The Beach Boys solo discography

Many solo albums have been released by members of The Beach Boys: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin have all produced solo albums. Bruce Johnston had two album releases prior to joining the band, and one while on hiatus from the group in 1977, Going Public. The same year Dennis Wilson released Pacific Ocean Blue. Carl Wilson also released two albums, Carl Wilson in 1981 and Youngblood in 1984. Mike Love released Looking Back with Love in 1981. In 1988, Brian Wilson released his first solo album, Brian Wilson. He has since released a further six studio albums and two live albums. Blondie Chaplin, a member of the band from 1972 to 1973, released two studio albums in 1977 and 2006.

Dennis Wilson

Albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions
		US	UK	NOR
1977	Pacific Ocean Blue Released: August 22, 1977 Label: Caribou Records Tracks: River Song; What's Wrong; Moonshine; Friday Night; Dreamer; Thoughts of You; Time; You and I; Pacific Ocean Blues; Farewell My Friend; Rainbows; End of The Show	96 (1977)	16 (2008)	5 (2008)

Singles

Date of release	Title	Label	Chart positions
December, 1970, UK	"Sound of Free"/"Lady"	Stateside Records	never charted
September, 1977, Europe	"River Song"/"Farewell My Friend"	Caribou Records	never charted
October, 1977, US	"You and I"/"Friday Night"	Caribou Records	never charted

Carl Wilson

Albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions
		US
1981	Carl Wilson Released: 1981 Label: Caribou Records Tracks: Hold Me; Bright Lights; What You Gonna Do About Me?; The Right Lane; Hurry Love; Heaven; The Grammy; Seems So Long Ago	185
1983	Youngblood Released: 1983 Label: Caribou Records Tracks: What More Can I Say; She's Mine; Givin' You Up; One More Night Alone; Rockin' All Over The World; What You Do To Me; Young Blood; Of The Times; Too Early To Tell; If I Could Talk To Love; Time	—

U.S. Singles

Date of release	Title	Label	Chart positions
March, 1981	"Hold Me"/"Hurry Love"	Caribou Records	never charted
June, 1981	"Heaven"/"Hurry Love"	Caribou Records	never charted
March, 1983	"What You Do To Me"/"Time"	Caribou Records	#72 – Billboard Hot 100
July, 1983	"Givin' You Up"/"It's Too Early to Tell"	Caribou Records	never charted

U.K. Singles

Date of release	Title	Label	Chart positions
April, 1981	"Heaven"/"The Right Lane"	Caribou Records	never charted
May, 1983	"What You Do to Me"/"Time"	Caribou Records	never charted

Mike Love

Albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions
		US
1981	Looking Back with Love Released: October 8, 1981 Label: Boardwalk Records Tracks: Looking Back With Love; On And On And On; Runnin' Around The World; Over And Over; Rockin' The Man In The Boat; Calendar Girl; Be My Baby; One Good Reason; Teach Me Tonight; Paradise Found	—

Unreleased albums

In late 1978, Mike Love made his first attempts at a solo album, recording First Love and Country Love simultaneously. Only one song has been released from these sessions, "Brian's Back", on the 1998 compilation album Endless Harmony. Recently, Love has recorded another album, first titled Unleash The Love, which then changed to Mike Love, Not War. One song from this album has also been released, "Cool Head, Warm Heart", in 2006 on Songs from Here & Back, a Beach Boys album which was only available at Hallmark stores. "Cool Head, Warm Heart" has been performed by The Beach Boys in concert.

