Classics Selected by Brian Wilson

Classics selected by Brian Wilson
Greatest hits album by The Beach Boys
Released July 2, 2002
Recorded June 1963 -
November 1972,
Except "California Feelin' ":
Spring 2002
Genre Rock
Length 56:57
Label Capitol
Producer Brian Wilson and
Carl Wilson
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Hawthorne, CA
(2001)		 Classics selected by Brian Wilson
(2002)		 Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
(2002)
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Classics selected by Brian Wilson is a compilation of songs by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records in mid-2002. It was compiled by Brian Wilson himself that February. It includes a new recording of an unreleased 1970s track, "California Feelin' " not by The Beach Boys but Wilson and his live band.

Wilson's choices tend to favor his ballads, from "Surfer Girl" and "The Warmth of the Sun" to his Pet Sounds and Smile classics. Later song selections include "Til I Die" and "Sail On, Sailor".

Classics selected by Brian Wilson briefly made the US charts, reaching #159.

Track listing

  1. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:26
  2. "The Warmth of the Sun" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:52
  3. "I Get Around" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:12
  4. "Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian) – 2:47
  5. "In My Room" (Brian Wilson/Gary Usher) – 2:11
  6. "California Girls" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:45
  7. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:52
  8. "Caroline, No" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:17
  9. "Good Vibrations" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 3:36
  10. "Wonderful" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 2:21
  11. "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 3:38
  12. "Surf's Up" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 4:12
  13. "Busy Doin' Nothin'" (Brian Wilson) – 3:03
  14. "We're Together Again" (Ron Wilson) – 1:46
    • First heard on the Friends/20/20 two-fer CD release in 1990 (reissued in 2001)
  15. "Time to Get Alone" (Brian Wilson) – 2:37
  16. "This Whole World" (Brian Wilson) – 1:56
  17. "Marcella" (Brian Wilson/Jack Rieley) – 3:53
  18. "Sail On, Sailor" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks/Tandyn Almer/Ray Kennedy/Jack Rieley) – 3:18
  19. "Til I Die" (Brian Wilson) – 2:41
  20. "California Feelin'" (Brian Wilson/Stephen Kalinich) – 2:49
    • Written in 1974 and unreleased by The Beach Boys, this new version is by Brian Wilson in 2002 and backed by his live band

Classics selected by Brian Wilson (Capitol 7243 5 40087 2) reached #159 in the US during a chart stay of 1 week.

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