On January 8, 1973, “Brother” label released “Holland”, the nineteenth Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded June – October 1972, at “BBC 2 Studio” in Baambrugge, Utrecht, Netherlands, and “Village Recorders” in California, and was produced by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Blondie Chapin, Ricky Fataar, Alan Jardine and Mike Love. In 2007, the Netherland magazine “OOR Magazine” ranked the album among “100 Best Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Brian Wilson– vocals, narration
- Carl Wilson– vocals, guitar, piano, electric piano
- Dennis Wilson– vocals, piano
- Blondie Chaplin– vocals, bass guitar, guitar
- Ricky Fataar– vocals, drums, slide guitar
- Alan Jardine– vocals, guitar
- Mike Love– vocals
- Daryl Dragon– Moog bass
- Bruce Johnston– backup vocals
- Jack Rieley – narration
Track listing:
- Sail On Sailor – Brian Wilson, Tandyn Almer, Ray Kennedy, Jack Rieley, Van Dyke Parks
- Steamboat – Dennis Wilson, Jack Rieley
- California Saga: Big Sur – Mike Love
- California Saga: The Beaks of Eagles – Robinson Jeffers, Al Jardine, Lynda Jardine
- California Saga: California – Al Jardine
- The Trader – Carl Wilson, Jack Rieley
- Leaving This Town – Ricky Fataar, Blondie Chapin, Carl Wilson
- Only With You – Dennis Wilson, Mike Love
- Funky Pretty – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Jack Rieley
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