The Greatest Hits, Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations

~ Release by The Beach Boys (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1In 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)
32:12
2The 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)
3.42:52
3Don’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)
42:51
4All 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.
3.42:07
5Wendy
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Wendy
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:25
6Little Honda
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
bass guitar:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (in 1964-04)
drums (drum set) and other vocals [opening voice]:
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Al Jardine (guitarist and singer) (in 1964-04)
vocals:
Al Jardine (guitarist and singer) (in 1964-04), Mike Love (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (in 1964-04), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Little Honda (in 1964-04)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and 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)
3.251:52
7When I Grow Up
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
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.
2:04
8Please Let Me Wonder
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Please Let Me Wonder
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)
2:47
9You’re So Good to Me
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
You’re So Good to Me
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
12:16
10The Little Girl I Once Knew
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
recording of:
The Little Girl I Once Knew
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:36
11Caroline, No
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Caroline, No
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
32:19
12Heroes and Villains
engineer:
Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band), Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Heroes and Villains
lyricist:
Van Dyke Parks
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
33:38
13Wild 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.
3.252:38
14Darlin’
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
recording of:
Darlin’
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., 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)
2:13
15Friends
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
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)
2:32
16Do It Again
engineer:
Stephen W. Desper
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
recording of:
Do It Again
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3.42:20
17Bluebirds 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
2.352:51
18I Can Hear Music
engineer:
Stephen W. Desper
producer:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
cover recording of:
I Can Hear Music
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO MUSIC INC (A) 301 (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 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), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.32:38
19Break Away
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) and Murry Wilson
lead vocals:
Al Jardine (guitarist and singer) (in 1969-04) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1969-04)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Break Away (in 1969-04)
writer:
Reggie Dunbar and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
32:55
20Cottonfields
producer:
Al Jardine (guitarist and singer)
lead vocals:
Al Jardine (guitarist and singer)
cover recording of:
Cotton Fields
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:05

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
art direction and illustration:Andy Engel
liner notes:Brad Elliott
engineer:Ralph Balantin
Chuck Britz
Stephen W. Desper
Bill Halverson
Jim Lockert (Enginear)
associate producer:Andrew Sandoval (Andrew Sandoval, power pop artist & reissue record producer)
executive producer:Michael Etchart
producer:Cheryl Pawelski
remastering:Andrew Sandoval (Andrew Sandoval, power pop artist & reissue record producer) (in 1999-06)
Ron McMaster (US mastering & cutting engineer) (in 1999-06)
compiler:Cheryl Pawelski
manufactured by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1999)
remastered at:Capitol Mastering in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1999-06)
engineered at:Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3038756 [info]
ASIN:US: B00001IVJW [info]