The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys "Classics Selected by Brian Wilson" (2002)
Everyone has his or her favorite Beach Boy songs but the groups sometimes reclusive co-founder, writer/producer/singer Brian Wilson, has never shared his personal favorites with the public, until now.
With the release of Classics . . . Selected by Brian Wilson, the bands legion of fans finally gets to hear Brians 19 favorite songs in the versions he prefers, re-mastered in HDCD. Also included in the collection is a new track performed by Brian Wilson, California Feelin.
The intensely private Wilson has rarely shared his thoughts and feelings about his music. He does so now with a track-by-track commentary of his personal reflections on each of the songs for the CD booklet. We learn which was the first song he ever wrote, which was his all-time favorite, and which haunting ballad he and Mike Love co-wrote the night President Kennedy was assassinated.
The Beach Boys, comprised of Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Alan Jardine, Bruce Johnston and the late Carl and Dennis Wilson, will go down in history as one of the most successful recording acts of all time. Earning some 35 top 10 singles and recording 40 albums over the course of four decades, their career and contribution is remarkable.
Picking just 19 Beach Boys favorites is one of the hardest things I ever had to do, Wilson said. Given the hundreds of recordings he had to choose from, this is understandable, but the reasons he gives for selecting each particular song tells as much about the man as the songs themselves.
The special bonus track is a new song recorded for this collection. California Feelin was originally written in the 1970s but never officially recorded and released. Now Brian has gone into the studio with his new group and, as he puts it, We accomplished what we set out to do, put a lot of love into this song with our voices.
TRACK LISTING: 1. Surfer Girl 2. The Warmth Of The Sun 3. I Get Around 4. Don't Worry Baby 5. California Girls 6. Caroline No 7. Good Vibrations 8. Heroes & Villains 9. Surf's Up 10. Wonderful 11. Busy Doin' Nothin 12. Time To Get Alone 13. This Whole World 14. Marcella 15. In My Room 16. God Only Knows 17. We're Together Again 18. 'Til I Die 19. Sail On Sailor 20. California Feelin* *Bonus Track Performed by Brian Wilson previously unreleased
Label: Capitol Records
ICPN: 07243 540087 2 6