Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)

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All tracks are written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, except where noted

Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
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Studio album by
the Beach Boys
ReleasedJuly 5, 1965 (1965-07-05)
RecordedFebruary 24 – June 4, 1965
Studio Western, Gold Star, and Columbia, Hollywood
Length26:42
Label Capitol
Producer Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys chronology
The Beach Boys Today!
(1965)		Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
(1965)		 Beach Boys' Party!
(1965)
The Beach Boys UK chronology
Pet Sounds
(1966)		Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
(1966)		 Best of The Beach Boys
(1966)
Side one
No.TitleLead vocal(s)Length
1."The Girl from New York City" Mike Love 1:54
2."Amusement Parks U.S.A."Love/Brian Wilson 2:29
3."Then I Kissed Her" (Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) Al Jardine 2:15
4."Salt Lake City"Love/B. Wilson2:00
5."Girl Don't Tell Me" (B. Wilson) Carl Wilson 2:19
6."Help Me, Rhonda"Jardine2:46
Side two
No.TitleLead vocal(s)Length
1."California Girls"Love/B. Wilson2:46
2."Let Him Run Wild"B. Wilson2:20
3."You're So Good to Me"B. Wilson2:14
4."Summer Means New Love" (B. Wilson)instrumental1:59
5."I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man" (B. Wilson)B. Wilson (credited as "Too Embarrassed" on back cover)2:17
6."And Your Dream Comes True" The Beach Boys 1:04
Total length:26:42
The Beach Boys Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) 1990/2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLead vocal(s)Length
13."The Little Girl I Once Knew" (B. Wilson)B. Wilson, Jardine with C. Wilson2:40
14."Dance, Dance, Dance" (alternate take) (B. Wilson, Carl Wilson, Love)Love with B. Wilson2:02
15."I'm So Young" (alternate take) (William H. "Prez" Tyus, Jr.)B. Wilson2:29
16."Let Him Run Wild" (alternate take)B. Wilson2:18
17."Graduation Day" (Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman)Love with B. Wilson2:18
Total length:38:29

Notes

Personnel

Sourced from Musician's Union AFM contract sheets and surviving session audio, documented by Craig Slowinski. [19] [20]

The Beach Boys

Guests

Session musicians

Technical

Charts

YearChartPosition
1965US Billboard 2002 [21]
1966UK Top 40 Albums4 [22]

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