''Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys'' is a 2000
tribute album
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devoted to songs by
the Beach Boys
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, consisting of
cover version
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s recorded by
independent artists.
The chosen material focuses on rarities by the group, some of them available only as
bootleg recording
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s such as ''
Adult/Child
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'' and ''
Sweet Insanity''. The album took nearly three years to produce, with
sunshine pop
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outfit
the Free Design
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reuniting to contribute one track after a three-decade absence from recording.
Reception
Jason Ankeny of
AllMusic
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wrote in a mostly positive review, "by and large, the disc boasts an artistry and consistency most tributes lack, thanks as much to the brilliance of its subject as to the torch-carrying affections of its contributors."
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Uncut'' magazine named it their album of the month, while ''
NME
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'' named it their compilation of the month.
Track listing
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Eugene Kelly
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Lady
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"Lady" is al ...
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Alex Chilton
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: "
I Wanna Pick You Up"
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June & The Exit Wounds: "
All I Wanna Do"
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Katrina Mitchell &
Bill Wells
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Wells is completely self-taught, and began performing in clubs in ...
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Wind Chimes
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The High Llamas
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: "
Anna Lee, The Healer"
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Souvenir
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: "
Ne Dis Pas (Girl Don't Tell Me)"
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Duglas T. Stewart: "
Lines"
# Camping: "
Busy Doin' Nothin'"
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Stevie Jackson
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Career
Jackson's early musical influences include Madness, ABBA, OMD, ...
: "
Good Time"
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The Free Design
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: "
Endless Harmony"
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The Pearlfishers: "Go Away Boy"
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Saint Etienne: "
Stevie"
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The Radio Sweethearts: "
Honkin' Down The Highway"
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Eric Matthews: "
Lonely Sea"
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Kle: "
Rainbow Eyes
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Chip Taylor
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Evie Sands
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Sands' music career spans more than 50 years. In the mid-1960s, while still a teenager, she began her career and eventually found chart success in 1969. Sands retired ...
: "Let's Put Our Hearts Together"
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Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: "
Pet Sounds
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Malcolm Ross: "
Heroes and Villains
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Norman Blake: "Only With You"
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The Aluminum Group: "
Caroline, No
"Caroline, No" is a song by the American musician Brian Wilson that was released as his first solo record on March 7, 1966 and, two months later, reissued as the closing track on the Beach Boys' album ''Pet Sounds''. Written with Tony Asher, the ...
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Jad Fair
Jadwin B. Fair (born June 9, 1954) is an American singer, guitarist, graphic artist, and founding member of lo-fi alternative rock group Half Japanese.
Biography
Fair was born in Coldwater, Michigan. In 1974, he and his brother David formed the ...
: "Do Ya"
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The Secret Goldfish: "Big Sur"
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David Ritchie Coalition
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The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...
: "
Good Timin'"
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Kim Fowley
Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed the Runaways in the 1970s. He has been ...
: "Almost Summer"
See also
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List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs
References
{{The Beach Boys main
The Beach Boys tribute albums
Brian Wilson
2000 compilation albums
Indie rock compilation albums