All Summer Long (album)
All Summer Long is the sixth album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released July 13, 1964 on Capitol Records. It was the first LP the group recorded since the British Invasion, and the last where their songs reveled in California beach culture until the 1968 single "Do It Again".[1] The album rose to number 4 in the US during a 49-week chart stay, and was certified gold by the RIAA. Lead single "I Get Around" was issued in May and became the band's first number one hit in the U.S. The album also had a UK Top 10 debut with a number peak.
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| Released | July 13, 1964 | |||
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| Studio | Western, Hollywood | |||
| Length | 25:10 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound | 3.5/5[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
The album marked the most complex arrangements on a Beach Boys record to date, as well as being the first that was not focused on themes of cars or surfing.[6] None of the songs are about cars, and the only reference to surfing is in "Don't Back Down".[7] Production-wise, the album introduced exotic textures to the band's sound as exemplified by the piccolos and xylophones of its title track.[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lead vocal(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Get Around" | Brian Wilson with Mike Love | 2:14 |
| 2. | "All Summer Long" | Love | 2:08 |
| 3. | "Hushabye" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) | B. Wilson with Love | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Little Honda" | Love with Dennis Wilson | 1:52 |
| 5. | "We'll Run Away" (B. Wilson, Gary Usher) | B. Wilson | 2:02 |
| 6. | "Carl's Big Chance" (B. Wilson, Carl Wilson) | instrumental | 2:03 |
| No. | Title | Lead vocal(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wendy" | B. Wilson with Love | 2:21 |
| 2. | "Do You Remember?" | Love with B. Wilson | 1:40 |
| 3. | "Girls on the Beach" | B. Wilson with D. Wilson | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Drive-In" | Love | 1:49 |
| 5. | "Our Favorite Recording Sessions" (B. Wilson, Dennis Wilson, C. Wilson, Love, Al Jardine) | spoken word | 2:00 |
| 6. | "Don't Back Down" | Love with B. Wilson | 1:52 |
| Total length: | 25:10 | ||
Note
- Mike Love was not originally credited for "I Get Around", "All Summer Long", "Wendy", "Do You Remember?", "Drive-In", and "Don't Back Down". His credits were awarded after a 1990s court case.[9]
Personnel
Partial credits courtesy of session archivist Craig Slowinski. They are amalgamated from all tracks except "We'll Run Away", "Carl's Big Chance", "Do You Remember?", "Drive-In", and "Our Favorite Recording Sessions'.[10]
The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – harmony and backing vocals; bass guitar; electric rhythm guitar
- Mike Love – lead and bass vocal
- Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; piano; electric piano, harpsichord; Hammond B3 organ; xylophones or marimba
- Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
- Dennis Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; drums; brushed drums; percussion; opening voice on "Little Honda"
Session musicians and technical staff
- Hal Blaine – timbales with brush, rim with thin stick
- Bob (surname unknown) – engineer on "Girls On the Beach"
- Chuck Britz – engineer
- Glen Campbell – 6-string electric bass guitar
- Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
- Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone; piccolo or fife
- Ray Pohlman – 6-string electric bass guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1964) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200 Albums Chart | 4[1] |
Singles
| Single | Chart (1964) | Position |
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| "I Get Around" | US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart | 1 |
| "Little Honda" | 65 | |
| "Wendy" | 44 |
References
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Citations
- Unterberger, Richie. "All Summer Long – The Beach Boys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- Wolk, Douglas (October 2004). "The Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe/All Summer Long". Blender. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise (4th Edition), Virgin Books (UK), 2002, ed. Larkin, Colin.
- Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 83. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 46. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Badman 2004, pp. 57–59.
- Holmes, Chris (October 25, 2011). "The Popdose Guide to the Beach Boys". Popdose.
- Schinder 2007, p. 110.
- Doe, Andrew G. "Album Archiveq". Bellagio 10452. Endless Summer Quarterly. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012.
- Boyd, Alan; Linette, Mark; Slowinski, Craig (2014). Keep an Eye On Summer 1964 (Digital Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. Mirror
Sources
- Badman, Keith (2004). 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.
- Schinder, Scott (2007). "The Beach Boys". In Schinder, Scott; Schwartz, Andy (eds.). Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0313338458.
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