Orange Crate Art
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Orange Crate Art
- Artist: Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks
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- Release Date: November 07, 1995
- Total Time: 47:33
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Brian Wilson enlisted Van Dyke Parks as his collaborator for SMiLE, the follow-up to the Beach Boys' groundbreaking album Pet Sounds. One single, "Heroes and Villains," was released from the sessions and became a hit, but the rest of the album remained on the shelves. Over the years, the legend of SMiLE continued to grow, as bootlegs circulated and selected songs were recorded by the Beach Boys (including "Sail on Sailor," from 1973's Holland). Parks and Wilson didn't work again until 1995, nearly 30 years after the SMiLE sessions. However, the resulting album, Orange Crate Art, isn't quite a collaboration -- it's a collection of Parks songs as sung by Wilson. Van Dyke Parks' approach is intellectual, not instinctual, which means his compositions are complex; similarly, his lyrics are dense and laden with poetic imagery and metaphors. Then again, Orange Crate Art isn't a pop album -- it's a self-conscious work of art. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| Orange County, New York vs Orange County, California (2004 Album by Various Artists) | |
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| Studio album by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks | |||||
| Released | 24 October 1995 | ||||
| Recorded | Early - Mid 1995 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 47:51 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Van Dyke Parks | ||||
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Orange Crate Art is a 1995 album by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks released on Warner Bros. Records, where Parks has been contracted since 1967.
Nearly 30 years after their collaboration on the ill-fated Smile project, Wilson and Parks teamed up again for this Orange Crate Art, The album's title refers to the sun-drenched, idealized paintings that grace wooden fruit crates, and its theme is a nostalgic view of the history of California. Though billed and anticipated as a full collaboration, the album is devoted to Parks' compositions, and features his typical dense wordplay and orchestrations. Wilson for his part contributes only the vocals and vocal arrangements. Parks reported that despite his invitation, Wilson had declined to contribute any music to the project.
Given the history of its principals, the album came with high expectations, but upon release it received mixed critical reviews and had lackluster sales, failing even to chart.
Track listing
All songs by Van Dyke Parks, except where noted.
- "Orange Crate Art" – 3:00
- "Sail Away" – 5:15
- "My Hobo Heart" (Van Dyke Parks, Michael Hazelwood) – 3:16
- "Wings Of A Dove" – 3:07
- "Palm Tree And Moon" – 4:07
- "Summer In Monterey" (Van Dyke Parks, Michael Hazelwood) – 4:14
- "San Francisco" – 4:28
- "Hold Back Time" – 3:39
- "My Jeanine" – 3:13
- "Movies Is Magic" – 3:54
- "This Town Goes Down At Sunset" (Michael Hazelwood) – 3:21
- "Lullaby" (George Gershwin) – 6:06
Orange Crate Art (Warner Bros. 45427) never charted in the US or the UK.
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Brian Wilson". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=4257.
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