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"I Can Hear Music" was covered by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on their 1969 album 20/20 with Carl Wilson on lead vocals. This version peaked at No. 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (their final top 40 hit until 1976). The song did best in Europe, reaching number 10 in the United Kingdom. [7]
For the majority of July and August, the Beach Boys toured the US and appeared on a few television talk shows. [20] Most of the subsequent new material was tracked at Capitol Studios. [21] Carl produced a rendition of the Ronettes' 1966 song "I Can Hear Music" for the group, and it was the first time he was given a sole production credit. Brian ...
In 1996, Troccoli was featured on the Beach Boys' now out-of-print album Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, singing lead vocals on a cover of their 1969 song "I Can Hear Music", itself a cover of a Phil Spector song. The Beach Boys sing on the track as well, providing harmonies and backing vocals.
In February 1969, an extended edit of "Never Learn Not to Love" was included on the Beach Boys' album 20/20. The band performed the song during an April 1969 appearance on The Mike Douglas Show. Alternate versions and session highlights from the song's recording were released on the 2018 compilation I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions.
The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6. Lambert, Philip (2007). Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: the Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-1876-0
In 1969, the Beach Boys' rendition of "I Can Hear Music" was the first track produced solely by Carl Wilson.By then, he had effectively become the band's in-studio leader, producing the bulk of the albums during the early 1970s. [3]
The Beach Boys: 1985 "Peggy Sue" † Buddy Holly Jerry Allison Norman Petty # 1977–1978 M.I.U. Album: 1978 "Peaches" Dennis Wilson 1968 I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions ‡ 2018 "Pet Sounds" Brian Wilson 1965 Pet Sounds: 1966 "Pitter Patter" Brian Wilson Mike Love Al Jardine 1977 M.I.U. Album: 1978 "Please Let Me Wonder" Brian Wilson Mike ...
Music journalist Geoffrey Himes describes the song as a "ballad that featured Brian singing in a devotional high tenor about the romantic moment when words fail." [9] Biographer Timothy White suggests that the lyrics can be interpreted as both "a peaceful meditation on romantic tranquility" and "a song of reunion for any loved ones."