Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys

by The Beach Boys

Overview

After gaining control of the Beach Boys' entire catalog (including all the band's post-1969 material), Capitol released two-fers covering their out of print '70s records and a Brian Wilson-selected compilation titled Classics, then later, this hits compilation -- the longest single-disc American collection ever seen. With all but five tracks coming from their 1962-1969 peak, and every one a Top 40 hit, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys is also the best, a worthy digital-age successor to previous classics like Endless Summer and Greatest Hits, Vol. 1. Though the songs don't appear in chronological order, the compilers improved the concept of a hits compilation by bunching the disc into minisets -- one of classic adolescence songs ("Be True to Your School," "When I Grow Up [To Be a Man]," "In My Room"), one of surfing songs ("Surfin' Safari," "Surfin' U.S.A.," "Surfer Girl"), one of frat-boy classics ("Dance, Dance, Dance," "Barbara Ann"), and another including selections from their masterpiece Pet Sounds ("God Only Knows," "Sloop John B.," "Wouldn't It Be Nice"). Nearly any compilation on an important artist can be argued, but it's the rare one that covers as many bases and leaves out so few classics as Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	06/24/2022
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031511589
Rank:	94194

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Beach Boys   Primary Artist
Paul Tanner   Theremin
Leonard Malarsky   Violin
Marilyn Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Steve Douglas   Flute,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Bill Green   Flute
Alan Robinson   French Horn
Carol Lee Miller   Harp
Mike Altschol   Clarinet,Saxophone
Ron Swallow   Tambourine
Maureen West   Harp
Al Jardine   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Brian Wilson   Organ,Piano,Vocals,Celeste,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Bill Pitman   Guitar
Barney Kessel   Guitar,Mandolin
Don Randi   Piano
Jay Migliori   Clarinet,Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Jim Horn   Flute
Plas Johnson   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Ricky Fataar   Drums,Guitar
Mike Melvoin   Harpsichord
Darrel Terwilliger   Viola
Toni Tennille   Vocals (Background)
Bruce Johnston   Vocals
Billy Hinsche   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Larry Knechtel   Organ
Frank Capp   Bells,Timpani,Percussion,Glockenspiel
Julian Lindsay   Keyboards
John Kelson, Jr.   Clarinet,Saxophone
Steve Grainger   Sax (Baritone)
Jim Gordon   Percussion
Bobby Klein   Sax (Tenor)
John Alder   Guitar
Jerry Cole   Guitar
Ray Pohlman   Mandolin,Guitar (Bass)
David Marks   Guitar
Mike Love   Vocals,Saxophone,Vocals (Background)
Al DeLory   Organ,Piano
Lenny Hartman   Saxophone
Ed Carter   Guitar
Ron Altbach   Piano,Harpsichord
Gerry Beckley   Vocals (Background)
Hal Blaine   Drums
Glen Campbell   Guitar
Roy Caton   Trumpet
Sidney Sharp   Violin
Carl Fortina   Accordion
Billy Strange   Guitar
Graham Broad   Percussion
Terry Melcher   Keyboards
Steve Levine   Keyboards
Jesse Ehrlich   Cello
Jack Nimitz   Clarinet,Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Carl Wilson   Guitar,Vocals,Bass (Vocal),Vocals (Background)
Chuck Berghofer   Double Bass
Carol Kaye   Guitar (Bass)
Frank Marocco   Accordion
Dean Torrence   Vocals
Gene Estes   Percussion
Lyle Ritz   Double Bass
Al Casey   Guitar
Dennis Wilson   Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dennis Dreith   Clarinet,Saxophone
Tony Martin   Vocals (Background)
Tommy Morgan   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Michelle Gilliam   Composer
Scott Mackenzie   Composer
Ralph Balantin   Engineer
James Guercio   Producer
Stanley Shapiro   Composer
Joe Gaswirt   Mastering Engineer
Murray Wilson   Producer
Al Jardine   Composer,Producer,Musical Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering Engineer
Alan Boyd   Mixing,Producer
Earle Mankey   Engineer
Gregg Jakobson   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Van Dyke Parks   Composer
Murry Wilson   Producer
Bruce Johnston   Composer,Producer
Michael Edward Love   Composer
Stephen Moffitt   Engineer,Recording
Chuck Britz   Engineer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Larry Levine   Engineer
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Reggie Dunbar   Composer
Stephen W. Desper   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Karen Lamm   Composer
Greg Laney   Engineer
Daniel Hersch   Mastering Engineer
Rob Fabroni   Engineer
Roger Christian   Composer
Bob Burchman   Composer
Tony Asher   Composer
Joe Knott   Composer
Tim Young   Mastering Engineer
Jack Rieley   Composer
Martyn Phillips   Composer
Robert Christian   Composer
Clarence Quick   Composer
Stephen Kalinich   Composer
Ray Kennedy   Composer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Ron McMaster   Mastering Engineer
Mark Linett   Mixing,Producer,Remixing,Recording,Remix Producer,Mixing Engineer,Audio Production,Mastering Engineer
Nick Venet   Producer
Jim Lockert   Engineer,Recording
Michel Colombier   Arranger
Mike Love   Composer
Gordon Milne   Engineer
Morris Levy   Composer
Brian Wilson   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Musical Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Recording Arranger
Ron Altbach   Producer
Daryl Dragon   Vocal Arrangement
Phil Spector   Composer
Pablo Beltran Ruiz   Composer
Terry Melcher   Composer,Producer
The Beach Boys   Composer,Musician,Producer
Steve Levine   Producer,Drum Programming
Bob Alcivar   Horn Arrangements
Bernie Grundman   Mastering Engineer
Bobby Freeman   Composer
Boudleaux Bryant   Composer
Carl Wilson   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Anthony DeCurtis   Liner Notes
Clarence E. Quick   Composer
Frankie Lymon   Composer
Tandyn Almer   Composer
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Fred Fassert   Composer
Gary Usher   Composer
James William Guercio   Producer
Jeff Peters   Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
John Phillips   Composer
Robert White Johnson   Composer
Scott McKenzie   Composer
Dennis Wilson   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Horn Arrangements
Traditional   Composer
Andrew Sandoval   Mastering Engineer