I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (album)

I Just Wasn't Made for These Times is the second solo album by American musician Brian Wilson and the soundtrack to Don Was' documentary of the same name, released by MCA Records on August 15, 1995. It consists almost entirely of rerecordings of Wilson's past songs. The title is taken from the song of the same name which Wilson wrote in 1966 with collaborator Tony Asher for the Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds.

I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Studio album and soundtrack album by Brian Wilson
Released	August 15, 1995 (1995-08-15)
Recorded	1976 ("Still I Dream of It") 1994-c. August 1995[1]
Studio	Ocean Way (Hollywood, CA) The Chomsky Ranch (Los Angeles, CA) Record One (Los Angeles) The Mastering Lab (Hollywood)
Length	29:27
Label	MCA
Producer	Don Was Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson chronology
Brian Wilson (1988) I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995) Orange Crate Art (1995)
Singles from I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
"Do It Again" / "'Til I Die" Released: 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[3]
MusicHound Rock	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Wilson commented of the rerecordings in a 1995 interview: “At first, I thought ‘This is gonna be contrived, the songs were all old hat. But then I understood the context of it all, so I felt free to talk without worrying about what I was saying. I got a sense of my self — a sense of worth.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Brian Wilson, with additional writers noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Meant for You" (originally from Friends)	Mike Love	0:50
2.	"This Whole World" (originally from Sunflower)		1:55
3.	"Caroline, No" (originally from Pet Sounds)	Tony Asher	2:39
4.	"Let the Wind Blow" (originally from Wild Honey)	Love	2:44
5.	"Love and Mercy" (originally from Brian Wilson)		3:13
6.	"Do It Again" (featuring Carnie and Wendy Wilson) (originally from 20/20)	Love	2:44
7.	"The Warmth of the Sun" (originally from Shut Down Volume 2)	Love	3:48
8.	"Wonderful" (originally from Smiley Smile)	Van Dyke Parks	2:14
9.	"Still I Dream of It" (1976 home demo)		3:35
10.	"Melt Away" (originally from Brian Wilson)		2:58
11.	"'Til I Die" (originally from Surf’s Up)		2:47
Total length:			29:27

Personnel

From liner notes.^[7][8]

• Brian Wilson – vocals, piano
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar
• Mark Goldenberg – guitar
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar
• Benmont Tench – piano, organ
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Dave McMurray – saxophone, flute
• Andrew Gold – background vocals, "background vocal conductor"
• Donald Ray Mitchell – background vocals
• Sir Harry Bowens – background vocals
• Jeff Pescetto – background vocals, "background vocal conductor"
• Kip Lennon – background vocals
• Sweet Pea Atkinson – background vocals
• Carnie Wilson – background vocals on "Do It Again"
• Wendy Wilson – background vocals on "Do It Again"

Production and technical staff

• Don Was - producer (except "Still I Dream of It")
• Brian Wilson - producer
• Rik Pekkonen - engineer/recording, mixing
• Dan Bosworth - engineer/recording, assistant engineer
• Rail Rogut - mix assistant
• Doug Sax - mastering
• Gavin Lursson - mastering assistant
• Jane Oppenheimer - "chief of staff"
• Carrie McConkey ("for The Marsha Burn Co.") - production coordinator
• Vartan - art direction
• Don Engel - design
• Forest Fein - design
• Caroline Grayshock - photography

Recording studios

• Recorded at Ocean Way, Hollywood, CA
• Additional recording done at The Chomsky Ranch, Los Angeles, CA
• Mixed at Record One, Los Angeles, CA
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

See also

• Andy Paley sessions

References

1. Doe, Andrew G.; et al. "Gigs & Sessions 1995". Bellagio10452.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
2. Rabid, Jack. "Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
4. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1233. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
5. Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 880. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
6. Holdship, Bill (August 1995). "Lost in Music" (PDF). MOJO. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 1998.
7. Brian Wilson I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times, MCA Records, Inc., Universal City, CA, 1995, liner notes
8. Brian Wilson and Don Was (1995). I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (booklet). Universal City, California.