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2001 greatest hits album by The Beach Boys
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The Very Best of the Beach Boys is a compilation album released by the American
rock and roll band
the Beach Boys . The album was released by
EMI in 2001 and features 30 of their greatest hits digitally remastered. It is the first compilation of the Beach Boys that makes a full retrospective of their career. Other compilations had already been released throughout the years, but only focusing on certain time periods of the band, or focusing on their complete career, but with several volumes.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Brian Wilson /
Mike Love , unless otherwise noted.
"
Good Vibrations " – 3:37 (from
Smiley Smile )
"
California Girls " (Single Version) – 2:43 (from
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) )
"
I Get Around " – 2:14 (from
All Summer Long )
"
Wouldn't It Be Nice " (Brian Wilson,
Tony Asher , Love) – 2:25 (from
Pet Sounds )
"
Surfin' Safari " – 2:07 (from
Surfin' Safari )
"
Fun, Fun, Fun " (Single Version) – 2:20 (from
Shut Down Volume 2 )
"
Surfin' U.S.A. " (Brian Wilson,
Chuck Berry ) – 2:29 (from
Surfin' U.S.A. )
"
Help Me Rhonda " – 2:47 (from
Today! )
"
Don't Worry Baby " (Brian Wilson,
Roger Christian ) – 2:50 (from
Shut Down Volume 2 )
"
When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) " – 2:04 (from
Today! )
"
Little Deuce Coupe " (Brian Wilson, Christian) – 1:38 (from
Surfer Girl )
"
Dance, Dance, Dance " (Brian Wilson,
Carl Wilson , Love) – 2:00 (from
Today! )
"
Little Honda " – 1:52 (from
All Summer Long )
"
Do You Wanna Dance? " (
Bobby Freeman ) – 2:21 (from
Today! )
"
Surfer Girl " (Brian Wilson) – 2:27 (from
Surfer Girl )
"
Then I Kissed Her " (
Phil Spector ,
Ellie Greenwich ,
Jeff Barry ) – 2:16 (from
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) )
"
God Only Knows " (1996 Stereo Mix) (Brian Wilson, Asher) – 2:50 (from
Pet Sounds , stereo remix from
The Pet Sounds Sessions )
"
Caroline, No " (Single Version, 1996 Stereo Mix) (Brian Wilson, Asher) – 2:19 (from
Pet Sounds , stereo remix from
The Pet Sounds Sessions )
"
Sloop John B " (1996 Stereo Mix) (
Traditional , Brian Wilson) – 2:55 (from
Pet Sounds , stereo remix from
The Pet Sounds Sessions )
"
Barbara Ann " (Single Version) (
Fred Fassert ) – 2:06 (from
Beach Boys' Party! )
"
Heroes and Villains " (Brian Wilson,
Van Dyke Parks ) – 3:38 (from
Smiley Smile )
"
Do It Again " (Single Version) – 2:19 (from
20/20 )
"
Darlin' " – 2:13 (from
Wild Honey )
"
Wild Honey " – 2:38 (from
Wild Honey )
"
Break Away " (Brian Wilson,
Murry Wilson ) – 2:56 (non album single)
"
Rock and Roll Music " (Single Version) (Berry) – 2:28 (from
15 Big Ones )
"
I Can Hear Music " (
Phil Spector ,
Ellie Greenwich ,
Jeff Barry ) – 2:37 (from
20/20 )
"
Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) " (Single Version) (
Huddie Ledbetter ) – 3:02 (from
Stateside issues of
Sunflower )
"
Lady Lynda " (
Alan Jardine , Ron Altbach) – 3:58 (from
L.A. (Light Album) )
"
Kokomo " (Love,
Scott McKenzie ,
Terry Melcher ,
John Phillips ) – 3:37 (from
Still Cruisin' )
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