SURF'S UP
produced by the Beach Boys
Band line-up
Mike Love
Brian Wilson
Carl Wilson
Dennis Wilson
Al Jardine
Bruce Johnston
Slightly weaker than the previous two albums, this album is still good enough that MOJO magazine's readers voted it into the 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time in late 1995. The album is generally patchy, but the highlights (especially the title track, 'Til I Die,Disney Girls and Carl's songs) are stunning.This is the last album to feature Bruce Johnston until LA (Light Album) and the first to feature lyrical contributions from manager Jack Rieley, who played a substantial role in the songwriting for this and the next two Beach Boys albums.
Track listing
Don't Go Near The Water(Jardine/Love) lead vocal - Mike and Al
Long Promised Road(C. Wilson/Rieley) lead vocal - Carl
Take A Load Off Your Feet (Jardine/B. Wilson/Winfrey) lead vocal - Al with Brian on first verse
Disney Girls(Johnston) lead vocal - Bruce
Student Demonstration Time(Lieber/Stoller - new lyrics Love) lead vocal - Mike
Feel Flows(C. Wilson/Rieley) lead vocal - Carl
Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)(Jardine/Winfrey) lead vocal - Al
A Day In The Life Of A Tree(B. Wilson/Rieley) lead vocal - Jack Rieley
'Til I Die(B. Wilson) lead vocal - group (Brian takes solo lines)
Surf's Up(B.Wilson/Parks) lead vocal - Carl and Brian
The album was released in 1971 on Brother-Reprise Records (US) and EMI Stateside Records (UK). The album is currently unavailable, but was reissued in a limited vinyl edition in the UK in late 1997, so some shops may still have it.
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