All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by
The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of cars, surfing, and romance...
and their second in 1964. Recorded in the aftermath of the
British InvasionThe British Invasion is used to describe rock and roll, beat and pop performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States from 1964 to 1966. The Second British Invasion refers to MTV and New Wave acts of the 1980s...
, spearheaded by
The BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 who became one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music...
, the album marked a major turning point in The Beach Boys' career, and in leader/prime songwriter
Brian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the rock group The Beach Boys...
as an artist.
All Summer Long hit
#4 in the US during a 49 week chart stay.
All Summer Long (Capitol (S) T 2110) is now paired on CD with
Little Deuce CoupeLittle Deuce Coupe is The Beach Boys' fourth album, and third overall LP release in 1963. Almost unintentionally, the album was rush-recorded and compiled when leader Brian Wilson sought to protect his band....
, with bonus tracks from that period.
Beginning in February 1964, Wilson engaged in a rigorous period of songwriting, emerging some weeks afterwards with songs including "
I Get Around"I Get Around" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for The Beach Boys. The song features Love on lead vocal for the verse, and Wilson for the chorus. It is noteworthy for its back to front structure - it starts with a chorus and has two short verses...
", "
All Summer Long"All Summer Long" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long...
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Girls on the Beach"Girls on the Beach" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long...
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All Summer Long is the sixth studio album by
The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of cars, surfing, and romance...
and their second in 1964. Recorded in the aftermath of the
British InvasionThe British Invasion is used to describe rock and roll, beat and pop performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States from 1964 to 1966. The Second British Invasion refers to MTV and New Wave acts of the 1980s...
, spearheaded by
The BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 who became one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music...
, the album marked a major turning point in The Beach Boys' career, and in leader/prime songwriter
Brian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the rock group The Beach Boys...
as an artist.
All Summer Long hit
#4 in the US during a 49 week chart stay.
All Summer Long (Capitol (S) T 2110) is now paired on CD with
Little Deuce CoupeLittle Deuce Coupe is The Beach Boys' fourth album, and third overall LP release in 1963. Almost unintentionally, the album was rush-recorded and compiled when leader Brian Wilson sought to protect his band....
, with bonus tracks from that period.
Album History
Beginning in February 1964, Wilson engaged in a rigorous period of songwriting, emerging some weeks afterwards with songs including "
I Get Around"I Get Around" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for The Beach Boys. The song features Love on lead vocal for the verse, and Wilson for the chorus. It is noteworthy for its back to front structure - it starts with a chorus and has two short verses...
", "
All Summer Long"All Summer Long" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long...
", "
Wendy"Wendy" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long. The opening has an ominous feel to it and a cough is audible during the song's middle eight....
" and "
Girls on the Beach"Girls on the Beach" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long...
". The Beach Boys dubbed their vocals over the instrumental tracks performed by session musicians, all produced by the 21-year-old Wilson.
"I Get Around" preceded the album's release by some two months and quickly raced to become their first #1 single in the
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; they also had a UK Top 10 debut with a #7 peak. The album was released in July, peaking at #4 in the United States, and being certified gold; the album did not make the UK charts, however.
But there was one major change in the internal structure of The Beach Boys during the making of
All Summer Long. After enduring father and manager
Murry WilsonMurry Gage Wilson was an American musician and record producer, best remembered as the father of Beach Boys members Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson and the husband of Audree Wilson...
's domineering ways for over two years, the band had reached the breaking point. During a fraught vocal session for "I Get Around" in April, Brian fired his father, who reportedly took to his bed for weeks, depressed.
Front cover artwork
A summer feel permeates the cover of this album, with a series of candid snapshots mounted into a montage. Photography was credited to both Kenneth Veeder and George Jerman (who had taken the photographs for the bands earlier albums) but it remains unclear as to who took the colour pictures on the front of the sleeve, or the black and white studio shots on the reverse. The location for the shoot was once again Paradise Cove, north of
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, the same location used for the "
Surfin' SafariSurfin' Safari is the debut album by The Beach Boys, released in 1962. Surfin' Safari is now paired on CD with Surfin' USA with bonus tracks from the period. Surfin' Safari peaked at #32 in its 37-week run on the US charts...
" sleeve. However, whilst it appears that all five band members were present for the session only Brian, Carl, Dennis and Mike were photographed on the sand (along with the two girls, in various outfits) - Al was absent that day for unknown reasons and his images were added at a later date.
Side one
- "I Get Around
"I Get Around" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for The Beach Boys. The song features Love on lead vocal for the verse, and Wilson for the chorus. It is noteworthy for its back to front structure - it starts with a chorus and has two short verses...
" – 2:12
- Features Brian Wilson and Mike Love on lead vocals
- "All Summer Long
"All Summer Long" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long...
" – 2:06
- Features Mike Love on lead vocals
- "Hushabye
"Hushabye" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.The song was originally made famous in the summer of 1959 by New York doo wop group, The Mystics....
" (Doc PomusDoc Pomus was a twentieth century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992...
/Mort ShumanMort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...
) – 2:40
- Features Brian Wilson and Mike Love on lead vocals
- "Little Honda
"Little Honda" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long. It has been covered by The Hondells, whose recording peaked at #9 on the U.S. pop singles chart, Jan & Dean, and Yo La Tengo...
" – 1:52
- Features Mike Love on lead vocals
- "We'll Run Away
"We'll Run Away" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long. The song is a doo-wop ballad in 12/8 time...
" (Brian Wilson/Gary UsherGary Usher was an American surf rock musician, songwriter, and record producer.-Biography:Usher's early life was in Grafton, Massachusetts. He attended Norcross grammar school with his sister Sandra, who was in the same class and was likely his twin. Gary was kiddingly called "Chicken Feed" by his...
) – 2:00
- Features Brian Wilson on lead vocals
- "Carl's Big Chance
"Carl's Big Chance" is an instrumental song written by Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long.- Details :*Written by: Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson...
" (Brian Wilson/Carl WilsonCarl Dean Wilson was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as a founding member, lead guitarist and sometime lead vocalist of The Beach Boys. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.-Beach Boys career:Wilson played the Chuck Berry-esque guitar parts on...
) – 2:25
Side two
- "Wendy
"Wendy" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long. The opening has an ominous feel to it and a cough is audible during the song's middle eight....
" – 2:19
- Features Mike Love and Brian Wilson on lead vocals
- "Do You Remember?" – 1:40
- Features Mike Love and Brian Wilson on lead vocals
- "Girls on the Beach
"Girls on the Beach" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long...
" (Brian Wilson) – 2:24
- Features Brian Wilson and Dennis Wilson on lead vocals
- "Drive-In" – 1:51
- Features Mike Love on lead vocals. Backing track originally used for an early version of "Little Saint Nick" in October 1963
- "Our Favorite Recording Sessions
"Our Favorite Recording Sessions" is a track on the American pop band The Beach Boys 1964 album All Summer Long. The track features all the group members engaging in studio banter...
" (Brian Wilson/Dennis WilsonDennis Carl Wilson was an American rock and roll musician best known as a founding member and the drummer of The Beach Boys...
/Carl Wilson/Mike Love/Al JardineAlan Charles "Al" Jardine is a founding member of top-selling American music group The Beach Boys, their occasional lead vocalist, and one of their guitarists. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.-Early Biography:Jardine's family moved from Ohio to San Francisco,...
) – 1:59
- Features all group members in studio banter. Recording engineer Chuck Britz briefly appears.
- "Don't Back Down
"Don't Back Down" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long. The subject matter of this song is surfing. An alternate take of this song is found on the recent CD combination of Little Deuce Coupe /...
" – 1:44
- Features Mike Love and Brian Wilson on lead vocals (Original album covers mistitle the track as "Don't Break Down")
Singles
- "I Get Around" b/w "Don't Worry Baby" (from Shut Down Volume 2
Shut Down Volume 2 is the fifth studio album by The Beach Boys, and the first of four they would release in 1964. The album's "Volume 2" refers to the 1963 hot rod compilation Shut Down, released by the band's label, Capitol Records, which included "409" and "Shut Down" but was not a Beach Boys...
) (Capitol 5174), 23 May 1964 US #1; UK #7 ("Don't Worry Baby" US #24)
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