''Best of the Beach Boys'' is the first compilation album released by
American
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the Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by the ...
through
Capitol Records in 1966. The first version was released in the United States on July 5, 1966, two months after ''
Pet Sounds
''Pet Sounds'' is the 11th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on May 16, 1966, by Capitol Records. It was initially met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response in the United States, peaking at number 10 on the ...
''. Another version of ''Best of The Beach Boys'' was issued in the United Kingdom on November 11, 1966, with a track listing that differed from the American release.
North American release
The American release of ''Best of The Beach Boys'' includes a selection of 12 songs the band had recorded from 1963 to 1965, many of them singles or B-sides. The album reached number eight on the US charts and was certified gold by the
RIAA on April 12, 1967, and double platinum on December 1, 1991. ''Best of The Beach Boys'' is currently out of print.
Stereo versions of the album are labeled
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on the small print and the labels, though many tracks use true stereo mixes where available.
Track listing
British release
The British version of ''Best of The Beach Boys'' was released with songs that differed to its American counterpart. This version, initially compiled as a DJ sampler by
EMI
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, sold close to 200,000 copies by September 1967 and spent a total of 142 weeks on the UK album charts, peaking at number two.
Track listing
;Side A
#"
Surfin' Safari" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:05
#"Surfin' U.S.A." (B. Wilson/Berry) – 2:28
#"Little Deuce Coupe" (B. Wilson/Love) – 1:50
#"Fun, Fun, Fun" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:18
#"
I Get Around" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:12
#"
All Summer Long" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:05
#"In My Room" (B. Wilson/Usher) – 2:13
;Side B
#"
Do You Wanna Dance?
"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. It reached number No. 5 on the United States ''Billboard'' Top 100 Sides pop chart and No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. Cliff Richard ...
" (
) – 2:18
#"
Help Me, Rhonda
"Help Me, Rhonda" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys, appearing first on their 1965 album ''The Beach Boys Today!'' (where it was spelled "Help Me, Ronda") and subsequently in re-recorded form on the following 1965 album ''Summer Day ...
" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:45
#"
California Girls
"California Girls" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album, '' Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)''. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the lyrics detail an appreciation for women across the world and a wish ...
" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:37
#"
Barbara Ann
"Barbara Ann" is a song written by Fred Fassert that was first recorded by the Regents as "Barbara-Ann". Their version was released in 1961 and reached number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The more famous version was recorded by the ...
" (Fred Fassert) – 2:05
#"
You're So Good to Me
"You're So Good to Me" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on July 5, 1965, on their ninth studio album ''Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)''. It was later included as the B-side of ...
" (B. Wilson/Love) – 2:13
#"
Sloop John B
"Sloop John B" (originally published as "The John B. Sails") is a Bahamian folk song from Nassau. A transcription by Richard Le Gallienne was published in 1916, and a version was included in Carl Sandburg's ''The American Songbag'' in 1927. Since ...
" (trad. arr. B. Wilson/
Al Jardine
Alan Charles Jardine (born September 3, 1942) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as " Help Me, Rh ...
) – 2:55
#"
God Only Knows
"God Only Knows" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album '' Pet Sounds''. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a Baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and its subversion of typi ...
" (B. Wilson/
Tony Asher
Anthony D. Asher (born May 2, 1939) is an English-American songwriter and advertising copywriter who is best known for his collaborations with Brian Wilson (of the Beach Boys) and Roger Nichols in the 1960s. Asher co-wrote eight songs on the B ...
) – 2:49
See also
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References
* ''The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience'',
Timothy White, c. 1994.
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1966 greatest hits albums
Albums produced by Brian Wilson
Capitol Records compilation albums
The Beach Boys compilation albums