| Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | June 10, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1962–1988 | |||
| Length | 74:39 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| The Beach Boys chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys is a greatest hits album of the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 10, 2003 by Capitol Records. The original collection was the most comprehensive single-disc compilation of the band's music, with 30 tracks including nearly every U.S. Top 40 hit of their career, except for "The Little Girl I Once Knew" (1965) and "It's OK" (1976).
On June 17, 2022, foreshadowing the band's 60th anniversary celebration, Capitol released an expanded three-disc edition of the compilation, including newly-remastered (and, in some cases, remixed) versions of the classic tracks.[4] It received a mixed to negative response on Beach Boys fan forums. Some of the new mixes were deemed "flat-out unlistenable" and the overall sound quality described as "brittle"[5] and "almost offensively bad."[6]
Release and reissues
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys was released into a market already containing numerous Beach Boys compilations, including Endless Summer (1974) and three Greatest Hits volumes: Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations (1995), Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations (1999), and Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970–1986 (2000). Nevertheless, Sounds of Summer reached number 16 on the US charts (their highest peak since 15 Big Ones in 1976), and had a lengthy 104-week stay. Currently certified triple platinum, The Very Best of The Beach Boys: Sounds of Summer was re-issued with a DVD component in 2004 with the regular edition remaining available.
In 2007, a follow-up album, The Warmth of the Sun, was released which contains other fan favorites and hits that were not included on Sounds of Summer.
In 2011, Mike Love stated, "Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys is fast approaching selling three million copies – if it's triple-platinum, which is, you know, pretty good. And by the time this 50th celebration is over, it'll probably be more than triple-platinum."[7]
The album was re-released on February 7, 2012 as the Celebration Merch Set which featured the original CD along with a T-shirt celebrating the band's 50th anniversary.[8]
2022 remix and remaster
A three-disc expanded edition of the compilation was released on June 17, 2022, as part of the band's 60th anniversary, and contains 50 additional (previously released) Beach Boys songs.[9] The reissue was curated by Mark Linett and Alan Boyd.[10]
The collection features 24 new mixes including two first-time stereo mixes, as well as 22 "new and improved" stereo mixes, based on a new digital stereo technology, allowing for a separation the original mono backing tracks for the first time.[11] The new edition is available on three CDs or six vinyl records. All tracks from the original Sounds of Summer album were included in a new Dolby Atmos remix on the expanded Sounds of Summer.
Track listing
2003 – Original release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "California Girls" (2001 Stereo Mix) | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:44 | |
| 2. | "I Get Around" (Mono) |
| All Summer Long, 1964 | 2:13 |
| 3. | "Surfin' Safari" (Mono) |
| Surfin' Safari, 1962 | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Surfin' U.S.A." |
| Surfin' U.S.A., 1963 | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Mono Single Version) |
| Shut Down Volume 2, 1964 | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Surfer Girl" | B. Wilson | Surfer Girl, 1963 | 2:27 |
| 7. | "Don't Worry Baby" (Mono) |
| Shut Down Volume 2, 1964 | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Little Deuce Coupe" |
| Surfer Girl, 1963 | 1:38 |
| 9. | "Shut Down" (2003 Stereo Mix) |
| Surfin' U.S.A., 1963 | 1:48 |
| 10. | "Help Me, Rhonda" (Mono Single Version) |
| The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:46 |
| 11. | "Be True to Your School" (Mono Single Version) |
| Little Deuce Coupe, 1963 | 2:08 |
| 12. | "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" (Mono) |
| The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:02 |
| 13. | "In My Room" |
| Surfer Girl, 1963 | 2:12 |
| 14. | "God Only Knows" (Stereo Mix from The Pet Sounds Sessions) |
| Pet Sounds, 1966 | 2:51 |
| 15. | "Sloop John B" (Stereo Mix from The Pet Sounds Sessions) | Traditional, arranged by B. Wilson | Pet Sounds, 1966 | 2:57 |
| 16. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (2001 Stereo Mix) |
| Pet Sounds, 1966 | 2:31 |
| 17. | "Getcha Back" |
| The Beach Boys, 1985 | 3:00 |
| 18. | "Come Go with Me" | C.E. Quick | M.I.U. Album, 1978 | 2:05 |
| 19. | "Rock and Roll Music" (Album Version) | Berry | 15 Big Ones, 1976 | 2:27 |
