THE BEACH BOYS SHRINE
FOR
HARD CORE FANS
SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS) - THE ALBUM
Released in
July of 1965, this album was a return to the refreshing summer sounds
that made The Beach Boys famous. This album was responsible for
a whopping six singles of which only 2 charted. "Help Me
Rhonda" was a chart topper at #1 while "California
Girls" made it to #3. "Girl Don't Tell Me", "Let
Him Run Wild", "You're So Good To Me", and "Summer
Means New Love" did not chart, however. An excellent rocker,
"Salt Lake City" probably would have been a better choice
for a single since it embodied everything that was fun about the
city..."...sun in the summer and winter time the skiin' is
great". Apart from the album "Party" this would be the
last feel good album by the Beach Boys until 1976.
The following is the playlist for the Summer Days (and Summer Nights) album:
Track 1 - The Girl From New York City (Brian Wilson)
Track 2 - Amusement Parks U.S.A. (Brian Wilson)
Track 3 - Then I Kissed Her (Spector-Greenwich-Barry)
Track 4 - Salt Lake City (Brian Wilson)
Track 5 - Girl Don't Tell Me (Brian Wilson)
Track 6 - Help Me Rhonda (Single Version) (Brian Wilson)
Track 7 - California Girls (Brian Wilson)
Track 8 - Let Him Run Wild (Brian Wilson)
Track 9 - You're So Good To Me (Brian Wilson)
Track 10 - Summer Means New Love (Brian Wilson)
Track 11 - I'm Bugged At My Old Man (Brian Wilson)
Track 12 - And Your Dreams Come True (B. Wilson - M. Love)
My favourite cuts off this album are as follows in order of preference:
1. California Girls
2. Help Me Rhonda
3. Salt Lake City
4. Then I Kissed Her
5. You're So Good To Me
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