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The Greatest Hits – Volume 1:
20 Good Vibrations
Greatest hits album by
The Beach Boys
ReleasedApril 4, 1995
September 21, 1999
RecordedApril 1962–September 1966, Spring 1988 (Kokomo)
Genre Rock
Length49:08
Label Capitol
Producer Murry Wilson, Brian Wilson and Terry Melcher
The Beach Boys chronology
The Capitol Years
(1999) 		The Greatest Hits – Volume 1:
20 Good Vibrations
(1995) 		The Greatest Hits – Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music [2]

The Greatest Hits – Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations is a compilation album of songs by American rock band The Beach Boys, released in 1995 by Capitol Records. The album features The Beach Boys' biggest hits from 1962-1966, but also includes the 1988 No. 1 hit " Kokomo".

After the album was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA, Capitol made the decision to create sequels to the collection, so the original release was updated accordingly and reissued. The updated version was issued on September 21, 1999, the same day that its sequel, The Greatest Hits – Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations, appeared. On the 1999 reissue, the track listing is in chronological order, and the album versions of " Be True to Your School" and " Help Me, Rhonda" are replaced by the original single versions.

This collection is also notable for crediting Murry Wilson, not Nick Venet, as producer of " Surfin' Safari" and " 409", while also modifying the credits of " Surfin' U.S.A." and " Shut Down" to reflect Brian Wilson's role as producer.

In March 2000, The Greatest Hits – Volume 2 charted at No. 95 in the United States and remained on the charts for 11 weeks, following the broadcast of the ABC TV movie The Beach Boys: An American Family.

Track listing

1995 version [3]

All songs are by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Surfin' Safari" 2:06
2." Surfin' USA" Brian Wilson / Chuck Berry2:29
3." Surfer Girl"Brian Wilson2:28
4." Little Deuce Coupe"Brian Wilson / Roger Christian1:39
5." Be True to Your School" 2:06
6." Fun, Fun, Fun" 2:04
7." I Get Around" 2:15
8." Shut Down"Brian Wilson / Roger Christian1:51
9." Dance, Dance, Dance"Brian Wilson / Carl Wilson / Mike Love2:00
10." Do You Wanna Dance?" Bobby Freeman2:19
11." Help Me, Rhonda" 3:10
12." California Girls" 2:38
13." Barbara Ann" Fred Fassert2:20
14." Sloop John B"Traditional; arranged by Brian Wilson2:59
15." Wouldn't It Be Nice"Brian Wilson / Tony Asher / Mike Love2:25
16." Good Vibrations" 3:37
17." 409"Brian Wilson / Mike Love / Gary Usher2:00
18." God Only Knows"Brian Wilson / Tony Asher2:52
19." Catch a Wave" 2:09
20." Kokomo" John Phillips / Mike Love / Terry Melcher / Scott McKenzie3:37

1999 version [4]

All songs are by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and are mono single mixes, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Surfin' Safari" 2:06
2." 409"Brian Wilson / Mike Love / Gary Usher2:00
3." Surfin' USA" Brian Wilson / Chuck Berry2:28
4." Shut Down"Brian Wilson / Roger Christian1:50
5." Surfer Girl"Brian Wilson2:27
6." Little Deuce Coupe"Brian Wilson / Roger Christian1:50
7." Catch a Wave" (Mono album mix) 2:19
8." Be True to Your School" 2:07
9." Fun, Fun, Fun" 2:19
10." I Get Around" 2:14
11." Dance, Dance, Dance"Brian Wilson / Carl Wilson / Mike Love2:00
12." Do You Wanna Dance?" Bobby Freeman2:19
13." Help Me, Rhonda" 2:48
14." California Girls" 2:45
15." Barbara Ann" Fred Fassert2:09
16." Sloop John B"Traditional; arranged by Brian Wilson2:56
17." Wouldn't It Be Nice"Brian Wilson / Tony Asher / Mike Love2:24
18." God Only Knows"Brian Wilson / Tony Asher2:50
19." Good Vibrations" 3:37
20." Kokomo" (Stereo single mix) John Phillips / Mike Love / Terry Melcher / Scott McKenzie3:36

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France ( SNEP) [5] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Greatest Hits – Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN  978-0-19-531373-4.
  3. ^ "The Beach Boys – 20 Good Vibrations - The Greatest Hits (1995)". Discogs. 1995. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Beach Boys – 20 Good Vibrations - The Greatest Hits (1999)". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "French album certifications – The Beach Boys – 20 Good Vibrations" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved June 2, 2022. Select THE BEACH BOYS and click OK. 
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