| 20. | "Dance, Dance, Dance" (2003 Stereo Mix) |
| The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:00 |
| 21. | "Barbara Ann" (Mono Single Version) | Fred Fassert | Beach Boys' Party!, 1965 | 2:11 |
| 22. | "Do You Wanna Dance?" (Mono) | Bobby Freeman | The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:18 |
| 23. | "Heroes and Villains" (2001 Stereo Mix) |
| Smiley Smile, 1967 | 3:38 |
| 24. | "Good Timin'" |
| L.A. (Light Album), 1979 | 2:12 |
| 25. | "Kokomo" |
| Still Cruisin', 1988 | 3:35 |
| 26. | "Do It Again" (Mono Single Version) |
| 20/20, 1969 | 2:18 |
| 27. | "Wild Honey" (Mono) |
| Wild Honey, 1967 | 2:37 |
| 28. | "Darlin'" (Mono) |
| Wild Honey, 1967 | 2:12 |
| 29. | "I Can Hear Music" | 20/20, 1969 | 2:36 | |
| 30. | "Good Vibrations" (Mono) |
| Non-album single, 1966 (intended for Smile and later included on Smiley Smile, 1967) | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 74:39 | |||
2004 – Bonus DVD
DVD: Sights of Summer
- "Surfin' U.S.A." (Live on the T.A.M.I. Show, 1964)
- "I Get Around" (Live on the T.A.M.I. Show, 1964)
- "Surfer Girl" (Live on the T.A.M.I. Show, 1964)
- "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Live on the T.A.M.I. Show, 1964)
- "Little Deuce Coupe" (Live from the Lost Concert, 1964)
- "Sloop John B" (Promotional Video, 1966)
- "Pet Sounds promo film" (1966)
- "God Only Knows" (Live montage, 1967 & 1968)
- "Good Vibrations" (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1968)
- "Do It Again" (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1968)
2022 – Expanded edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "California Girls" (2001 Stereo Mix) | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:44 | |
| 2. | "I Get Around" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| All Summer Long, 1964 | 2:13 |
| 3. | "Surfin' Safari" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| Surfin' Safari, 1962 | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Surfin' U.S.A." (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| Surfin' U.S.A., 1963 | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" (2013 Stereo Mix) |
| Shut Down Volume 2, 1964 | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Surfer Girl" (2021 Stereo Mix) | B. Wilson | Surfer Girl, 1963 | 2:27 |
| 7. | "Don't Worry Baby" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| Shut Down Volume 2, 1964 | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Little Deuce Coupe" |
| Surfer Girl, 1963 | 1:38 |
| 9. | "Shut Down" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| Surfin' U.S.A., 1963 | 1:48 |
| 10. | "Help Me, Rhonda" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:46 |
| 11. | "Be True to Your School" (Mono) |
| Little Deuce Coupe, 1963 | 2:08 |
| 12. | "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:02 |
| 13. | "In My Room" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| Surfer Girl, 1963 | 2:12 |
| 14. | "God Only Knows" (1996 Stereo Mix) |
| Pet Sounds, 1966 | 2:51 |
| 15. | "Sloop John B" (Stereo Remastered Mix) | Traditional, arranged by B. Wilson | Pet Sounds, 1966 | 2:57 |
| 16. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (2013 Stereo Mix) |
| Pet Sounds, 1966 | 2:31 |
| 17. | "Getcha Back" |
| The Beach Boys, 1985 | 3:00 |
| 18. | "Come Go with Me" | C.E. Quick | M.I.U. Album, 1978 | 2:05 |
| 19. | "Rock and Roll Music" (2013 Stereo Mix) | Berry | 15 Big Ones, 1976 | 2:34 |
| 20. | "Dance, Dance, Dance" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:00 |
| 21. | "Barbara Ann" (2021 Stereo Mix) | Fred Fassert | Beach Boys' Party!, 1965 | 2:11 |
| 22. | "Do You Wanna Dance?" (2021 Stereo Mix) | Bobby Freeman | The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:34 |
| 23. | "Heroes and Villains" (2017 Stereo Mix) |
| Smiley Smile, 1967 | 3:38 |
| 24. | "Good Timin'" |
| L.A. (Light Album), 1979 | 2:12 |
| 25. | "Kokomo" |
| Still Cruisin', 1988 | 3:35 |
| 26. | "Do It Again" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| 20/20, 1969 | 2:18 |
| 27. | "Wild Honey" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| Wild Honey, 1967 | 2:37 |
| 28. | "Darlin'" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| Wild Honey, 1967 | 2:12 |
| 29. | "I Can Hear Music" | 20/20, 1969 | 2:36 | |
| 30. | "Good Vibrations" (2019 Stereo Mix) |
| Non-album single, 1966 (intended for Smile and later included on Smiley Smile, 1967) | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 75:05 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Summer Long" (2012 Stereo Mix) |
| All Summer Long, 1964 | 2:08 |
| 2. | "Good to My Baby" (2012 Stereo Mix) |
| The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:20 |
| 3. | "This Whole World" | B. Wilson | Sunflower, 1970 | 1:57 |
| 4. | "All I Wanna Do" |
| Sunflower, 1970 | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Disney Girls (1957)" | Bruce Johnston | Surf's Up, 1971 | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Kiss Me, Baby" (2012 Stereo Mix) |
