet, though it was Brian Wilson with his father Murry who contributed substantially to the album's production; Brian also wrote or co-wrote nine of its 12 tracks. The album reached number 32 in the US during a chart stay of 37 weeks.
The Beach Boys' Christmas Album is the seventh studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released November 9, 1964 on Capitol Records. It contains five original songs and seven standards on a Christmas theme. The album proved to be a long-running success during subsequent Christmas seasons, initially reaching No. 6 on Billboard's Christmas LP's chart in its initial release and eventually going gold. Music historian James Perone wrote that it is "regarded as one of the finest holiday albums of the rock era".
20/20 is the 15th studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released February 10, 1969 on Capitol Records. The LP was named for being their 20th overall release when factoring in live albums and compilations. Much of 20/20 consists of outtakes from earlier albums. It reached number 3 on UK record charts and number 68 in the U.S. Brian Wilson was absent during most of the album's recording after admitting himself into a psychiatric hospital, requiring brothers Carl and Dennis to retrieve several outtakes he had recorded years earlier. While Brian does not appear on the front cover, the inner gatefold of the original vinyl release features him alone, behind an eye examination chart.
"'Til I Die" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1971 album Surf's Up, subsequently issued as the B-side of the single "Long Promised Road". With autobiographical lyrics about death and hopelessness, it is one of the few songs in which both the words and music were written solely by Brian Wilson. An extended mix of the original recording, created by engineer Stephen Desper, was included on the 1998 Endless Harmony Soundtrack.
"Cool, Cool Water" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1970 album Sunflower. It was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and later issued as an A-sided single in March 1971.
"Time to Get Alone" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1969 album 20/20. Written by Brian Wilson and produced by Carl Wilson, it is a baroque pop waltz. Brian originally intended the song for Redwood, the band that evolved into Three Dog Night.
"All I Want to Do" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1969 album 20/20. It was written by Dennis Wilson and Stephen Kalinich, and released as the B-side to "I Can Hear Music".
"Do You Remember?" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on their 1964 album All Summer Long. The song is a minor rewrite of "The Big Beat", an earlier composition Wilson had written for Bob & Sheri in 1963. Both songs are tributes to 1950s rock and roll, referencing performers such as Buddy Holly and Hank Ballard.
"Aren't You Glad" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys. The two also share lead vocal. It was released in 1967 as the second track on their studio album Wild Honey.
"Let the Wind Blow" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album Wild Honey. Written by Mike Love and Brian Wilson, the song is a ballad with lyrics that metaphorically relate nature to the essence of love.
"Susie Cincinnati" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was recorded during the sessions for their 1970 album Sunflower. It was written by Al Jardine about a female cab driver from Ohio.
"My Solution" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was recorded during the early sessions for their 1971 album Surf's Up. It is a novelty Halloween song that features Brian Wilson doing an impression of Vincent Price over a descending chord progression and test-tube sound effects. The recording was officially released on the 2021 compilation Feel Flows.
Many recordings and performances by the Beach Boys have attained some level of public circulation without being available as a legal release, and several albums by the band or its individual members were fully assembled or near completion before being shelved, rejected, or revised as an entirely new project. Since the early 1980s, numerous rarities compilations and album reissues have been released with studio outtakes included as bonus tracks.
"H.E.L.P. Is On the Way" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys that was recorded during the making of their 1971 album Surf's Up. It was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love about H.E.L.P., a Los Angeles restaurant that the band had frequented. The song also references Wilson's health food shop, the Radiant Radish.
Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys is an unreleased studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys. Planned for issue in November/December 1978, the content was a mixture of original songs penned by the group and traditional standards, similar to their 1964 release The Beach Boys' Christmas Album.
"Brian's Back" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys that was recorded in two versions during the sessions for Love's unreleased solo album First Love and the Beach Boys' 1979 album L.A. . Written by Mike Love and produced by Paul Fauerso, the song addresses the "Brian Is Back!" media campaign from 1976. The players on the First Love version included Carl Wilson, Ron Altbach, Dave Somerville, and Jerry Donahue.
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