Pet Sounds (instrumental)
| "Pet Sounds" | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Instrumental by The Beach Boys from the album Pet Sounds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Released | May 16, 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | Entire track: November 17, 1965 Western Studios[1] |
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| Genre | Psychedelic rock, experimental rock, instrumental rock | |||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2:22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Label | Capitol | |||||||||||||||||
| Composer | Wilson | |||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Brian Wilson | |||||||||||||||||
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Pet Sounds" is an instrumental composed and produced by Brian Wilson and is the twelfth track on the 1966 album Pet Sounds by the American rock band The Beach Boys.
Information
It was performed by Brian and several session musicians, with no other members of the Beach Boys. Originally called "Run James Run", Brian intended it to be used as the theme of a James Bond movie.[2] The session sheet for the recording date carries the notation, "This is a working title only."[1]
"Pet Sounds" was recorded on November 17, 1965 at Western Studios, with Chuck Britz engineering.[3] The unique percussion sound heard on the track is drummer Ritchie Frost playing two empty Coca-Cola cans, at Brian's suggestion.
Musicians
- Brian Wilson - piano[4]
- Roy Caton - trumpet
- Jerry Cole - electric guitar
- Ritchie Frost - drums, Coca-Cola cans[1]
- Bill Green - tenor saxophone, percussion
- Jim Horn - tenor saxophone
- Plas Johnson - tenor saxophone, percussion
- Carol Kaye - bass guitar
- Jay Migliori - baritone saxophone
- Lyle Ritz - upright bass
- Billy Strange - electric guitar
- Tommy Tedesco - guitar
References
- ^ a b c Elliott, Brad (August 31, 1999). "Pet Sounds Track Notes". beachboysfanclub.com. http://www.beachboysfanclub.com/ps-tracks.html. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ Lambert, Philip: Inside the Music of Brian Wilson, page 232. Continuum Publishing, 2007.
- ^ Doe, Andrew G.: "GIGS65." Bellagio 10452. Retrieved on 2009-10-11.
- ^ "Sessionography". In Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary Edition [CD booklet]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records
