The Girl from New York City

1965 song by The Beach Boys

"The Girl From New York City"

The Greek release of the song, as the B-side of "Wild Honey"

Song by The Beach Boys
from the album  Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
Released| June 28, 1965
Recorded| May 24, 1965
Genre| Rock
Length| 1:54
Label| Capitol
Songwriter(s)| Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Producer(s)| Brian Wilson

"The Girl from New York City" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1965 album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!). It was written as an answer song to The Ad Libs' hit from earlier that year, "The Boy from New York City".

## Other appearances

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Aside from appearing on Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!), "The Girl from New York City" has since appeared on many other Beach Boys releases. The song was released in Greece as the B-side to "Wild Honey."[1] The song also appeared on the UK version of compilation album, Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2, as well as Capitol Years, another compilation album.

## Critical opinion

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In a retrospective review, AllMusic writer Richie Unterberger wrote that "The Girl from New York City" was as "well done," but Unterberger felt that the track didn't "break new ground."[2] Looking back at The Beach Boys' work in the mid-1960s, author Jim Fuselli described the track as a throwback "to the group's happy-go-lucky days."[3]

## Personnel

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The Beach Boys

Sourced from Craig Slowinski.[4]

* Al Jardine – harmony vocals, backing vocals, Fender bass
* Bruce Johnston – backing vocals, upright piano
* Mike Love – lead vocals, bass vocals
* Brian Wilson – backing vocals
* Carl Wilson – backing vocals, 12-string lead guitar

Other

* Hal Blaine – drums
* Steve Douglas – baritone saxophone
* Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
* Clifford Hils – upright bass
* Ray Pohlman – Danelectro 6-string bass guitar

## References

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1. ^ "BeachBoys45 Greek discography". beachboys45.nl/.
2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "AllMusic 'Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)". AllMusic.
3. ^ Fuselli, Jim. The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds.
4. ^ Slowinski, Craig. "Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)". Retrieved April 8, 2019.

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Songs|

| Side one|

* "The Girl from New York City"
* "Amusement Parks U.S.A."
* "Then I Kissed Her"
* "Salt Lake City"
* "Girl Don't Tell Me"
* "Help Me, Rhonda"

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Side two|

* "California Girls"
* "Let Him Run Wild"
* "You're So Good to Me"
* "Summer Means New Love"
* "I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man"
* "And Your Dream Comes True"

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* David Marks
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* Ricky Fataar

Studio albums|

* Surfin' Safari
* Surfin' U.S.A.
* Surfer Girl
* Little Deuce Coupe
* Shut Down Volume 2
* All Summer Long
* The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
* The Beach Boys Today!
* Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
* Beach Boys' Party!
* Pet Sounds
* Smiley Smile
* Wild Honey
* Friends
* 20/20
* Sunflower
* Surf's Up
* Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"
* Holland
* 15 Big Ones
* The Beach Boys Love You
* M.I.U. Album
* L.A. (Light Album)
* Keepin' the Summer Alive
* The Beach Boys
* Still Cruisin'
* Summer in Paradise
* Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
* That's Why God Made the Radio

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* Stack-o-Tracks
* The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Live albums|

* Beach Boys Concert
* Live in London
* The Beach Boys in Concert
* Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
* Songs from Here & Back
* Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour
* Live in Sacramento 1964
* Live in Chicago 1965
* Graduation Day 1966
* 1967 – Live Sunshine
* The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968

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compilations|

* Endless Summer
* Rarities
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* Lost & Found (1961–62)
* Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys
* The Pet Sounds Sessions
* Endless Harmony
* Ultimate Christmas
* Hawthorne, CA
* Sounds of Summer
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* Made in California
* The Big Beat 1963
* Keep an Eye on Summer 1964
* Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged
* Becoming the Beach Boys
* 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow
* Wake the World: The Friends Sessions
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* Feel Flows
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Unreleased|

* Smile
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* Adult/Child
* Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys
* Andy Paley sessions

EPs|

* Four by the Beach Boys
* Mount Vernon and Fairway

Documentary and
concert films|

* It's OK! (1976)
* An American Band (1985)
* Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
* Nashville Sounds (1996)
* Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story (1998)
* Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002)
* Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile (2004)
* Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021)
* The Beach Boys (2024)

Fictionalized|

* An American Family (2000)
* Love & Mercy (2014)

Books|

* The Beach Boys and the California Myth
* Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961–1963
* Catch a Wave
* Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy
* Heroes and Villains: The True Story of the Beach Boys
* I Am Brian Wilson
* Inside the Music of Brian Wilson
* Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story

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