2018 remix album by The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a 2018 album of remixed Beach Boys recordings with new orchestral arrangements performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . It was produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman, who conducted similar projects for Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley .
The Royal Philharmonic recorded its portions at Abbey Road Studio 2 . The Rhythm Tracks were recorded at Abbey Road Studio 2 and The Bunker, in London's West End. The album was mixed at Shine Music Studios in London and mastered at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.[ 1]
Members Al Jardine , Bruce Johnston , David Marks , Mike Love , and Brian Wilson reunited for a question and answer session with Rob Reiner on July 30, 2018 to promote the album; it was the first time since The 50th Reunion Tour that they appeared together in public.[ 2]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that the songs "either seem weighed down by an orchestra... or the strings seem extraneous", summing it up as an "exercise in mawkish nostalgia".[ 3]
The album topped the Billboard Classical Crossover Albums and Top Classical Albums charts, selling 5,000 copies in its first week.[ 4]
"California Suite" (Sally Herbert ) – 1:32
"California Girls " (Mike Love , Brian Wilson ) – 2:45
"Wouldn't It Be Nice " (Tony Asher , Love, Wilson) – 3:13
"Fun, Fun, Fun " (Love, Wilson) – 2:23
"Don't Worry Baby " (Roger Christian , Wilson) – 2:50
"God Only Knows " (Asher, Wilson) – 3:12
"Sloop John B " (traditional) – 3:43
"Heroes and Villains " (Van Dyke Parks , Wilson) – 4:07
"Disney Girls " (Bruce Johnston ) – 4:36
"Here Today " (Asher, Wilson) – 3:07
"In My Room " (Gary Usher , Wilson) – 2:32
"Kokomo " (Love, Scott McKenzie , Terry Melcher , John Phillips ) – 3:50
"The Warmth of the Sun " (Love, Wilson) – 3:15
"Darlin' " (Love, Wilson) – 2:18
"Help Me, Rhonda " (Love, Wilson) – 3:00
"You Still Believe in Me " (Asher, Wilson) – 3:11
"Good Vibrations " (Love, Wilson) – 4:20
Adapted from AllMusic.[ 5]
The Beach Boys (original recordings)
Al Jardine – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Bruce Johnston – vocals, percussion, mandolin , Moog bass, piano
Mike Love – vocals
David Marks – guitar
Brian Wilson – vocals, harpsichord , organ, percussion, piano, tack piano
Carl Wilson – vocals, guitar, percussion, ukulele
Dennis Wilson – vocals, drums, organ, percussion
Session musicians (original recordings)
Guitar: Glen Campbell , Ed Carter, Al Casey , Jerry Cole , Ry Cooder , Mike Deasy , Jeffrey Foskett , Carol Kaye , Barney Kessel , John Parricelli , Bill Pitman , Howard Roberts , Billy Strange
Mandolin: Ry Cooder
Ukulele: Barney Kessel, Howard Roberts
Bass: Ron Brown, Rod Clark, Carol Kaye, Bill Pitman, Ray Pohlman , Lyle Ritz , Arthur G. Wright
Keyboards: Al De Lory , Steve Douglas, Dominic Ferris , Tommy Gerard, Larry Knechtel , Michael Melvoin , Van Dyke Parks , Don Randi , Leon Russell
Accordion: Carl Fortina, Tommy Gerard, Frank Marocco , Van Dyke Parks
Drums: Hal Blaine , Dennis Dragon , Jim Gordon , Jim Keltner , Nick Martinis, Ralph Salmins
Percussion: Harold Billings, Hal Blain, Frank Capp , Chili Charles, Vince Charles, Gary Coleman, Steve Douglas, Gene Estes, Tommy Gerard, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Terry Melcher , Tony Mercury, Billy Strange, Paul Tanner , Julius Wechter
Saxophone: Bill Green, Plas Johnson, Jay Migliori , Jack Nimitz , Joel Peskin
Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
Clarinet: Bill Green, Leonard Hartman, Jim Horn, Plas Johnson, Jay Migliori
Flute: Steve Douglas, Kathy Dragon, Bill Green, Leonard Hartman, Jim Horn, Jay Migliori
French Horn: George Hyde, Alan Robinson
Violin: Leonard Malarsky, Sid Sharp, Darrel Terwilliger
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich
Double Bass: Buell Neidlinger , Steve Pearce, Lyle Ritz
Horns: Roy Caton , Virgil Evans, Gail Martin, Ernie Tack
^ "The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved February 11, 2025 .
^ Newman, Melinda (July 31, 2018). "Reunited Beach Boys Catch a Nostalgic Wave During SiriusXM Town Hall Taping: Here Are 7 Highlights" . Billboard . Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Beach Boys, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" . AllMusic Guide . Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (June 22, 2018). "The Beach Boys Score First No. 1 on Classical Albums Chart with Royal Philharmonic" . Billboard . Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
^ "The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 24, 2018 .
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