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  • Artist: The Beach Boys
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: July 24, 2001
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Along with the Who, it's nearly impossible to keep track of all the Beach Boys compilations that have littered the marketplace since the 1960s. But undoubtedly one of the better (and more extensive) single-disc collections is the 30-track, 2001 Euro import, The Very Best of the Beach Boys. There have been few pop groups as exceptional, consistent, and influential as the Beach Boys were in their heyday, and all the hits that you'd expect are here -- and in digitally remastered sound, to boot. Since this is not a strict greatest-hits set, you get such expected all-time classics as "California Girls," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "Surfer Girl," and "Good Vibrations," but also included are such oft-overlooked tracks as "Darlin'," "Caroline No," and "Heroes and Villains," among others. And while it's a fair argument that the mysteriously absent "In My Room" could have/should have easily replaced "Kokomo" (would anyone have noticed if it was absent?), overall, Very Best Of is a solid Beach Boys overview. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Good Vibrations (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (3:37)
California Girls (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:43)
I Get Around (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:14)
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Tony Asher The Beach Boys (2:25)
Surfin' Safari Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:07)
Fun, Fun, Fun (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:20)
Surfin' U.S.A. Chuck Berry The Beach Boys (2:29)
Help Me, Rhonda (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:47)
Don't Worry Baby (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian The Beach Boys (2:50)
When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) Brian Wilson The Beach Boys (2:04)
Little Deuce Coupe (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian The Beach Boys (1:38)
Dance, Dance, Dance (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson The Beach Boys (2:00)
Little Honda (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (1:52)
Do You Wanna Dance Bobby Freeman The Beach Boys (2:21)
Surfer Girl (Lyrics) Brian Wilson The Beach Boys (2:27)
Then I Kissed Her (Lyrics) Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector, Jeff Barry The Beach Boys (2:16)
God Only Knows (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Tony Asher The Beach Boys (2:50)
Caroline No (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Tony Asher The Beach Boys (2:19)
Sloop John B Brian Wilson, Traditional The Beach Boys (2:55)
Barbara Ann (Lyrics) Fred Fassert The Beach Boys (2:06)
Heroes and Villains (Lyrics) Van Dyke Parks, Brian Wilson The Beach Boys (3:38)
Do It Again (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:19)
Darlin' (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:13)
Wild Honey (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:38)
Break Away Brian Wilson, Reggie Dunbar The Beach Boys (2:56)
Rock & Roll Music Chuck Berry The Beach Boys (2:28)
I Can Hear Music (Lyrics) Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector, Jeff Barry The Beach Boys (2:37)
Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) Leadbelly The Beach Boys (3:02)
Lady Lynda (Lyrics) Ron Altbach, Alan Jardine The Beach Boys (3:58)
Kokomo (Lyrics) Mike Love, Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher, John Phillips The Beach Boys (3:35)

Credits

The Beach Boys (Producer), Carl Wilson (Producer), Murry Wilson (Producer), Brian Wilson (Arranger), Bruce Johnston (Producer), Brian Wilson (Producer), Nick Venet (Producer)
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The Very Best of the Beach Boys
Compilation album by The Beach Boys
Released 30 June 2001
Recorded 1961–2001
Genre Rock
Length 1:17:58
Label EMI
Producer Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys
Professional reviews
The Beach Boys chronology
Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986
(2000)		 The Very Best of The Beach Boys
(2001)		 Classics selected by Brian Wilson
(2002)

The Very Best of the Beach Boys is an album released by the American rock and roll band The Beach Boys. The album was released by EMI in 2001 and features 30 of their greatest hits digitally remastered. The album is the first compilation of The Beach Boys that makes a full retrospective of their career, displaying their greatest hit songs, during their 40-year career. Other compilations had already been released throughout the years, but only focusing on certain time periods of the band, or focusing on their complete career, but with several volumes.

Track listing

All tracks written by Brian Wilson/Mike Love, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Good Vibrations" – 3:37
  2. "California Girls" – 2:43
  3. "I Get Around" – 2:14
  4. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Love) – 2:25
  5. "Surfin' Safari" – 2:07
  6. "Fun, Fun, Fun" – 2:20
  7. "Surfin' USA" (Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry) – 2:29
  8. "Help Me Rhonda" – 2:47
  9. "Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson, Roger Christian) – 2:50
  10. "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" – 2:04
  11. "Little Deuce Coupe" (Brian Wilson, Christian) – 1:38
  12. "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Love) – 2:00
  13. "Little Honda" – 1:52
  14. "Do You Wanna Dance?" (Bobby Freeman) – 2:21
  15. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:27
  16. "Then I Kissed Her" (Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) – 2:16
  17. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson, Asher) – 2:50
  18. "Caroline, No" (Brian Wilson, Asher) – 2:19
  19. "Sloop John B" (Traditional, Brian Wilson) – 2:55
  20. "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert) – 2:06
  21. "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks) – 3:38
  22. "Do It Again" – 2:19
  23. "Darlin'" – 2:13
  24. "Wild Honey" – 2:38
  25. "Break Away" (Brian Wilson, Murry Wilson) – 2:56
  26. "Rock and Roll Music" (Berry) – 2:28
  27. "I Can Hear Music" (Barry, Greenwich, Spector) – 2:37
  28. "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:02
  29. "Lady Lynda" (Alan Jardine, Ron Altbach) – 3:58
  30. "Kokomo" (Love, Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher, John Phillips) – 3:37

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Review: The Very Best of The Beach Boys". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0xfpxqe0ldse. Retrieved 30 August 2009. 
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