Smile (Beach Boys album)
Smile is an unfinished album by the Beach Boys. Their leader Brian Wilson wanted the album to be the follow-up to the album Pet Sounds. It was never finished because Wilson thought the public would not like it.
| Smile | ||||
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| Recorded | February 17, 1966 – July 1971 | |||
| Venue | Various California locales | |||
| Studio | Columbia, Gold Star, Sound Recorders, Sunset Sound, Western, Hollywood | |||
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| Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
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Later in 1967, the Beach Boys released another album called Smiley Smile. The album had songs that were written for Smile. Smiley Smile was not the great success that Wilson thought Smile would have been. The Beach Boys lost many fans because of the album's failure.
In 2004, Brian finished a version of Smile.
Smile (Beach Boys Album) Media
Wilson producing a Pet Sounds recording session in early 1966
Van Dyke Parks (pictured 1967) provided the majority of Smile's lyrics and thematic direction and participated in sessions as an instrumentalist
According to Van Dyke Parks, Smile was partly intended to reclaim popular music from the influence of British acts like the Beatles (pictured in 1964).[11]
Wilson stated that his understanding of ego and humor drew on the writings of Arthur Koestler (pictured)
Parks compared Wilson's orchestrations to those by the early 20th-century composer Percy Grainger.
Artist's rendering of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, an event which "Fire" was based on
The Smile logo that was pictured on the original cover art
Mike Love (pictured 1966) was often blamed for the album's collapse, a characterization that he and some commentators have disputed.
Most of the Smile sessions were conducted at Western Studio on Sunset Boulevard (pictured 2019)
The Beach Boys accepting a record sales certification at Capitol, late 1966.
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References
- ↑ Richardson, Mark (November 2, 2011). "The Smile Sessions review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (May 16, 2016). "Brian Wilson Entrances Bristol on Eve of 'Pet Sounds' 50th Anniversary". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/brian-wilson-entrances-bristol-on-eve-of-pet-sounds-50th-anniversary-20160516. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ↑ Essner, Dean (September 27, 2014). "Brian Wilson's SMiLE vs. The Beach Boys' The Smile Sessions". PopMatters. http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/09/brian-wilsons-smile-vs-the-beach-boys-the-smile-sessions/.
- ↑ Hall 2014, p. 63.
- ↑ Sellars 2015, p. 106.
- ↑ Fusilli, Jim (June 19, 1998). "Beach Boy Bounces Back". The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB898202521672981609.
- ↑ Dansby, Andrew (November 11, 2011). "Beach Boys makes its fans SMiLE again". Chron.
- ↑ Lowe 2007, p. 219.
- ↑ Myers, Matt (October 7, 2011). "Interview: Brian Wilson on SMiLE". Jazzwax. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ↑ Sommer, Tim (July 21, 2015). "Beyond the Life of Brian: The Myth of the 'Lesser' Beach Boys". The New York Observer. http://observer.com/2015/07/beyond-the-life-of-brian-the-myth-of-the-lesser-beach-boys/.
- ↑ Priore 2005, p. 94.