Track Listing

1. California Girls
2. I Get Around
3. SurfinÂ’ Safari
4. SurfinÂ’ U.S.A.
5. Fun, Fun, Fun
6. Surfer Girl
7. DonÂ’t Worry Baby
8. Little Deuce Coupe
9. Shut Down
10. Help Me, Rhonda
11. Be True To Your School
12. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
13. In My Room
14. God Only Knows
15. Sloop John B
16. WouldnÂ’t It Be Nice
17. Getcha Back
18. Come Go With Me
19. Rock And Roll Music
20. Dance, Dance, Dance
21. Barbara Ann
22. Do You Wanna Dance?
23. Heroes And Villains
24. Good TiminÂ’
25. Kokomo
26. Do It Again
27. Wild Honey
28. DarlinÂ’
29. I Can Hear Music
30. Good Vibrations

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5458 in Music
• Released on: 2003-06-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Best of, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

From Amazon.com
The cynical may question just how many Beach Boys greatest hits albums are enough. Non-cynics, however, will appreciate what makes Sounds of Summer unique. This is the first single-disc collection to feature hits from the group's entire career, from 1962's "Surfin' Safari" through 1985's "Kokomo." All 30 tracks, spanning several label changes, were Billboard Top 40 hits and are probably now as identifiable as the national anthem to anyone with radio or TV access. The fact that the tracks aren’t in chronological order helps make for a fresh listening experience, as does the crisp digital sound. And yet these songs--even those that are more than four decades old--always sound strangely fresh and will likely remain so as long as there are beaches, young people, and that symbolic season of freedom and dreams. In other words, the title here passes "the truth in advertising" test. Perfect for those casual fans not yet ready to spring for the individual albums, Sounds of Summer is, in many ways, a better representation of this legendary band's art than Elvis' 30 No. 1 Hits and The Beatles 1 were of the King and the Fab Four. --Bill Holdship