On June 24, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Friends”, the 14th Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded February – April 1968, at “ID Sound” in Los Angels, and was produced by Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson.
Personnel:
- Mike Love – vocals
- Carl Wilson – vocals, guitar, bass
- Brian Wilson – vocals, organ, piano
- Dennis Wilson – vocals, harmonium, congas
- Bruce Johnston – vocals, keyboard, piano
- Al Jardine – vocals, electric bass
- Marilyn Wilson – vocals
- Murry Wilson – vocals
- David Cohen – guitar
- Al Vescovo – banjo, guitar, lap steel guitar
- Jim Ackley – keyboard, guitar
- Tommy Morgan – harmonica, bass harmonica
- Jimmy Bond – upright bass
- Lyle Ritz – electric bass, upright bass, ukulele
- Jim Gordon – drums, woodblocks, bell, congas, timbales
- Norm Jeffries – drums
- Gene Pello – drums
- Alan Estes – vibraphone, woodblocks, chimes
- Bill Green – saxophone
- Jim Horn – saxophone, clarinet
- Don Englert – saxophone, clarinet
- Roy Caton – trumpet
- Robert T. Jung – saxophone
- Bill Perkins – saxophone
- Meyer Hirsch J. Kenneth Jensen – saxophone
- Jay Migliori – saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Tom Scott – saxophone, bass flute
- David Sherr – saxophone, oboe
- Tony Terran – trumpet
- Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
- Dick Forrest – trumpet
- Dick Hyde – tuba, flugelhorn
- John DeVoogt – violin
- Bonnie Douglas – violin
- Arnold Belnick – violin
- William Kurasch – violin
- Jay Rosen – violin
- Ralph Schaeffer – violin
- Leonard Malarsky – violin
- Paul Shure – violin
- Norman Botnick – viola
- David Burk – viola
- Raymond Kelley – cello
- Jacqueline Lustgarden – cello
- Jim Lockert – engineer
Track listing:
- Meant for You – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Friends – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine
- Wake the World – Brian Wilson, Al Jardine
- Be Here in the Mornin’ – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine
- When a Man Needs a Woman – Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Steve Korthof, Jon Parks
- Passing By – Brian Wilson
- Amma Lee, the Healer – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Little Bird – Dennis Wilson, Steve Kalinich
- Be Still – Dennis Wilson, Steve Kalinich
- Busy Doin’ Nothin’ – Brian Wilson
- Diamond Head – Al Vescovo, Lyle Ritz, Jim Ackley, Brian Wilson
- Transcendental Meditation – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine
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