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:

1. Do You Wanna Dance? – Bobby Freeman
2. Good to My Baby – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
3. Don’t Hurt My Little Sister – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
4. When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
5. Help Me, Ronda – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
6. Dance, Dance, Dance – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love
7. Please Let Me Wonder – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
8. I’m So Young – William H. “Prez” Tyus
9. Kiss Me Baby – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
10. She Knows Me Too Well – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
11. In The Back of My Mind – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
12. Bull Session with the Big Daddy – Brian Wilson, Mike Love