The
Beach Boys' third album, and a huge leap forward from what they had done previously. Other than two songs, this was the last time the band would deal with the subject of
surfing until they became a
nostalgia act - and this was only
1963.
The album, the first to have the credit 'produced by
Brian Wilson' is also the first in which it becomes obvious, with songs like
In My Room, what a major songwriting force Brian was.
Technically, this album is all
Brian Wilson compostions, but in fact
Boogie Woodie is based on The
Flight Of The Bumblebee, while
South Bay Surfer is a rewrite of
Stephen Foster's
The Swanee River.
Tracklisting:
- Surfer Girl
- Catch A Wave
- The Surfer Moon
- South Bay Surfer
- The Rocking Surfer
- Little Deuce Coupe
- In My Room
- Hawaii
- Surfers Rule
- Our Car Club
- Your Summer Dream
- Boogie Woodie
The lineup for this album was
Brian Wilson,
Carl Wilson,
Dennis Wilson,
Mike Love,
Dave Marks and an uncredited
Al Jardine, who had returned but would not be credited as a member until
Shut Down Vol 2.
The album is currently available on
Capitol Records as a twofer with
Shut Down Vol 2
Previous album -
Surfin' USA
Next album -
Little Deuce Coupe