Singles

Date of release	Title	Label	Chart positions
September, 1981, U.S.	"Looking Back With Love"/"One Good Reason"	Boardwalk Records	never charted
November, 1983, U.K.	"Jingle Bell Rock"/"Let's Party"	Creole Records	never charted

Brian Wilson

Albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions
		US	UK
1988	Brian Wilson Released: July 12, 1988 Label: Sire Records Tracks: Love And Mercy; Walkin' The Line; Melt Away; Baby Let Your Hair Grow Long; Little Children; One For The Boys; There's So Many; Night Time; Let It Shine; Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight; Rio Grande	54
1995	I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Released: August 15, 1995 Label: MCA Records Tracks: Meant for You; This Whole World; Caroline, No; Let the Wind Blow; Love And Mercy; Do It Again; The Warmth of the Sun; Wonderful; Still I Dream of It; Melt Away; 'Til I Die		59[1]
	Orange Crate Art (with Van Dyke Parks) Released: October 24, 1995 Label: Warner Bros. Records Tracks: Orange Crate Art; Sail Away; My Hobo Heart; Wings of A Dove; Palm Tree And Moon; Summer In Monterey; San Francisco; Hold Back Time; My Jeanine; Movies Is Magic; This Town Goes Down At Sunset; Lullaby	—
1998	Imagination Released: June 16, 1998 Label: Giant Records Tracks: Your Imagination; She Says That She Needs Me; South American; Where Has Love Been?; Keep an Eye on Summer; Dream Angel; Cry; Lay Down Burden; Let Him Run Wild; Sunshine; Happy Days	88	30[1]
2000	Live at the Roxy Theatre Released: June, 2000 Label: Brimel Records Tracks: Little Girl Intro; The Little Girl I Once Knew; This Whole World; Don't Worry Baby; Kiss Me, Baby; Do It Again; California Girls; I Get Around; Back Home; In My Room; Surfer Girl; The First Time; This Isn't Love; Add Some Music to Your Day; Please Let Me Wonder; Band Intro; Brian Wilson; 'Til I Die; Darlin'; Let's Go Away For Awhile; Pet Sounds; God Only Knows; Lay Down Burden; Be My Baby; Good Vibrations; Caroline No; All Summer Long; Love And Mercy; Sloop John B; Barbara Ann; Interview With Brian		199[1]
2002	Pet Sounds Live Released: June 11, 2002 Label: Sanctuary Records Tracks: Show Intro; Wouldn't It Be Nice; You Still Believe in Me; That's Not Me; Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder); I'm Waiting for the Day; Let's Go Away For Awhile; Sloop John B; God Only Knows; I Know There's an Answer; Here Today; I Just Wasn't Made for These Times; Pet Sounds; Caroline No		107[1]
2004	Gettin' in Over My Head Released: June 22, 2004 Label: Warner Bros. Records Tracks: How Could We Still Be Dancin'?; Soul Searchin'; You've Touched Me; Gettin' In Over My Head; City Blues; Desert Drive; A Friend Like You; Make A Wish; Rainbow Eyes; Saturday Morning In The City; Fairy Tale; Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel; The Waltz	100	53[1]
	Smile Released: September 28, 2004 Label: Nonesuch Records Tracks: Our Prayer/Gee; Heroes and Villains; Roll Plymouth Rock; Barnyard; The Old Master Painter/You Are My Sunshine; Cabin Essence; Wonderful; Song For Children; Child Is Father of The Man; Surf's Up; I'm In Great Shape/I Wanna Be Around/Workshop; Vega-Tables; On A Holiday; Wind Chimes; Mrs. O'Leary's Cow; In Blue Hawaii; Good Vibrations	13	7[1]
2005	What I Really Want for Christmas Released: October 18, 2005 Label: Arista Records Tracks: The Man with All the Toys; What I Really Want For Christmas; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; O Holy Night; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; Hark the Herald Angels Sing; It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; The First Noel; Christmasey; Little Saint Nick; Deck the Halls; Auld Lang Syne; On Christmas Day; Joy to the World; Silent Night	200
2008	That Lucky Old Sun Released: September 2, 2008 Label: Capitol Records Tracks: That Lucky Old Sun; Morning Beat; narrative: Room with a View; Good Kind of Love; Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl; narrative: Venice Beach; Live Let Live; Mexican Girl; narrative: Cinco de Mayo; California Role; narrative: Between Pictures; Oyxgen to the Brain; Can't Wait Too Long (excerpt); Midnight's Another Day; Going Home; Southern California	21	37[2]
2010	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin Released: August 17, 2010 Label: Walt Disney Records Tracks: Rhapsody in Blue (Intro); The Like in I Love You; Summertime; I Loves You, Porgy; I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'; It Ain't Necessarily So; 'S Wonderful; They Can't Take That Away from Me; Love Is Here to Stay; I've Got a Crush on You; I Got Rhythm; Someone to Watch Over Me; Nothing But Love; Rhapsody in Blue (Reprise)	26	55
2011	In The Key Of Disney Released: October 25, 2011 Label: Walt Disney Records Tracks: You’ve Got a Friend In Me; Bare Necessities; Baby Mine; Kiss the Girl; Colors of the Wind; Can You Feel the Love Tonight?; We Belong Together; I Just Can’t Wait to Be King; Stay Awake; Heigh-Ho/Whistle While You Work; When You Wish Upon a Star	83	190

