''The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra'' is a 2018 album of remixed Beach Boys recordings with new orchestral arrangements performed by the

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. It was produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman, who conducted similar projects for

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and

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Promotion

Members Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks,

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, and

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 ...

reunited for a question and answer session with

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on July 30, 2018 to promote the album; it was the first time since The 50th Reunion Tour that they appeared together in public.

Reception

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wrote that the songs "either seem weighed down by an orchestra... or the strings seem extraneous", summing it up as an "exercise in mawkish nostalgia". The album topped the ''

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charts, selling 5,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

#"California Suite" (

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) – 1:32 #" California Girls" (

) – 2:45 #"

Wouldn't It Be Nice "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a song by the American rock music, rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. Written by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, and Mike Love, it is distinguished for its sophisticated Wall of ...

" (

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, Love, Wilson) – 3:13 #"

Fun, Fun, Fun "Fun, Fun, Fun" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1964 album ''Shut Down Volume 2''. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it was released as a single in February, backed with " Why Do Fools Fall in Love". "Fun, Fun, ...

" (Love, Wilson) – 2:23 #"

Don't Worry Baby "Don't Worry Baby" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their March 1964 album ''Shut Down Volume 2''. Written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian, Wilson's lead vocal on the track is considered one of his defining performances, ...

" ( Roger Christian, Wilson) – 2:50 #" God Only Knows" (Asher, Wilson) – 3:12 #" Sloop John B" (traditional) – 3:43 #"

Heroes and Villains "Heroes and Villains" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album ''Smiley Smile'' and their unfinished ''Smile'' project. Written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, Wilson envisioned the song as an Old West-themed ...

" ( Van Dyke Parks, Wilson) – 4:07 #"

Disney Girls "Disney Girls (1957)" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1971 album '' Surf's Up''. It was written and sung by Bruce Johnston, who also plays upright piano, Moog synthesizer, and mandolin. Johnston later rerecorded the so ...

" ( Bruce Johnston) – 4:36 #" Here Today" (Asher, Wilson) – 3:07 #"

In My Room "In My Room" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher for the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released on their 1963 album '' Surfer Girl''. It was also released as the B-side of the " Be True to Your School" single. The single ...

" ( Gary Usher, Wilson) – 2:32 #" Kokomo" (Love,

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, Terry Melcher, John Phillips) – 3:50 #"

The Warmth of the Sun "The Warmth of the Sun" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album ''Shut Down Volume 2'' and as the B-side of the " Dance, Dance, Dance" single, which charted at ...

" (Love, Wilson) – 3:15 #" Darlin'" (Love, Wilson) – 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 ...

" (Love, Wilson) – 3:00 #"

You Still Believe in Me "You Still Believe in Me" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. Initially conceived as "In My Childhood", it was the first songwriting collaboration between Brian Wilson, the group's ''de facto'' l ...

" (Asher, Wilson) – 3:11 #"

Good Vibrations "Good Vibrations" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was composed by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Mike Love. It was released as a single on October 10, 1966 and was an immediate critical and commercial hit, topping record c ...

" (Love, Wilson) – 4:20

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. The Beach Boys (original recordings) * Al Jardine – vocals, guitar, bass guitar * Bruce Johnston – vocals, finger snaps,

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

, Moog bass,

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

– vocal harmony, vocals * David Marks – rhythm guitar *

– vocals,

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, organ, percussion, piano, tack piano *

Carl Wilson Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their lead guitarist, the youngest sibling of bandmates Brian and Dennis, and the group's ''de ...

– vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion,

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* Dennis Wilson – vocals,

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, organ, percussion Session musicians (original recordings) *Hal Blaine – drums, horn, percussion, piano, sleigh bells *Harold Billings – Horn *Ron Brown – Guitar (Bass) *Glen Campbell – Guitar *Ed Carter – Guitar *Al Casey – Guitar *Roy Caton – Trumpet *Chili Charles – Percussion *Vince Charles – Drums (Steel) *Rod Clark – Guitar (Bass) *Jerry Cole – Guitar *Gary Coleman – Percussion *Ry Cooder – Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Slide Guitar *Mike Deasy – Guitar *Al DeLory – Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Tack Piano *Dennis Dragon – Drums *Gene Estes – Percussion, Slide Whistle *Carl Fortina – Accordion *Jeffrey Foskett – Guitar (Rhythm) *Tommy Gerard – Accordion, Organ, Piano *Jim Gordon – Drums, Percussion *Carol Kaye – Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Rhythm) *Terry Melcher – Producer, Synthesizer Harp, Tambourine *Virgil Evans – Horn *Bill Green – Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone *Leonard Hartman – Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass) *Jim Horn – Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo *George Hyde – French Horn *Plas Johnson – Clarinet, Piccolo, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone *Jim Keltner – Drums, Percussion *Barney Kessel – Guitar, Ukulele *Larry Knechtel – Harpsichord, Keyboards, Organ, Tack Piano *Maureen Love – Harp *Leonard Malarsky – Violin *Frank Marocco – Accordion *Gail Martin – Trombone (Bass) *Nick Martinis – Drums *Michael Melvoin – Piano *Tony Mercury – Tambourine *Jay Migliori – Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Sax (Baritone), Saxophone *Ollie Mitchell – Horn *Tommy Morgan – Harmonica *Buell Neidlinger – Bass (Upright) *Jack Nimitz – Sax (Baritone), Sax (Bass), Saxophone *Van Dyke Parks – Accordion, Composer, Tack Piano *John Parricelli – Guitar *Nick Patrick – Producer *Steve Pearce – Bas Dessus, Bass *Joel Peskin – Saxophone *Bill Pitman – Guitar, Guitar (Bass) *Ray Pohlman – Guitar (Bass) *Don Randi – Harpsichord, Keyboards, Piano, Tack Piano *Emil Richards – Vibraphone *Lyle Ritz – Bass (Upright), Guitar (Bass) *Howard Roberts – Guitar, Ukulele *Alan Robinson – French Horn *Leon Russell – Piano *Ralph Salmins – Drums *Billy Strange – Guitar, Tambourine *Ernie Tack – Trombone (Bass) *Paul Tanner – Theremin *Darrel Terwilliger – Viola *Julius Wechter – Bells, Percussion, Timpani *Arthur Wright – Guitar (Bass)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2018 remix albums Capitol Records remix albums 2018 collaborative albums Orchestral pop albums Royal Philharmonic Orchestra albums The Beach Boys remix albums Albums produced by Nick Patrick (record producer)