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:

1. Rock and Roll Music – Chuck Berry
2. It’s Ok – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
3. Hard to Phone Ya – Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Diane Rovell
4. Chapel of Love – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
5. Everyone’s in Love with You – Mike Love
6. Talk to Me – Joe Seneca – includes an interpolation of the track “Tallahassee Lassie” originally performed by Freddy Cannon
7. That Same Song – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
8. T M Song – Brian Wilson
9. Palisades Park – Chuck Berry
10. Susie Cincinnati – Al Jardine
11. A Casual Look – Ed Wells
12. Blueberry Hill – Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose
13. Back Home – Brain Wilson, Bob Norberg
14. In the Still of the Night – Fred Parris
15. Just Once in My Life – Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Phil Spector