Singles

Sources: Billboard and Allmusic.com

Date of release	Title	Label	UK	US Hot 100	US AC	US Rock
March, 1966	"Caroline, No"/"Summer Means New Love"	Capitol Records		32
April, 1987	"Let's Go to Heaven in My Car"/"Too Much Sugar"	Sire Records
July 11, 1988	"Love and Mercy"/"He Couldn’t Get His Poor Old Body To Move"	Sire Records				40
January 19, 1989	"Melt Away"/"Being With The One You Love"	Sire Records
November 24, 1995	"Do It Again"/"'Til I Die"/"This Song Wants To Sleep With You Tonight"	MCA Records
May 19, 1998	"Your Imagination"/"Happy Days"	Giant Records		103	20
September 20, 2004	"Wonderful"/"Wind Chimes"	Nonesuch Records	29[1]
2004	"Good Vibrations"/"In Blue Hawaii"	Nonesuch Records	30[1]
2004	"Good Vibrations"/"Our Prayer" (Live)/"Good Vibrations" (Live)	Nonesuch Records
2004	"Our Prayer" (Freeform Reform mix)	Nonesuch Records	124[1]
December 5, 2005	"What I Really Want For Christmas"/"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"/"Brian's Christmas Message"	Sony BMG	66[1]		29
December 5, 2005	"Deck the Halls"				8
August 19, 2008	"Midnight's Another Day"/"That Lucky Old Sun"/"Morning Beat"	Capitol Records
July, 2009	"What Love Can Do"	429 Records

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
1988	"Goodnight, Irene"	Folkways: A Vision Shared
1995	"Sweets for My Sweet"	Till The Night is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus
	"This Could Be The Night"	For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson
	"In My Moondreams" (with Andy Paley)	Pulp Surfin'
2002	"California Feelin'"	Classics Selected by Brian Wilson
2004	"Rodney On the Roq"	Mayor of the Sunset Strip (Original Soundtrack to the Motion Picture)
2006	"You Are So Beautiful" (with Carnie Wilson)	A Mother's Gift: Lullabies from the Heart
	"The Spirit of Rock & Roll"	Songs from Here & Back
2007	"Live Let Live"	Arctic Tale (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
	"Country Feelings"	Every Child Deserves a Lifetime
2008	"Speed Turtle" (by Sandra Boynton)	Blue Moo
2009	"God Only Knows"	What Love Can Do
	"What Love Can Do"	What Love Can Do
2010	"California Sun"	Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey (Music from the Motion Picture)
2011	"Listen to Me"	Listen to Me: Buddy Holly
	"Surfin' USA" (Live)	The Bridge School Benefit: 25th Anniversary Edition

Al Jardine

Albums

Year	Album details
2001	Live in Las Vegas Released: 2001 Tracks: Dance, Dance, Dance; Do You Wanna Dance; Catch a Wave; Hawaii; Do It Again; Darlin'; Wild Honey; Come Go With Me; Surfer Girl; Don't Worry, Baby; Shut Down; Little Deuce Coupe; I Get Around; In My Room; Girl Don't Tell Me; Break Away; Sail On Sailor; God Only Knows; Sloop John B; Wouldn't It Be Nice; Good Vibrations; Heroes & Villains; Help Me, Rhonda; Surfin' USA; Barbara Ann; Fun, Fun, Fun; California Energy Blues
2010	A Postcard from California Released: 2010

