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| 20 hits & overlooked gems! I Get Around, Don't Worry Baby, Heroes And Villains, Good Vibrations, Brian's new California Feelin', etc. |
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| 1 Surfer Girl |
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| 2 The Warmth of the Sun |
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| 3 I Get Around |
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| 4 Don't Worry Baby |
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| 5 In My Room |
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| 6 California Girls |
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| 7 God Only Knows |
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| 8 Caroline No |
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| 9 Good Vibrations |
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| 10 Wonderful |
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| 11 Heroes and Villains |
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| 12 Surf's Up |
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| 13 Busy Doin' Nothin' |
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| 14 We're Together Again |
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| 15 Time to Get Alone |
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| 16 This Whole World |
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| 17 Marcella |
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| 18 Sail on Sailor |
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| 19 'Til I Die |
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| 20 California Feelin' [*] |
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Album Review
"Classics: Selected by Brian Wilson" has a fancy title that suggests that this is different than a standard Beach Boys hits collection, but the end result is pretty close to a standard Beach Boys hit collection. Over the course of 20 tracks, Brian picks 19 of his favorite tunes -- offering mildly entertaining, but not insightful, commentary in the liners -- adding one new song to the conclusion. Apart from "I Get Around," there isn't much of the fun-in-the-sun rockers, but a lot of lush, warm ballads and a lot of highlights from his mid- to late-'60s peak. His '70s selections are good but are alternately a little obvious (but welcomely so, with "Sail On Sailor" and "Surf'S Up") and a little idiosyncratic without shedding new light on the era ("We'Re Together Again," "Time To Get Alone"). Overall, it's a good, entertaining listen, but just don't think this is any more distinctive than the average Beach Boys compilation -- it just happens to be one of the better ones. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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