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"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a song by the American 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 Sound -style arrangement and refined vocal performances, and is regarded among the band's finest songs.
The Beach Boys: 1985 "It's a New Day" Dennis Wilson Daryl Dragon Stanley Shapiro 1971 Feel Flows ‡ 2021 "It's Just a Matter of Time" Brian Wilson Eugene Landy 1984–1985 The Beach Boys: 1985 "It's Natural" David Sandler # 1971 Feel Flows ‡ 2021 "It's OK" † Brian Wilson Mike Love 1976 15 Big Ones: 1976 "It's Over Now" Brian Wilson 1977 ...
Listed below are Beach Boys A and B sides issued in the US. For Beach Boys singles not issued under the group name, EP tracks, featured tracks, and non-American A-sides, see other songs. In total the Beach Boys have had 10 number one singles across the world and across all charts.
"God Only Knows" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and complexity, unusual instrumentation, and subversion of typical popular music conventions, both lyrically and musically.
[354] [nb 48] Writing in Jazz & Pop magazine in 1968, Gene Sculatti recognized the album's debt to Rubber Soul, saying that Pet Sounds was "revolutionary only within the confines of the Beach Boys' music", although later in the piece he commented: "Pet Sounds was a final statement of an era and a prophecy that sweeping changes lay ahead." [355]
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson: Ray Charles: 1986 "Sail On, Sailor" The Beach Boys 25 Years Together: A Celebration in Waikiki: Alex Chilton: 2000 "I Wanna Pick You Up" Caroline Now! [12] 2013 "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Electricity by Candlelight [13] "Surfer Girl" "Solar System" Petula Clark: 1964 "J'ai pas le temps" single [nb 4]
"Kokomo" was a recent single, as was "Wipe Out," a duet with American rap group the Fat Boys. (The song was originally to be recorded with Run-DMC, but Mike Love apparently struck a deal with the other group.) [8] "Make It Big" was recorded for the film Troop Beverly Hills, and the remaining three songs - "I Get Around," "Wouldn't It Be Nice ...
Instead, Brian and his bandmates recorded Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, an album of country music stars covering Beach Boys songs, with co-production helmed by River North Records owner Joe Thomas. [288] Afterward, the group discussed finishing the album Smile, but Carl rejected the idea, fearing that it would cause Brian another nervous breakdown ...