On March 8, 1965, “Capitol” label released “The Beach Boys Today!” the eighth Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded in June 1964 – January 1965, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Wilson.
Personnel:
- Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals, electric rhythm guitar, bass guitar
- Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals, spoken word
- Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, spoken word, four and six-string bass guitar, grand, upright and tack piano, Baldwin harpsichord, Farfisa and Hammond organ, conductor, mixing
- Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, spoken word, lead, rhythm and 12-string guitar, six-string bass guitar
- Dennis Wilson – lead, harmony, backing, and double-tracked vocals (11), spoken word, drums, percussion, hi-hat, tambourine, tom-tom
- Glen Campbell – 12-string acoustic guitar
- Barney Kessel – classical guitar, 12-string guitar
- Bill Pitman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Ray Pohlman – baritone guitar, bass guitar
- Billy Strange – acoustic and electric guitar, electric mandolin, ukulele
- Ron Swallow – tambourine, woodblock
- John Gray – grand piano
- Don Randi – grand and tack upright piano, organ
- Leon Russell – grand piano, organ, vibraphone
- Carl Fortina – accordion
- Carrol Lewis – double-reed harmonica
- Billy Lee Riley – double-reed harmonica
- Tommy Tedesco – autoharp, baritone and electric guitar, mandolin
- Carol Kaye – bass guitar
- Larry Knechtel – bass guitar
- Hal Blaine – drums, woodblocks, sleigh bells, triangle, tambourine, castanets, temple block, claves, timbales
- Earl Palmer – drums, timbales
- Russ Titelman – percussion
- Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
- Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
- Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
- Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone
- Earl Leaf – spoken word
- “Louie” (last name unknown) – castanets
- Marilyn Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, spoken word
- Peter Christ – cor Anglais
- David Duke – French horn
- Julius Wechter – vibraphone, bell tree, timpani, tambourine, congas, claves
- Jerry Williams – vibraphone, timpani
- Craig Slowinski – vocal
- Chuck Britz – engineer
- Larry Levine – engineer
Track listing:
- Do You Wanna Dance? – Bobby Freeman
- Good to My Baby – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Don’t Hurt My Little Sister – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Help Me, Ronda – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Dance, Dance, Dance – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love
- Please Let Me Wonder – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- I’m So Young – William H. “Prez” Tyus
- Kiss Me Baby – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- She Knows Me Too Well – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- In The Back of My Mind – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Bull Session with the Big Daddy – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
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