On July 5, 1976, “Brother/Reprise” label released “15 Big Ones”, the 20th Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1969 – May 1976, at “Brother” in Santa Monica, “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, and was produced by Brian Wilson.
Personnel:
- Brian Wilson – lead and backing vocals, organ, piano, Moog bass, ARP synthesizer, ARP String Ensemble, bass guitar, harmonica, chimes, bells
- Carl Wilson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, Jew’s harp, percussion
- Dennis Wilson – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, vibraphone
- Al Jardine – lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Mike Love – lead and backing vocals, arranger
- Thomas J. Tedesco – guitar
- Ben Benay – guitar
- Jerry Cole – guitar
- Bruce Johnston – piano, backing vocals
- Carl L. Fortina – accordion
- James D. Hughart – string bass
- Tim Drummond – bass
- Ray Pohlman – bass
- Lyle Ritz – bass
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Dennis Dragon – drums
- Ricky Fataar – drums, percussion
- Gene Estes – percussion
- Julius Wechter – percussion, bells
- Roy Wood (credited as “Roy Wood and Wizzard”) – saxophone
- Mike Altschul – saxophone, clarinet
- Steve Douglas – saxophone, horns, flute
- Dennis Dreith – saxophone, clarinet
- Jay Migliori – saxophone, horns, flute
- Bobby Shew – trumpet
- Daryl Dragon – clavinet, vocal arrangements
- Charles Lloyd – flute
- Jules Jacobs – clarinet
- Carol Lee Miller – autoharp
- Maureen L. West – harp
The Sid Sharp Strings
- Murray Adler – violin
- Arnold Belnick – violin
- Henry Ferber – violin
- Lou Klass – violin
- Bernard Kundell – violin
- William Kurasch – violin
- James Getzoff – violin
- Henry L. Roth – violin
- Sidney Sharp – violin
- Tibor Zelig – violin
- William Kurasch – violin
- James Getzoff – violin
- Henry L. Roth – violin
- Sidney Sharp – violin
- Tibor Zelig – violin
- Toni Tennille – backing vocals
- Marilyn Wilson – backing vocals
- Dean Torrence, Jim Evans – album cover, art direction, logo
Track listing:
- Rock and Roll Music – Chuck Berry
- It’s Ok – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Hard to Phone Ya – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Diane Rovell
- Chapel of Love – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
- Everyone’s in Love with You – Mike Love
- Talk to Me – Joe Seneca – includes an interpolation of the track “Tallahassee Lassie” originally performed by Freddy Cannon
- That Same Song – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- T M Song – Brian Wilson
- Palisades Park – Chuck Berry
- Susie Cincinnati – Al Jardine
- A Casual Look – Ed Wells
- Blueberry Hill – Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose
- Back Home – Brain Wilson, Bob Norberg
- In the Still of the Night – Fred Parris
- Just Once in My Life – Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Phil Spector
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