''Celebration '' is the self-titled second album release by the

Mike Love Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys with his cousins Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson and their friend Al Jardine. Characterized by his nasal tenor and occasional bass-bari ...

fronted band

Celebration Celebration or Celebrations may refer to: Film, television and theatre * ''Celebration'' (musical), by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, 1969 * ''Celebration'' (play), by Harold Pinter, 2000 * ''Celebration'' (TV series), a Canadian music TV serie ...

. The album was released in February 1979 and mainly features song writing from

and

Ron Altbach Ronald Steven Altbach (December 24, 1946 – February 21, 2023) was an American keyboardist and songwriter who co-founded French-American rock band King Harvest, and played the Wurlitzer electric piano intro on their single "Dancing in the Moonli ...

. The album also contains a

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...

co-write called "How’s About A Little Bit". "Starbaby" and "Gettin' Hungry" were released as the lead singles for album. "

Gettin' Hungry "Gettin' Hungry" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album ''Smiley Smile''. Credited on the label to Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it was released as a single on August 28, 1967, the second and last released on the origina ...

" was a cover of a Beach Boys track from 1967. The album was only released on LP and is currently out of print. It has also long been difficult to find as it is estimated only 5,000 copies were pressed and released.

Track listing

#"Gettin’ Hungry" (

) – 4:30 #"Sailor" (Dave Robinson/Ron Altbach) – 3:07 #"Lovestruck" (Ed Tuleja/Altbach) – 3:26 #"She’s Just Out to Get You" (Love) – 3:12 #"I Don’t Wanna Know" (Love) – 3:31 #"Starbaby" (Love) – 4:32 #"Go and Get That Girl" (Tuleja/Altbach) – 3:06 #"How’s About a Little Bit" (Wilson/Diane Rovell/Love/Altbach) – 2:34 #"Song of Creation" (Robinson/Altbach) – 2:58 #"Country Pie" (Tuleja/Altbach) – 3:16

Personnel

* Mike Love - Lead Vocals on 1, 4, 8 and 10 * Dave "Doc" Robinson - Bass and Lead Vocals on 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9 * Paul Fauerso - Keyboards and Lead Vocals on 6 * Ron Altbach - Keyboards * Charles Lloyd - Saxophone * Kim Calkins - Drums

References

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