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2005 greatest hits album by The Beach Boys
The Platinum Collection (Sounds of Summer Edition)
Released December 2005
[1] Recorded 1961–1988 and 1996 Studio Various locations
Genre
Rock Length 172 :03
Label
EMI
Producer
Brian Wilson ,
Bruce Johnston ,
Terry Melcher ,
Murry Wilson ,
Curt Becher , Albert Cabrera,
James William Guercio ,
Al Jardine ,
Tony Moran ,
Nick Venet , Damon Wimbley
[2]
The Platinum Collection (Sounds of Summer Edition) is a three-disc
greatest hits album by American
rock
band
The Beach Boys , released in December 2005 by
EMI . It includes some of The Beach Boys' most popular songs from their early days like "
California Girls " and "
Surfin' U.S.A. ", but also songs from their later period, when their success started to fade, like "
Lady Lynda " or "Sumahama". Except for some songs from the first two albums, most previously mono tracks have been digitally
remastered in stereo.
[5]
Track listing
CD one Title Writer(s) 1. "
I Get Around "
Brian Wilson ,
Mike Love 2:13 2. "
Don't Worry Baby " B. Wilson,
Roger Christian 2:49 3. "
Surfin' U.S.A. "
Chuck Berry , B. Wilson 2:28 4. "
In My Room " B. Wilson,
Gary Usher 2:13 5. "
Little Deuce Coupe " B. Wilson, Christian 1:40 6. "
Surfer Girl " B. Wilson 2:28 7. "
Fun, Fun, Fun " B. Wilson, Love 2:20 8. "
When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) " B. Wilson, Love 2:03 9. "
Girls on the Beach " B. Wilson 2:26 10. "
All Summer Long " B. Wilson, Love 2:09 11. "
Wendy " B. Wilson, Love 2:17 12. "
Dance, Dance, Dance " B. Wilson,
Carl Wilson , Love 2:02 13. "
Be True to Your School " B. Wilson, Love 2:10 14. "
The Warmth of the Sun " B. Wilson, Love 2:53 15. "
Little Honda " B. Wilson, Love 1:53 16. "
Surfin' " B. Wilson, Love 2:12 17. "
Surfin' Safari " B. Wilson, Love 2:07 18. "
Do You Wanna Dance? "
Bobby Freeman 2:21 19. "
Please Let Me Wonder " B. Wilson, Love 2:47 20. "
Then I Kissed Her "
Phil Spector ,
Ellie Greenwich ,
Jeff Barry 2:15 Total length: 45:37
CD two Title Writer(s) 1. "
Good Vibrations " B. Wilson, Love 3:38 2. "
California Girls " B. Wilson, Love 2:46 3. "
Sloop John B "
Traditional ,
arr. by B. Wilson 2:58 4. "
Barbara Ann "
Fred Fassert 2:13 5. "
God Only Knows " B. Wilson,
Tony Asher 2:53 6. "
Wouldn't It Be Nice " B. Wilson, Asher, Love 2:32 7. "
You Still Believe in Me " B. Wilson, Asher 2:36 8. "
The Little Girl I Once Knew " B. Wilson 2:38 9. "
Caroline, No " B. Wilson, Asher 2:20 10. "
You're So Good to Me " B. Wilson, Love 2:16 11. "
Girl Don't Tell Me " B. Wilson, Love 2:21 12. "
Help Me, Rhonda " B. Wilson, Love 2:48 13. "
Heroes and Villains " B. Wilson,
Van Dyke Parks 3:40 14. "
Wild Honey " B. Wilson, Love 2:39 15. "
Darlin' " B. Wilson, Love 2:14 16. "
Friends " B. Wilson, C. Wilson,
Dennis Wilson ,
Al Jardine 2:33 17. "
Bluebirds over the Mountain "
Ersel Hickey 2:53 18. "
Break Away " B. Wilson,
Reggie Dunbar 2:57 19. "
The Beach Boys Medley " B. Wilson, Love, Christian, Fassert, Berry 4:08 Total length: 52:55
CD three Title Writer(s) 1. "
Do It Again " B. Wilson, Love 2:19 2. "
Cottonfields "
Huddie Ledbetter 3:15 3. "
I Can Hear Music " Barry, Greenwich, Spector 2:37 4. "
Tears in the Morning "
Bruce Johnston 4:08 5. "
Sail On, Sailor " B. Wilson, Parks,
Tandyn Almer ,
Ray Kennedy ,
Jack Rieley 3:19 6. "
Disney Girls (1957) " Johnston 4:07 7. "
Long Promised Road " C. Wilson, Rieley 3:34 8. "
Forever " D. Wilson,
Gregg Jakobson 2:41 9. "
Surf's Up " B. Wilson, Parks 4:12 10. "
'Til I Die " B. Wilson 2:38 11. "
Marcella " B. Wilson, Almer, Rieley 3:54 12. "
Student Demonstration Time "
Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller , Love 3:59 13. "
Lady Lynda " Jardine, Ron Altbach 3:59 14. "
California Saga: California " Jardine 3:22 15. "
Sumahama " Love 4:29 16. "
Rock and Roll Music " Berry 2:29 17. "
Here Comes the Night " B. Wilson, Love 4:33 18. "
Kokomo " Love,
Scott McKenzie ,
Terry Melcher ,
John Phillips 3:37 19. "
Wipe Out " (with
The Fat Boys )
Bob Berryhill ,
Pat Connolly ,
Jim Fuller ,
Ron Wilson 4:01 20. "
California Dreamin' " J. Phillips,
Michelle Phillips 3:15 21. "Fun, Fun, Fun" (with
Status Quo ) B. Wilson, Love 3:11 Total length: 73:31
Charts
References
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"allmusic ((( Platinum Collection: Sounds of Summer Edition Overview )))" . Retrieved September 18, 2010 .
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"Platinum Collection: Sounds of Summer Edition: Information from Answers.com" .
Answers.com . Retrieved September 18, 2010 .
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AllMusic review
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479.
ISBN
978-0-19-531373-4 .
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"Platinum Collection : Beach Boys : The Beach Boys, The Fat Boys: Amazon.fr: Musique ("Mono" and "digitally remastered" after some tracks)" . Retrieved September 18, 2010 .
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 5, 2024.
Albums containing previously unreleased material marked in bold , except those under "Archival", for which all apply.
Hits Themed Archival Box sets EPs