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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The Beach Boys chronology
Hawthorne, CA (2001) Classics selected by Brian Wilson (2002) Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002)

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 the Brian Wilson 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
   • Uses The Pet Sounds Sessions stereo remix
8. "Caroline, No" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:17
   • Uses The Pet Sounds Sessions stereo remix, with passing train/barking dogs coda
9. "Good Vibrations" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 3:36
10. "Wonderful" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 2:21
    • Smiley Smile version
11. "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 3:38
    • Uses Hawthorne, CA stereo remix
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.

Personnel

• Herb Agner – Project Manager
• Kevin Flaherty – A&R
• Joe Gastwirt – Mastering
• Mark Linett – Compilation Engineer
• Kazunori Uemura – Package Design
• Brian Wilson – Producer, Selection
• Carl Wilson – Producer
• Satoru Yonekawa – Package Design

Sources

• Classics selected by Brian Wilson CD booklet notes, Brian Wilson, c. 2002
• Allmusic.com