Imagination (Brian Wilson album)
Occupation
- Vocals, Hammond organ, Keyboard: Brian Wilson
- Bass: Michael Rhodes, Bob Lizik
- Guitar: Jim Peterik, Brent Rowan, Greg Leisz, Tom Chaffee, Scott Bennett, Jim Peterik
- Drums: Eddie Bayers, Todd viewfinder man
- Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone: Paul Mertens
- Trumpet: Chuck Soumar, John Larson
- Percussion: Jackie Bertone
- Violin, Viola: Larry Franklin
- Saxophone: Richie Cannata
- Horn: Jason Trtan
- Keyboard, Hammond organ, piano, accordion, bass drum: Joe Thomas
Studios
- Brian Wilson's house, California
- Shrimp Boat Studio, Key West, Florida
- Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California
- Master fonics, Nashville, Tennessee
Imagination is the title of a solo album of American musician and songwriter Brian Wilson. Brian Wilson was a founding member and creative head of the Beach Boys, in which he had got in 1988.
The album was released in 1998 on Imagination the record label " Giant Records ". It was produced by Brian Wilson and Joe Thomas.
Genesis
In 1995, the Beach Boys with Brian Wilson, again gathered in the studio to re-record titled Stars And Stripes Vol 1 with some of their old hits Country sizes. During this shoot Wilson Joe Thomas met. Thomas was a former wrestler who was just trying to get a foothold in the music business. Thomas made the proposal, together with Wilson to draw up a new solo album and produce. Brian Wilson was delighted with this proposal little. He had continued to work with friend and multi-instrumentalist Andy Paley a perfect partner at his side and wanted the numerous songs he had written with Paley. But it is precisely these songs found his wife and manager Melinda Wilson for too immature. She was to work with Thomas and graduated with him a contract, the Brian Wilson to undertook to produce two albums with Joe Thomas. The collaboration began with some informal meetings in which the two played together some old songs. Only after a few months they started to compose together.
Brian and Melinda Wilson left Los Angeles. They moved to St. Charles ( Illinois) and bought a house near Thomas to allow the two musicians, cooperate at all times. Wilson had worked in times past very often alone. Did he have a partner, the roles were clearly distributed - Wilson wrote the music and the partner ( as Mike Love, Tony Asher, Van Dyke Parks ) wrote the lyrics.
In addition to Thomas Wilson wrote with some other songwriters on this album. In addition to the newly composed pieces admissions are included by some older songs. Thus one finds She Says That She Needs Me The song, which was originally called Sherry She Needs Me, was written in 1965 by Wilson for Glen Campbell. This but opted for Guess I Am dump). Mid 1970s Wilson wrote the song for a new Beach Boys album, due out but did not come out. In the 1980s he revised with Russ Titelman the song for his first solo album, but again there was no publication. It was not until 1998, when Carole Bayer Sager wrote a new text, the song came on the album. Furthermore, two new recordings of the album Beach Boys songs added - Keep an Eye on Summer and Let Him Run Wild. With Where Has Love Been? is also a song from the Wilson - Paley Sessions included.
The play Lay Down Burden is about the loss of his brother Carl Wilson and his mother Audree, both died in 1998.
As a guest of Jimmy Buffett can be heard on Sunshine.
Achievements
The single Your Imagination was played some time on various radio stations, but manages not chart.
Although it was the best selling Wilson solo project, the album Wilson did not meet expectations regarding the commercial success again. The album reached number # 88 in the U.S. Billboard charts and number 30 in the UK charts.
Concert
1998 tried Joe Thomas and Melinda Wilson Brian Wilson to persuade us to present the album "live". Brian Wilson had panic throughout his career fear of appearances. In the 1960s, he had several nervous breakdowns. He did not appear at first, but eventually was persuaded. Wilson had for this - no tape unique appearance - as he said himself. In addition to himself, Joe Thomas and Andy Paley, he called some old friends and asked them to help them. These included, for example, Billy Hinsch ( brother of Carl Wilson, a member of the Beach Boys session / u Touring Band ). Then there was a friend of Carl Wilson - Christopher Cross. Beach Boy Bruce Johnston also agreed to attend the concert with Brian Wilson.