The Best

~ Release by The Beach Boys (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Surfin' USA
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Nick Venet
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-01-31)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-01-31)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 9) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Surfin’ U.S.A. (on 1963-01-31)
lyricist:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
is based on:
Sweet Little Sixteen
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2I Get Around
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1964-08-01) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1964-08-01)
recorded at:
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California, United States (on 1964-08-01)
live recording of:
I Get Around (on 1964-08-01)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Victor Music Arts, Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
ビクターミュージックアーツ株式会社, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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3Heroes And Villains
recording of:
Heroes and Villains
lyricist:
Van Dyke Parks
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
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4God Only Knows
engineer:
Chuck Britz (on 1966-03-10) and Ralph Valentin (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
producer:
Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett (in 1996)
accordion:
Carl Fortina (on 1966-03-10) and Frank Marocco (on 1966-03-10)
bass clarinet:
Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-10)
bell and drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1966-03-10)
cello:
Jesse Erlich (on 1966-03-10)
clarinet:
Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-10) and Jay Migliori (on 1966-03-10)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1966-03-10)
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman (on 1966-03-10)
flute:
Bill Green (woodwind) (on 1966-03-10) and Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (on 1966-03-10)
French horn:
Alan Robinson (on 1966-03-10)
guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1966-03-10)
harpsichord:
Larry Knechtel (on 1966-03-10)
percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (on 1966-03-10)
tack piano:
Don Randi (on 1966-03-10)
tambourine:
Terry Melcher (on 1966-03-10)
viola:
Darrel Terwilliger (on 1966-03-10)
violin:
Leonard Malarsky (on 1966-03-10) and Sid Sharp (on 1966-03-10)
lead vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
vocals:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) (from 1966-03 until 1966-04) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-03-10) and Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961–1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
mixed at:
Your Place or Mine Recording in Glendale, California, United States (in 1996)
remix of:
God Only Knows (mono) by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
God Only Knows (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
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5Long Promised Road
engineer and mixer:
Stephen W. Desper
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
recording of:
Long Promised Road
lyricist:
Jack Rieley
composer:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
publisher:
Brother Publishing Company (Beach Boys)
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6Surfs Up
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
recording of:
Surf's Up
composer:
Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
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7You're So Good To Me
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Alan Boyd (musician, sound engineer, producer and filmmaker), Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1965-05-24)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-05-24)
recording of:
You’re So Good to Me (on 1965-05-24)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
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8All Summer Long
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
electric bass guitar:
Al Jardine (guitarist and singer) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
electric guitar [electric rhythm guitars]:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
fife and piccolo:
Jay Migliori (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
marimba and xylophone:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (guitarist and singer) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
bass vocals and lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
All Summer Long (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
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9Be True To Your School
recording of:
Be True to Your School
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
parody version of:
Be True to Your Bud (Budweiser Fight Song)
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10California Saga-California
engineer:
Stephen Moffitt
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) and Al Jardine (guitarist and singer)
recording of:
California Saga: California
lyricist and composer:
Al Jardine (guitarist and singer)
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11Bluebirds Over The Mountain
engineer:
Stephen W. Desper
producer:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
cover recording of:
Bluebirds Over the Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Ersel Hickey
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12Don't Worry Baby
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1964-02-20)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 176)
recording of:
Don’t Worry Baby (on 1964-02-20)
writer:
Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) (ended), Essex Music International, Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Careers, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to ????)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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13Fun, Fun, Fun
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1964-01-01)
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-01-01)
recording of:
Fun, Fun, Fun (on 1964-01-01)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Elmwin Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Irving Music, Inc. and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
sub-publisher:
ミュージカル・ライツ・東京株式会社 (Musical Lights Tokyo)
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14Girl Don't Tell Me
engineer:
Chuck Britz
lead vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-04-30)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-04-30)
recording of:
Girl Don’t Tell Me (on 1965-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
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15Beach Boys Medley
recording of:
Beach Boys Medley
medley of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version)
medley of:
Help Me, Rhonda
medley of:
I Get Around
medley of:
Shut Down
medley of:
Surfin’ Safari
medley of:
Barbara‐Ann
medley of:
Surfin’ U.S.A.
medley of:
Fun, Fun, Fun
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16Please Let Me Wonder
engineer:
Chuck Britz
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1965-01-07) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1965-01-07)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-07)
recording of:
Please Let Me Wonder (on 1965-01-07)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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17Barbara Ann
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Dean Torrence (in 1965-09) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (in 1965-09)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
cover recording of:
Barbara‐Ann (in 1965-09)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fassert
publisher:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint), Cousins Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Longitude Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Shoe-String Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
adaptations:
Bomb Iran (Vince Vance & the Valiants parody)
adaptations:
Bomb Iran (Paul Shanklin parody)
adaptations:
Bomb Iraq
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18The Warmth Of The Sun
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1964-01-01)
recording of:
The Warmth of the Sun (on 1964-01-01)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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19Good Vibrations
live recording of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version) (in 1974)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
version of:
Good Vibrations (Tony Asher lyrics)
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20Girls On The Beach
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1964-05-19) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-05-19)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Girls on the Beach (on 1964-05-19)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Irving Music (BMI)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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21Help Me, Ronda (Single Version)
recording of:
Help Me, Rhonda
additional lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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22In My Room
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1963-07-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 209)
recording of:
In My Room (on 1963-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Usher and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
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23Surfin'
recording of:
Surfin’
composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
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24'Til I Die
recording of:
’Til I Die
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Brother Publishing Company (Beach Boys)
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25Disney Girls (1957)
engineer and mixer:
Stephen W. Desper
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) and Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
recording of:
Disney Girls (1957)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
publisher:
Artists Music, Inc., Southern Hemisphere Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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26Wild Honey
engineer:
Bill Halverson and Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
recording of:
Wild Honey
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
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27Friends
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
recording of:
Friends
composer:
Al Jardine (guitarist and singer), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
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28When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
When I Grow Up (to Be a Man)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
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