THE BEACH BOYS SHRINE
THE BEACH BOYS TODAY - THE ALBUM
The Today
album was released in March of 1965. The album produced a whopping 6
singles, not counting, "Help Me, Rhonda" of which the
single hit version would appear on their "Summer Days (And
Summer Nights)" album.
"Dance,
Dance, Dance" took advantage of the public's appetite for
discotheque music. It climbed all the way to #8. "Do You Wanna
Dance", a remake of Bobby Freeman's hit climbed to #12. The
beautiful "Please Let Me Wonder" only hit #52 while
"Kiss Me Baby" did not even chart. "When I Grow
Up" hit a respectable #9 while "She Knows Me Too Well"
did not chart.
This album was a departure from previous albums because by this time, Brian Wilson had quit touring with the Beach Boys and was able to concentrate solely on writing and producing music for this album. Brian used mostly studio musicians to lay down the instrumental tracks and then had the boys finish off the tracks with the vocals. The result was a tremendously rich album with beautiful melodies and rich instrumentation.
The following is the playlist for the Today album:
Track 1 - Do You Wanna Dance (Bobby Freeman)
Track 2 - Good To My Baby (Brian Wilson)
Track 3 - Don't Hurt My Little Sister (Brian Wilson)
Track 4 - When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) (Brian Wilson)
Track 5 - Help Me, Ronda (LP Version) (Brian Wilson)
Track 6 - Dance, Dance, Dance (B. Wilson - C. Wilson)
Track 7 - Please Let Me Wonder (B. Wilson - M. Love)
Track 8 - I'm So Young (W.H. Tyrus, Jr.)
Track 9 - Kiss Me, Baby (Brian Wilson)
Track 10 - She Knows Me Too Well (Brian Wilson)
Track 11 - In The Back Of My Mind (Brian Wilson)
Track 12 - Bull Session With "Big Daddy" (Wilson-Wilson-Wilson-Love-Jardine)
My favourite cuts off this album are as follows in order of preference:
1. When I Grow Up
2. She Knows Me Too Well
3. Please Let Me Wonder
4. Dance, Dance, Dance
5. Don't Hurt My Little Sister
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