Best of the Beach Boys is the first compilation album released by the American rock band the Beach Boys through Capitol Records in 1966. The first version was released in the United States on July 5, 1966, two months after Pet Sounds. Another version of Best of The Beach Boys was issued in the United Kingdom on November 11, 1966, with a track listing that differed from the American release.
| Best of the Beach Boys | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | July 5, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1963–1965 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 27:47 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
| The Beach Boys chronology | ||||
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North American release
The American release of Best of The Beach Boys includes a selection of 12 songs the band had recorded from 1963 to 1965, many of them singles or B-sides. The album reached number eight on the US charts and was certified gold by the RIAA on April 12, 1967, and double platinum on December 1, 1991.[2] Best of The Beach Boys is currently out of print.
Stereo versions of the album are labeled Duophonic on the small print and the labels, though many tracks use true stereo mixes where available.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Surfin' U.S.A." (Brian Wilson/Chuck Berry) | Surfin' U.S.A., 1963 | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Catch a Wave" (B. Wilson/Mike Love) | Surfer Girl, 1963 | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Surfer Girl" (B. Wilson) | Surfer Girl | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Little Deuce Coupe" (B. Wilson/Roger Christian) | Surfer Girl | 1:50 |
| 5. | "In My Room" (B. Wilson/Gary Usher) | Surfer Girl | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Little Honda" (B. Wilson/M. Love) | All Summer Long, 1964 | 1:51 |
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" (B. Wilson/M. Love) | Shut Down Volume 2, 1964 | 2:18 |
| 2. | "The Warmth of the Sun" (B. Wilson/M. Love) | Shut Down Volume 2 | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Louie, Louie" (Richard Berry) | Shut Down Volume 2 | 2:23 |
| 4. | "Kiss Me, Baby" (B. Wilson/M. Love) | The Beach Boys Today!, 1965 | 2:35 |
| 5. | "You're So Good to Me" (B. Wilson/M. Love) | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965 | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Wendy" (B. Wilson/M. Love) | All Summer Long | 2:22 |
British release
| Best of The Beach Boys | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | November 11, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1962–1966 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Capitol/EMI | |||
| Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
| The Beach Boys UK chronology | ||||
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The British version of Best of The Beach Boys was released with songs that differed to its American counterpart. This version, initially compiled as a DJ sampler by EMI, sold close to 200,000 copies by September 1967 and spent a total of 142 weeks on the UK album charts, peaking at number two.[3][4][5]
Track listing
- Side A
- "Surfin' Safari" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:05
- "Surfin' U.S.A." (B. Wilson/Berry) – 2:28
- "Little Deuce Coupe" (B. Wilson/Love) – 1:50
- "Fun, Fun, Fun" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:18
- "I Get Around" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:12
- "All Summer Long" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:05
- "In My Room" (B. Wilson/Usher) – 2:13
- Side B
- "Do You Wanna Dance?" (Bobby Freeman) – 2:18
- "Help Me, Rhonda" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:45
- "California Girls" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:37
- "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert) – 2:05
- "You're So Good to Me" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:13
- "Sloop John B" (trad. arr. B. Wilson/Al Jardine) – 2:55
- "God Only Knows" (B. Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:49
See also
References
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