''In the Key of Disney'' is the ninth studio album by Brian Wilson, released on October 25, 2011, by

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as part of the Disney Pearl Series. The album is the second release by Disney for Wilson, after ''

Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin ''Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin'' is the eighth studio album by Brian Wilson, released on August 17, 2010 by Walt Disney Records as part of the Disney Pearl Series. The album consists of covers of ten George and Ira Gershwin songs, bookended ...

''. Disney calls it "the album that marries the vision of two men who shaped the image of modern California – Brian Wilson &

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."Brian Wilson: In the Key of Disney
Disney.go.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

Background

In the summer of 2009,

approached Wilson about recording his own arrangements of songs from

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films, which Wilson agreed to do after recording an album of Gershwin covers.Mansfield, Brian (August 17, 2011)
Brian Wilson Sings 'In the Key of Disney'
USA Today. ''In The Key of Disney'' was recorded in early 2011. After recording the album Wilson indicated that "

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sound and the Disney people make a fantastic collaboration. I tried to do justice to all their songs."Breihan, Tom and Amy Phillips (August 19, 2011)
Brian Wilson Announces Album of Disney Songs
Pitchfork.

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initially offered two bonus tracks; one appeared on the compact disc version of the album, and the other appeared on the

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version.

Track listing

Personnel

*Brian Wilson – Lead Vocals, Vocal Arrangements, Band Arrangements, Producer *

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– Vocals,

12-String Guitar A twelve-string guitar (or 12-string guitar) is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a thicker, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in o ...

Electric Guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gu ...

, Acoustic Guitar, Toy instruments *

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– Vocals, Moog Synthesizer,

Marimba The marimba () is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the timbre ...

, Organ,

Vibraphone The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist ...

, Harpsichord, 8-bit Bicycle Horn, Celeste, Toy instruments *Scott Bennett – Vocals, Drums, Marimba, Piano, B3 Organ, Vibraphone, Synthesizer, Toy instruments *Probyn Gregory – Vocals, Slide guitar,

Trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

, Banjo, Organ, Vibraphone, Electric Guitar, Nylon String Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric 12-String Guitar, Guitar solo (on track 8),

Ukulele The ukulele ( ; from haw, ukulele , approximately ), also called Uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings. The tone and volume of the instrumen ...

, Tannerin, Toy instruments *Nick Walusko – Vocals, Electric Guitar, Toy instruments *Paul Von Mertens –

Saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...

, Clarinet, Wooden flute, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, Alto flute, Piccolo, Bass harmonica, Band Arrangements *Mike D'Amico – Drums *Brett Simons – Bass, Acoustic Bass *Nelson Bragg – Percussion *Gary Griffin – B3 Organ, Piano, Accordion *Chris Bleth –

Oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range. ...

(on tracks 6 and 11) *Leslie Stevens – Musical saw (on track 10)

References

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