Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
Occupation
- Vocals: Mike Love
- Guitar / Keyboard / Vocals: Brian Wilson
- Vocal: Carl Wilson
Studios
- Western Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
- Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, California
- CBS Studios, Hollywood, California
- Universal / Radio Recorders Studios, Hollywood, California
- Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Summer Days ( And Summer Nights! ) Is an album by the U.S. band The Beach Boys. It was published on 5 July 1965. The album was produced by Brian Wilson.
Formation
While the Beach Boys were on tour, Brian Wilson working on new songs. Wilson hired studio musicians from Los Angeles, the " Wrecking Crew", with Phil Spector recorded so-called, and played the newly composed pieces in the studio. After the tour the band members had merely to record the vocals.
Unlike its predecessor, The Beach Boys Today!, Especially the second side of this album is Summer Days ( And Summer Nights! ) Is a classic Beach Boys album, which is mainly due to the commercial expectations of Columbia Records.
After litigation had 1996, several attributions are changed. Mike Love sued successfully and his name is now a large part in the song-writing and naming. Only the instrumental Summer Means New Love and I'm Bugged at My Ol 'Man are exempt.
Success
During the time of Summer Days at the Beach Boys approached her career highlight. With Help Me, Rhonda Album contains the second number -one hit of the Beach Boys. The album reached # 2 on the U.S. Billboard charts and number 4 in the UK charts.
Title list
Additional information about the songs
The Girl from New York City is a response to the song The Boy from New York City the group Ad Libs, previously appeared somewhat in the same year.
Amusement Parks USA is a recourse to Surfin 'USA. Were enumerated in the latter good surf spots, so there are the theme parks in the United States in this song. The song ends with a riff from Freddy Cannon song Palisades Park. The spoken part of the song comes from Hal Blaine. In Japan, the single reached # 3 on the charts.
Then I Kissed Her is a cover version of a famous Phil Spector - hits. The Beach Boys changed the perspective of the song Then I Kissed Him, which was written for The Crystals. Phil Spector's " Wall of Sound " is considered a great influence on the work of Brian Wilson. The single place in the UK reached 4
Salt Lake City is a tribute to the city in which the Beach Boys had very loyal fans. In Salt Lake City 1000 Promo singles of the song were pressed.
Girl Do not Tell Me is influenced by Ticket to Ride by the Beatles. Brian Wilson played this song Celesta. For the first time Carl Wilson took on a Beach Boys track lead vocals.
Help Me, Rhonda appeared under modified spelling (Ronda ) already on the previous album. This slightly shorter version of the song was the second number -one hit after the Beach Boys I Get Around. At the same time it was also the first Top 10 hit in Germany. For the third time the song appeared on the album The Beach Boys in Concert. Johnny Rivers reached with his version of the song the Top 40 on the Billboard charts.
California Girls is one of the most famous Beach Boys songs. The single reached number 3 on the charts. Several cover versions of the song were very successful. The version of David Lee Roth came to No. 3 on the Billboard charts.
Let Him Run Wild considered by Beach Boys fans as one of the most popular songs. Brian Wilson should use the song later on his second solo album Imagination.
Summer Means New Love is the only instrumental on the album.
I'm Bugged at My Ol 'Man is a humorous rendering of the conflict between Brian Wilson and his father and former manager Murry Wilson. Brian Wilson sang the song, however, this is not mentioned on the back cover. Instead, we find there the words " Lead, ( Too Embarrassed ) ".
And Your Dreams Come True is an a cappella song that is reminiscent of the Four Freshmen, who are one of the main sources of inspiration for Brian Wilson.