Looking Back with Love

Looking Back with Love is a solo album by Mike Love, one of the founding members of the U.S. band The Beach Boys. It was published in 1981 by the record company Boardwalk.

Formation

Mike Love began early in 1977 to work on a solo album. The album First Love contains a series of self-written songs. However, it was rejected by the record companies for alleged poor quality. A song from this period - Sumahama - was released in 1979 on the album LA (Light Album) by the Beach Boys.

1981 Love took a second attempt to release his own album. Bandmate Carl Wilson currently also working on his solo album, Beach Boys projects were not planned at that time. As a producer was hired by Mike Love Curt mug that had been 1979, the Beach Boys single Here Comes the Night ( USA # 44) produced. Mike Love contributed only a single song as a co -author for his album. Included on the album are a number of cover versions, including the Abba song On and on and On, written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and a remake of the Phil Spector hits Be My Baby, by the bandmates Brian Wilson co - was produced; Wilson sings on this song, a choir voice.

Mike Love recorded the album in his studio. Of the leading record companies showed no interest in this work. Only the Boardwalk label was ready for publication. The album did not make it into the charts.

Song List

• Album ( rock )
• 1981 album