Singles

Date of release	Title	Label	Chart positions
December 2002	"PT Cruiser"/"PT Cruiser" (a capella)/"PT Cruiser" (track)	CQ	never charted
April 16, 2011	"Don't Fight The Sea"/"Friends" (a capella)	Capitol	TBA

Bruce Johnston

Albums

Year	Album details
1962	Surfers' Pajama Party Released: 1962 Label: Del-Fi Records Tracks: Surfer's Delight; Kansas City; Mashin' the Popeye; Gee But I'm Lonesome; Green Onions; Ramrod; Last Night; Surfer Stomp; What'd I Say; Something On Your Mind
1963	Surfin' Round the World Released: 1963 Label: Columbia Records Tracks: Surfin' Round the World; Maksha at Midnight; Down Under; Cape Town; Biarritz; Jersey Channel Islands, Pt. 7; The Hamptons; Virginia Beach; Surf-A-Nova; Hot Pastrami, Mashed Potatoes, Come on to Rincon-Yeah!!; Malibu; Surfin's Here to Stay
1977	Going Public Released: 1977 Label: Columbia Records Tracks: I Write the Songs; Deirdre; Thank You Baby; Rendezvous; Won't Somebody Dance With Me; Disney Girls; Rock and Roll Survivor; Don't Be Scared; Pipeline

Singles

Date of release	Title	Label	Chart positions
February 1962	"Do the Surfer Stomp (Part One)"/"Do the Surfer Stomp (Part Two)"	Donna	never charted
April, 1962	"Soupy Shuffle Stomp"/"Moon Shot"	Donna	never charted
March, 1963	"The Original Surfer Stomp"/"Pajama Party"	Del-Fi	never charted
August, 1977 (UK)	"Pipeline"/"Disney Girls"	CBS Records	#33 (UK)
September, 1977	"Pipeline"/"Disney Girls" + "Pipeline"/"Deirdre" (12")	Columbia Records	never charted
1977	"Rendezvous"/"I Write the Songs"	Columbia Records	never charted

David Marks

Albums

Year	Album details
1992	Work Tapes Released: 1992 Tracks: Siren Song; Ocean Liner; I Wanna Be Your Driver; Fool's Guarantee; Over My Head; Doctor Of Love; Bamboo Shack; Early In The Morning; Have Love Will Travel; Hollywood Joe
2003	Something Funny Goin' On Released: 2003 Label: Quiver Records Tracks: Second Wind; Stowaway; Put Yourself In My Place (live); Mixed Drinks & High Emotions; High Side Of Normal; Crenshaw Blvd.; You Can't Talk To Me; The Legend; Put Yourself In My Place; Still Life In Motion; Land Of Opportunity
2006	I Think About You Often Released: 2006 Label: Quiver Records Tracks: Like 1969; Bamboo Shack; Light Of The Spirit; I Fall Into The Grace; Big Wave; Stowaway; I'm So Clever; Pretty Eyes; Dancin' In The Mirror; I Ain't Goin' Surfin'; Have You Ever Been Duped; I Think About You Often

Blondie Chaplin

Albums

Year	Album details
1977	Blondie Chaplin Released: 1977 Label: Asylum Records Tracks: Bye Bye Babe; Can You Hear Me; Crazy Love; Woman Don't Cry; Loose Lady; Be My Love; Lonely Traveller; Riverboat Queen; Say You Need Me; For Your Love; Gimme More Rock 'N' Roll
2006	Between Us Released: 2006 Label: Big Karma Records Tracks: Between Us; Heal The Rage; Hurricane; So Hard; Mother Smother; Children Of War; Love Power; Heads On Fire; Love You Till I Die; Crawl

References

See also

• List of songs by Brian Wilson
• List of songs by Carl Wilson
• List of songs by Dennis Wilson
• List of songs by Mike Love
• List of songs by The Beach Boys
• The Beach Boys discography

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