| The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Let the Wind Blow" (2017 Stereo Mix) |
| Wild Honey, 1967 | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Forever" | Sunflower, 1970 | 2:44 | |
| 9. | "Sail On, Sailor" | Holland, 1973 | 3:18 | |
| 10. | "Long Promised Road" |
| Surf's Up, 1971 | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" (2020 Stereo Mix) | Huddie Ledbetter | 20/20, 1970 | 3:19 |
| 12. | "Pom Pom Play Girl" |
| Shut Down Volume 2, 1964 | 1:31 |
| 13. | "Wind Chimes" (Smile Version) | B. Wilson | Recorded 1966, intended for Smile (later re-recorded for Smiley Smile, 1967; original version released on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys, 1993) | 3:10 |
| 14. | "I Went to Sleep" |
| 20/20, 1969 | 1:40 |
| 15. | "Farmer’s Daughter" |
| Surfin' U.S.A., 1963 | 1:50 |
| 16. | "Let Us Go on This Way" (2021 Mix) |
| The Beach Boys Love You, 1977 | 2:02 |
| 17. | "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" (2021 Mix) |
| Carl and the Passions – "So Tough", 1972 | 3:25 |
| 18. | "The Night Was So Young" | C. Wilson | The Beach Boys Love You, 1977 | 2:16 |
| 19. | "Marcella" (2021 Mix) |
| Carl and the Passions – "So Tough", 1972 | 3:45 |
| 20. | "You're So Good to Me" (2012 Stereo Mix) |
| Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:15 |
| 21. | "Aren't You Glad" (2017 Stereo Mix) |
| Wild Honey, 1967 | 2:18 |
| 22. | "Baby Blue" (2021 Mix) |
| L.A. (Light Album), 1979 | 3:24 |
| 23. | "It’s About Time" |
| Sunflower, 1970 | 2:58 |
| 24. | "Do You Like Worms? (Roll Plymouth Rock)" (2021 Stereo Mix) |
| Recorded 1966, intended for Smile and later included on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys, 1993 | 3:34 |
| 25. | "Surf's Up" |
| Surf's Up, 1971 | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 69:42 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Add Some Music to Your Day" (2000 Remastered Mix) |
| Sunflower, 1970 | 3:34 |
| 2. | "It's OK" (Alternate Mix) |
| 15 Big Ones, 1976 | 2:11 |
| 3. | "Goin' On" |
| Keepin' the Summer Alive, 1980 | 3:03 |
| 4. | "San Miguel" (2021 Mix) |
| Ten Years of Harmony, 1981 | 2:21 |
| 5. | "The Warmth of the Sun" (2021 Mix) |
| Shut Down Volume 2, 1964 | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Everyone’s in Love with You" (2000 Remastered Mix) | Love | 15 Big Ones, 1976 | 2:43 |
| 7. | "All This Is That" (2012 Remastered Mix) |
| Carl and the Passions – "So Tough", 1972 | 3:57 |
| 8. | "California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-i-a)" (2012 Remastered Mix) | Jardine | Holland, 1973 | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Feel Flows" |
| Surf's Up, 1971 | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Wendy" (2013 Stereo Mix) |
| All Summer Long, 1964 | 2:20 |
| 11. | "Girl Don't Tell Me" (2012 Remastered Stereo Mix) | B. Wilson | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:20 |
| 12. | "Let Him Run Wild" (2007 Remastered Stereo Mix) |
| Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:20 |
| 13. | "All I Want to Do" (Alternate Take 2021 Mix) |
| 20/20, 1969 | 2:13 |
| 14. | "Susie Cincinnati" (2021 Mix) | Jardine | "Add Some Music to Your Day" single, 1970 | 3:01 |
| 15. | "Vegetables" (2012 Remastered Stereo Mix) |
| Smiley Smile, 1967 | 2:10 |
| 16. | "Time to Get Alone" | B. Wilson | 20/20, 1969 | 2:39 |
| 17. | "Where I Belong" (2000 Remastered Mix) |
| The Beach Boys, 1985 | 2:56 |
| 18. | "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" (1996 Stereo Mix, 2012 Remastered Mix) |
| Pet Sounds, 1966 | 3:19 |
| 19. | "Little Bird" |
| Friends, 1968 | 1:59 |
| 20. | "'Til I Die" | B. Wilson | Surf's Up, 1971 | 2:32 |
| 21. | "(Wouldn’t It Be Nice to) Live Again" | D. Wilson | (Recorded 1971) Made in California, 2013 | 4:37 |
| 22. | "Friends" |
| Friends, 1968 | 2:33 |
| 23. | "Devoted to You" (Party! Unplugged Sessions Version 2021 Stereo Mix) | Felice and Boudleaux Bryant | (Recorded 1965) Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged, 2015 | 2:21 |
| 24. | "Can't Wait Too Long" (2021 Mix) | B. Wilson | (Recorded 1968) Smiley Smile/Wild Honey, 1990 | 3:46 |
| 25. | "California Feelin'" (2021 Mix) | B. Wilson | (Recorded 1978) Classics Selected by Brian Wilson, 2002 | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 73:03 | |||
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References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 47. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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- ↑ "Sounds of Summer 2022 Reviews | EH".
- ↑ "R/Thebeachboys - Sounds of Summer is out!". 17 June 2022.
- ↑ Doyle, Patrick (2011-12-19). "Exclusive: Mike Love 'Looking Forward' to Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
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