'' is an album by
The Beach Boys , released in
1985 . This album is noteable for several reasons:
- It was the band's first album to be recorded after the death of Dennis Wilson .
- It was the first of the band's albums to be released on CD .
- It was the band's last album for CBS Records (now Sony Music ).
For the album, the band hired
Culture Club producer
Steve Levine , who took them into the world of drum machines, synthesizers, sampling, and hi-tech recording technology. All the members –
Brian Wilson ,
Carl Wilson ,
Mike Love ,
Bruce Johnston , and
Al Jardine – took an active role in the project, writing several new songs for it, with
Stevie Wonder and Culture Club each donating a song.
Although "Getcha Back" (composed by Love and his new musical partner, former
Byrds producer
Terry Melcher ), was a top 30 hit, the album only reached #52 in the U.S. (making it their highest charting album since the release of
1976 's album ''
15 Big Ones ''). After the album, CBS Records let the band's contract expire, leaving them without a record deal for the first time in years.
#"
Getcha Back " (
Mike Love /
Terry Melcher ) - 3:02
- ''Features Brian Wilson and Mike Love on lead vocals''
#" It's Gettin' Late " ( Carl Wilson /Myrna Smith Schilling/Robert White Johnson) - 3:27
- ''Features Brian Wilson and Alan Jardine on lead vocals''
#" Maybe I Don't Know " (Carl Wilson/Myrna Smith Schilling/Steve Levine/Julian Lindsay) - 3:54
- ''Features Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston on lead vocals''
#" California Calling " (Al Jardine/Brian Wilson) - 2:50
- ''Features Mike Love and Al Jardine on lead vocals''
#" Passing Friend " (George O'Dowd/Roy Hay) - 5:00
- ''Features Carl Wilson on lead vocals''
#" I'm So Lonely " (Brian Wilson/Eugene E. Landy) - 2:52
- ''Features Brian Wilson on lead vocals''
#" Where I Belong " (Carl Wilson/Robert White Johnson) - 2:58
- ''Features Brian Wilson and Mike Love on lead vocals''
#" Male Ego " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Eugene E. Landy) - 2:32
- ''Features Brian Wilson and Mike Love on lead vocals''
#:''This song was included as a bonus track on all CD releases of "The Beach Boys"''
- "Getcha Back" b/w "Male Ego" (Brother/Caribou), 8 May 1985
- "It’s Gettin' Late" b/w "It’s OK" (Brother/Caribou), 17 July 1985
- "She Believes in Love Again" b/w "It’s Just a Matter of Time" (Caribou), 2 October 1985
''The Beach Boys'' is now paired on CD with ''
Keepin' The Summer Alive ''.
''The Beach Boys'' (Brother/Caribou/CBS BFZ 39946) reached in the U.S. during a chart stay of 14 weeks. It reached '''#60''' in the U.K.
- ''Keepin' the Summer Alive''/''The Beach Boys'' CD booklet notes, Andrew G. Doe, c.2000.
- "The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience", Timothy White , c. 1994.
- "Wouldn't It Be Nice - My Own Story", Brian Wilson and Todd Gold, c. 1991.
- "Top Pop Singles 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002.
- "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002.
- All Music Guide.com
