Summer Love Songs The Beach Boys

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  • Release Date: 05/19/2009
  • Sales Rank: 44,865
  • Label: CAPITOL
  • UPC: 5099969929922

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Summer Love Songs

1LISTENDon't Worry Baby previously unreleased / New Stereo Mix 2:51
2LISTENWhy Do Fools Fall in Love previously unreleased / New Stereo Mix 2:35
3LISTENWouldn't It Be Nice 2:33
4LISTENGod Only Knows 2:55
5LISTENSurfer Girl 2:28
6LISTENCalifornia Girls 2:47
7LISTENPlease Let Me Wonder 2:52
8LISTENIn the Parkin' Lot 2:04
9LISTENYour Summer Dream 2:29
10LISTENKiss Me, Baby 2:43
11LISTENHushabye previously unreleased / New Stereo Mix 2:44
12LISTENI'm So Young New Stereo Mix 2:34
13LISTENGood to My Baby previously unreleased / New Stereo Mix 2:21
14LISTENFallin' in Love previously unreleased 3:03
15LISTENTime to Get Alone New Stereo Mix 2:56
16LISTENOur Sweet Love 2:40
17LISTENHelp Me, Rhonda 2:48
18LISTENKeep an Eye on Summer 2:23
19LISTENDon't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) 2:58
20LISTENGirls on the Beach 3:01

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A slightly different gloss on an often-seen theme for Beach Boys compilations, Summer Love Songs compiles beach hits and ballads alike from the act that translated sun and sand onto vinyl better than any other. Included are virtually all of the band's greatest summer hits, from "Surfer Girl" to "California Girls." It definitely skimps on the surfing hits and hot-rod hits, but allows more room for less popular but thematically perfect choices like "Keep an Eye on Summer" or "Girls on the Beach." It's also a mite short for digital-era compilations (at only 20 tracks), but it does contain a boon for serious Beach Boys fans -- who tend to be fans of Brian Wilson's productions -- in one previously unreleased song and six new stereo mixes of Beach Boys classics. The unreleased song is "Fallin' in Love (aka Lady)," a typically eccentric Dennis Wilson original from 1970. (Eccentric in that it's spare in spots but lush in others, as well as romantic but a little haunted, making it perfect for those who fell in love with his solo recordings via the 2008 reissue of Pacific Ocean Blue.) The new stereo mixes are great choices, including "Don't Worry, Baby," "Good to My Baby," and "I'm So Young," three of the most brilliant gems of vocal harmony from their 1964-1965 prime. The omissions of plentiful group classics that don't fit the summer theme -- and a few that would have fit the theme -- make this a step short of classic territory, but listeners who want to hear the absolute best-sounding versions of 20 great Beach Boys songs will appreciate this collection. John Bush, All Music Guide

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Somewhat Disappointingby HORSELOVERGA

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September 20, 2009: First few songs very nice. lLike the first 6. Then the next 12 songs I had never heard. Plus they ALL sounded alike. I would just reccomend buying The Beach Boys BEST hits and forgoing this CD all toghther.