Brian Wilson (Album)
Occupation
- Various instruments, vocals: Brian Wilson
- Guitar, drums: Andy Paley
- Drums, synthesizers, sound effects: Michael Bernard
Brian Wilson is the self-titled first solo album by U.S. musician Brian Wilson. The album was released in 1988 by the record label Sire Records and peaked in the U.S. Billboard charts ranked # 40
The album was recorded by Brian Wilson (some with Russ Titelman and Andy Paley ) produced. As executive produced Dr. Eugene Landy, Brian's psychiatrist and manager in one person. Under pressure from Dr. Landy Brian got out at the 1988 Beach Boys.
The story of the album
In 1986, Dr. Eugene Landy his protégé Brian Wilson persuaded to begin to work on a solo album. As Brian's partner Gary Usher was supposed to act. Usher was a renowned producer, songwriter and singer, he had written at the beginning of the Beach Boys career numerous songs with Brian. This familiarity of yesteryear should introduce Brian to musical excellence. One year worked Wilson and Usher together until Dr. Landy finished collaborating on new songs. The collaboration between Wilson and Usher the single Let's Go to Heaven in 1987 appeared in My Car, which, however, was not part of the album.
Dr. Eugene Landy sat herself as executive producer, since he sought participation of the royalties. He was the one who was inferior to the majority of the album with a synthesizer what the typical Wilson sound destroyed due to the move. Many fans refused from this album is because it just was not typical of Wilson. Brian Wilson's voice sounds pained on this album. is further made the sterile production is responsible for the failure of the album.
Russ Titelman, co-producer on many pieces, Wilson made known with multi-instrumentalist Andy Paley. This acquaintance led first to a working relationship on the album and, subsequently, to an intimate friendship. Even star producer Jeff Lynne contributed as co -author on a song for the album. The rest of the album consists of pieces from Brian Wilson's spring ( including Little Children in 1976 ), which is to assume that was involved in some of the songs Gary Usher.
Brian Wilson hoped that with his first solo album a chart ranking between No. 1 and 5, however, he ended up with it only ranked # 40 Unlike previous failures Brian but did not draw this time from the public gaze, but began work on his second album.
The coupled- selling singles also weak. Only Love and Mercy went to number # 75 of the U.S. Billboard charts.
In the 1990s, conducted by Brian Wilson, with his brother Carl Wilson and her mother Audree Wilson, numerous lawsuits against Landy. In these processes, it became clear that Dr. Landy had put his name to numerous solo works of Brian Wilson, as it wanted to be involved in the royalties. Furthermore, to assume that Andy Paley and Gary Usher were involved in the development of some songs.
Special Edition
In 2000, a new edition of this album (Brian Wilson Deluxe ) with numerous bonus tracks appeared.
On the original album appeared Landy's name on virtually with every song in the credits. In the t recently deluxe edition, the credits have been corrected and Landy's name cleared. Also, Alexandra Morgan, the partner of Landy, appears on the original album on the songs Walkin ' the Line, There's So Many Nighttime and as a copywriter, in later editions no longer.
Title list
Singles
- Love & Mercy
- Nighttime
- Melt Away