Little Deuce Coupe

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Little Deuce Coupe
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 1963 [1]
Recorded
  • April 19, 1962 ("409")
  • January 5 – September 2, 1963
Studio Western, Hollywood
Genre Hot rod rock [2]
Length25:25
Label Capitol
Producer Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys chronology
Surfer Girl
(1963)
Little Deuce Coupe
(1963)
Shut Down Volume 2
(1964)
The Beach Boys UK chronology
Surfin' U.S.A.
(1965)
Little Deuce Coupe
(1965)
Beach Boys' Party!
(1966)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocal(s)Length
1."Little Deuce Coupe" Mike Love 1:38
2."Ballad of Ole' Betsy"
  • Wilson
  • Christian
Brian Wilson 2:15
3."Be True to Your School"
  • Wilson
  • Love
Love2:06
4."Car Crazy Cutie"
  • Wilson
  • Christian
B. Wilson2:47
5."Cherry, Cherry Coupe"
  • Wilson
  • Christian
Love1:47
6."409"
Love1:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocal(s)Length
1."Shut Down"
  • Wilson
  • Christian
Love1:48
2."Spirit of America"
  • Wilson
  • Christian
B. Wilson2:23
3."Our Car Club"
  • Wilson
  • Love
  • Love
  • B. Wilson
2:21
4."No-Go Showboat"
  • Wilson
  • Christian
  • Wilson
  • Love
1:54
5."A Young Man Is Gone" Bobby Troup The Beach Boys 2:15
6."Custom Machine"
  • Wilson
  • Love
Love1:38
Total length:25:25
Little Deuce Coupe / All Summer Long 1990/2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocal(s)Length
13."Be True to Your School" (single version)
  • Wilson
  • Love
Love2:10
14."All Dressed Up for School"B. Wilson Carl Wilson 2:24
15."Little Honda" (alternate take)
  • Wilson
  • Love
Love2:13
16."Don't Back Down" (alternate take)
  • Wilson
  • Love
Love1:39
Total length:33:51

Notes

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References

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