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The Beach Boys: Love You

Love You

On April 11, 1977, “Brother / Reprise” label released “Love You” (also known as The Beach Boys Love You), the 21st Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded January 1970, March–November 1973, October 1976–January 1977, at “Brother Studios” and Brian Wilson’s home studio in California, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Al Jardine– vocals
  • Mike Love– vocal
  • Brian Wilson– vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drums
  • Carl Wilson– vocals, mixdown producer
  • Dennis Wilson– vocals
  • Marilyn Wilson– vocals
  • Bruce Johnston– vocals
  • Stephen Moffitt – engineer
  • Earle Mankey– engineer
  • Stephen Desper– engineer
  • Dean Torrence– design
  • Guy Webster– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Let Us Go On This Way – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  2. Roller Skating Child
  3. Mona
  4. Johnny Carson
  5. Good Time – Brian Wilson, Al Jardine
  6. Honkin’ Down the Highway
  7. Ding Dong – Brian Wilson, Roger McGuinn
  8. Solar System
  9. The Night Was So Young
  10. I’ll Bet He’s Nice
  11. Let’s Put Our Hearts Together
  12. I Wanna Pick You Up
  13. Airplane
  14. Love Is a Woman

 

The Beach Boys: L.A.

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On March 19, 1979, “Brother / Caribou / CBS” label released “L.A. (Light Album)”, the 23rd Beach Boys album. It was recorded July 1978 – January 1979, and was produced by Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine and James William Guercio.

Personnel:

  • Mike Love- lead, harmony and backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
  • Brian Wilson- harmony and backing vocals, piano
  • Carl Wilson- lead, harmony and backing vocals, guitar
  • Al Jardine- lead, harmony and backing vocals
  • Dennis Wilson- lead, harmony and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Bruce Johnston- harmony and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Ritchie Zito – guitar
  • Melvin Wah Wah Watson – guitar
  • Ed Carter – guitar, bass guitar
  • Carlos Munoz – piano
  • Ron Altbach – keyboards
  • Bob Esty – synthesizer
  • Jim Guercio- bass guitar
  • Joe Chemay – bass guitar
  • Gary Mallaber- drums
  • Mike Baird- drums
  • Bobby Figueroa – drums
  • Steve Forman – percussion
  • Victor Feldman- percussion
  • Joel Peskin – alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Lyons- alto saxophone
  • Mike Meros – clavinet
  • Sterling Smith – harpsichord
  • Phil Shenale – oberheim
  • Bill Fletcher – engineer
  • Chuck Britz – engineer
  • Joel Moss – engineer
  • Earle Mankey – engineer
  • Tom Murphy – engineer
  • Curt Becher- engineer, co-producer
  • Chuck Leary – engineer
  • Greg Venable – engineer
  • Jeff Guercio – engineer
  • John Hanlon- engineer

Track listing:

  1. Good Timin’ – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson
  2. Lady Lynda – Johan Sebastian Bach, arr. by Al Jardine, Ron Altbach
  3. Full Sail – Carl Wilson, Geoffrey Cushing-Murray
  4. Angel Come Home – Carl Wilson, Geoffrey Cushing-Murray
  5. Love Surrounds Me – Dennis Wilson, Geoffrey Cushing-Murray
  6. Sumahama – Mike Love
  7. Here Comes the Night – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  8. Baby Blue – Dennis Wilson, Gregg Jakobson, Karen Lamm
  9. Goin’ South – Carl Wilson, Geoffrey Cushing-Murray
  10. Shortenin’ Bread – traditional, arr. by Brian Wilson

The beach Boys: 20 / 20

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On February 10, 1969, “Capitol” released “20/20”, the 15th Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded October – December 1966; in September 1967, and June – November 1968, and was produced by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine Bruce Johnston and Mike Love.

Personnel:

  • Brian Wilson– lead, backing and harmony vocals; Hammond organ
  • Carl Wilson– lead, backing and harmony vocals; guitar
  • Dennis Wilson– lead, backing and harmony vocals; drums
  • Al Jardine– lead, backing and harmony vocals; guitar
  • Bruce Johnston– lead, backing and harmony vocals; piano
  • Mike Love– lead, backing and harmony vocal

Track listing:

  1. Do It Again – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  2. I Can Hear Music – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
  3. Bluebirds Over the Mountain – Ersel Hickey
  4. Be With Me – Dennis Wilson
  5. All I Want to Do – Dennis Wilson, Stephen Kalinich
  6. The Nearest Faraway Place – Bruce Johnston
  7. Cotton Fields – Huddie Ledbetter
  8. I Want to Sleep – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson
  9. Time to Get Alone – Brian Wilson
  10. Never Learn Not to Love – Dennis Wilson
  11. Our Prayer – Brian Wilson
  12. Cabinessence – Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks