Wild Honey
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Singles

  • "Wild Honey" b/w "Wind Chimes" (from Smiley Smile
    Smiley Smile
    Smiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967. Released in the place of the much-touted Smile, Smiley Smile is widely considered to be under-produced, and it was received with indifference and confusion upon its unveiling...

    ) (Capitol 2028), 23 October 1967 US #31; UK #29
  • "Darlin'" b/w "Here Today" (from Pet Sounds
    Pet Sounds
    Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't...

    ) (Capitol 2068), 18 December 1967 US #19; UK #11. (UK B-side was "Country Air")


Wild Honey is now paired on CD with Smiley Smile
Smiley Smile
Smiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967. Released in the place of the much-touted Smile, Smiley Smile is widely considered to be under-produced, and it was received with indifference and confusion upon its unveiling...

, with bonus tracks from that period. Bonus tracks include "Heroes and Villains (Alternate Take)", "Good Vibrations (Various Sessions)", "Good Vibrations (Early Take)", "You're Welcome", "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring " and "Can't Wait Too Long".

Early version

An early lineup of Wild Honey was sent to Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

 during fall/winter of 1967. If this version had been released, it would have been released as a Brother Records
Brother Records
Brother Records, Inc. is a record label and holding company formed in October 1966 that holds the intellectual property rights of the Beach Boys, including the "The Beach Boys" trademark....

 album distributed by Capitol. Its catalog number would have been "Brother
ST-9003." If released, it would have had the following running order:
  1. "Wild Honey"
  2. "Here Comes the Night"
  3. "Let the Wind Blow"
  4. "I Was Made to Love Her"
  5. "The Letter" (Cover of the Box Tops
    Box Tops
    The Box Tops were a Memphis rock group of the second half of the 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter," "Neon Rainbow," "Soul Deep," "I Met Her in Church," and "Cry Like A Baby," and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period...

    ' hit)
  6. "Darlin'"
  7. "A Thing or Two"
  8. "Aren't You Glad"
  9. "Cool, Cool Water"
  10. "Game of Love" (cover of the Clint Ballard Jr./Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders song)
  11. "Lonely Days"
  12. "Honey Get Home"
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