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We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years
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Compilation album by
the Beach Boys
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2026 (2026-02-13)
Recorded1974–1977
Studio Brother Studios (California)
Genre
Label Capitol
Producer James Sáez, Howie Edelson
The Beach Boys chronology
The Beach Boys: Music From The Documentary
(2024)		We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years
(2026)

We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years is an upcoming expanded reissue of the 1977 album The Beach Boys Love You by American rock band the Beach Boys, released by Capitol Records on February 13, 2026. The set is dedicated largely to the group's recordings from 1976 and 1977, a period that saw Brian Wilson return as their chief songwriter, producer, and vocalist. [1] It contains 35 formerly unreleased tracks, including demos, alternate mixes, and outtakes from the recording of Love You, alongside additional selections drawn from the 15 Big Ones and Adult/Child sessions. [2]

Contents

Background and release

The Beach Boys in a publicity shot from 1976 The beach boys 1976.jpg
The Beach Boys in a publicity shot from 1976

In May 2025, Al Jardine announced an upcoming box set reissue of 15 Big Ones , The Beach Boys Love You , and M.I.U. Album , which would include the first official release of Adult/Child . [3] That summer, he performed most of Love You on tour with a reformed version of Wilson's band following Wilson's death in June. [4]

The set was officially announced on January 20, 2026 with a release date of February 13. It will be available on vinyl and CD, will feature a remastered version of The Beach Boys Love You along with outtakes, demos and alternate mixes from the album sessions. The outtakes will only be available on the CD version. [5]

The Adult/Child Sessions portion of the set omitted "Hey Little Tomboy" and the early-1970s recordings "H.E.L.P. Is On the Way" and "Games Two Can Play".

Track listing

Disc one

The Beach Boys Love You (1977 mix)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Us Go On This Way" Brian Wilson, Mike Love 1:58
2."Roller Skating Child"B. Wilson2:17
3."Mona"B. Wilson2:06
4."Johnny Carson"B. Wilson2:47
5."Good Time"B. Wilson, Al Jardine 2:50
6."Honkin' Down the Highway"B. Wilson, Love2:48
7."Ding Dang"B. Wilson, Roger McGuinn 0:57
8."Solar System"B. Wilson2:49
9."The Night Was So Young"B. Wilson2:15
10."I'll Bet He's Nice"B. Wilson2:36
11."Let's Put Our Hearts Together"B. Wilson2:14
12."I Wanna Pick You Up"B. Wilson2:39
13."Airplane"B. Wilson3:05
14."Love Is a Woman"B. Wilson2:57
The Beach Boys Love You outtakes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Ruby Baby" Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 2:24
16."Marilyn Rovell"B. Wilson1:54
17."Sherry She Needs Me"B. Wilson, Russ Titelman 2:43
18."Lazy Lizzie"B. Wilson4:00
19."We Gotta Groove" (2025 mix)B. Wilson2:09
20."Hey There Mama" (2025 mix)B. Wilson2:33
21."Clangin'" (2025 mix)B. Wilson0:50
22."Love Is a Woman" (Al Jardine vocal)B. Wilson2:56
23."Johnny Carson" (alternate mix with intro)B. Wilson3:00
24."You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector 3:50

Disc two

Adult/Child Sessions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life Is for the Living"B. Wilson1:53
2."Deep Purple" Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish 2:26
3."It's Over Now"B. Wilson2:42
4."Still I Dream of It"B. Wilson3:26
5."Everybody Wants to Live"B. Wilson3:07
6."Lines"B. Wilson1:46
7."It's Trying to Say"B. Wilson2:08
8."Shortenin' Bread"Traditional2:50
9."New England Waltz"B. Wilson2:40
10."Life Is for the Living" (2025 backing track mix)B. Wilson1:55
11."Deep Purple" (2025 backing track mix)DeRose, Parish2:59
12."It's Over Now" (2025 backing track mix)B. Wilson3:16
13."Still I Dream of It" (2025 backing track mix)B. Wilson3:37
1974–1977 select outtakes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Holy Man" (2025 mix; Carl Wilson vocal) Dennis Wilson  
15."Carl's Song 1 (It Could Be Anything)" (2025 mix) Carl Wilson  
16."Carl's Song 2 (Angel Come Home)" (2025 mix)C. Wilson, Geoffrey Cushing-Murray  
17."String Bass Song (Rainbows)" (2025 mix)D. Wilson, C. Wilson, Stephen Kalinich  
18."10,000 Years Ago"D. Wilson, Love 
19."Gimme Some Lovin'" (2025 mix) Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood  
20."Honeycomb" (Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford vocal) Bob Merrill  
21."In the Back of My Mind" (1975 alternate take; 2025 mix)B. Wilson, Love 

Disc three

15 Big Ones outtakes and alternate mixes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Once in My Life" (2025 mix) Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Spector3:54
2."Mony, Mony" (2025 mix) Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom 3:02
3."Running Bear" (2025 mix) Jiles Perry Richardson 3:05
4."Shake, Rattle and Roll" Jesse Stone 2:36
5."On Broadway" (2025 mix)Mann, Weil, Leiber, Stoller3:19
6."Sea Cruise" (2025 mix) Huey "Piano" Smith 3:53
7."Chapel of Love" (2025 mix) Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Spector2:57
8."Short Skirts" (2025 mix)B. Wilson2:47
9."TM Song" (2025 backing track mix)B. Wilson1:12
10."Rock and Roll Music" (2025 backing track mix) Chuck Berry 3:19
11."Had to Phone Ya" (2025 backing track mix)B. Wilson, Love, Diane Rovell 1:59
12."Just Once in My Life" (2025 backing track mix)Goffin, King, Spector3:54
The Beach Boys Love You alternate mixes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Let Us Go On This Way" (alternate mix)B. Wilson, Love2:00
14."Mona" (deconstructed mix)B. Wilson2:18
15."Honkin' Down the Highway" (Billy Hinsche vocal)B. Wilson2:56
16."Ding Dang" (session highlights and unedited 2025 mix)B. Wilson, McGuinn2:27
17."Solar System" (2025 backing track mix)B. Wilson3:11
18."The Night Was So Young" (2025 vocals only mix)B. Wilson2:17
19."Let's Put Our Hearts Together" (2025 coda mix)B. Wilson0:46
The Beach Boys Love You (Brian cassette demos)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."That Special Feeling" (demo)B. Wilson1:47
21."It's Over Now" (demo)B. Wilson2:50
22."They're Marching Along" (demo)B. Wilson2:25
23."Love Is a Woman" (demo)B. Wilson2:35
24."Mona" (demo)B. Wilson1:37
25."Airplane" (demo)B. Wilson2:28
26."Let's Put Our Hearts Together" (demo)B. Wilson2:22
27."I'll Bet He's Nice" (demo)B. Wilson2:31
28."Still I Dream of It" (demo)B. Wilson3:30

References

  1. ↑ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beach-boys-we-gotta-groove-release/
  2. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beach-boys-adult-child-we-gotta-groove-box-set-1235502528/
  3. ↑ Willman, Chris (August 7, 2025). "Al Jardine on the Beach Boys' Summer Tour and His New EP 'Islands in the Sun;". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Beach Boys' Al Jardine remembers Brian Wilson: 'I'm still learning from him after all these years'". Los Angeles Times .
  5. ↑ "We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years". The Beach Boys official website. The Beach Boys. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
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