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The Beach Boys' last album of the '70s, L.A. (Light Album), leads off with "Good Timin'," a mid-tempo number with excellent harmonies and a charming laid-back vibe. Unfortunately, there's nothing else of that caliber here (the song actually dated from 1974), and the Beach Boys ended the decade by releasing the worst album of their career. True, there are a few solid spots for Carl and Dennis Wilson, including the quasi-duet "Baby Blue" and several songs originally intended for Dennis' unfinished second solo album, Bamboo. But songs like Al Jardine's "Lady Lynda" (a tribute to his wife), Mike Love's "Sumahama" (a Japanese fantasy), and Brian Wilson's bizarre run through one of his favorite nursery rhymes ("Shortenin' Bread") would never have made it onto vinyl five years before, much less ten. The real shock for fans, however, comes at the beginning of side two, with a reworked version of "Here Comes the Night" (originally on 1967's Wild Honey). Easily the most idiosyncratic production ever attempted by the group, "Here Comes the Night" tried to get the Beach Boys onto the charts by latching onto the already fading disco movement -- if the Bee Gees could do it, why couldn't they? -- with an 11-minute disco single complete with thumping beat and a few digital effects. Though the single never charted, the production (by Bruce Johnston and longtime West Coast producer Curt Becher) was surprisingly well done. And the group's excellent harmonies and Carl's over-the-top vocal made "Here Comes the Night" a natural for disco audiences. Besides the occasional pleasing eccentricity, however, L.A. (Light Album) was yet another oddball attempt to push the Beach Boys into the contemporary mainstream despite their many songwriting and production flaws.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Bruce Johnston, Producer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Guercio, Producer
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Bruce Johnston, Producer - Brian Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Jardine, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HARRY BETTS, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Altbach, ComposerLyricist - James Guercio, Producer - Jim Guercio, Producer
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Bruce Johnston, Producer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HARRY BETTS, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Guercio, Producer - Geoffrey Cushing-Murray, Composer
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Bruce Johnston, Producer - Bob Alcivar, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Guercio, Producer - Geoffrey Cushing-Murray, Composer
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Bruce Johnston, Producer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Wilson, Composer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Guercio, Producer - Geoffrey Cushing-Murray, Composer
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Bruce Johnston, Producer - Bob Alcivar, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Love, Composer - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Guercio, Producer
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Bruce Johnston, Producer - Bob Esty, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Becher, Producer
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Bruce Johnston, Producer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Wilson, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Jakobson, ComposerLyricist - James Guercio, Producer - Karen Lamm, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Bruce Johnston, Producer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - HARRY BETTS, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Guercio, Producer - Geoffrey Cushing-Murray, Composer
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Bruce Johnston, Producer - Traditional, Composer - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Arranger, Work Arranger - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Guercio, Producer
(C) 1979 Brother Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Albumbeschreibung
The Beach Boys' last album of the '70s, L.A. (Light Album), leads off with "Good Timin'," a mid-tempo number with excellent harmonies and a charming laid-back vibe. Unfortunately, there's nothing else of that caliber here (the song actually dated from 1974), and the Beach Boys ended the decade by releasing the worst album of their career. True, there are a few solid spots for Carl and Dennis Wilson, including the quasi-duet "Baby Blue" and several songs originally intended for Dennis' unfinished second solo album, Bamboo. But songs like Al Jardine's "Lady Lynda" (a tribute to his wife), Mike Love's "Sumahama" (a Japanese fantasy), and Brian Wilson's bizarre run through one of his favorite nursery rhymes ("Shortenin' Bread") would never have made it onto vinyl five years before, much less ten. The real shock for fans, however, comes at the beginning of side two, with a reworked version of "Here Comes the Night" (originally on 1967's Wild Honey). Easily the most idiosyncratic production ever attempted by the group, "Here Comes the Night" tried to get the Beach Boys onto the charts by latching onto the already fading disco movement -- if the Bee Gees could do it, why couldn't they? -- with an 11-minute disco single complete with thumping beat and a few digital effects. Though the single never charted, the production (by Bruce Johnston and longtime West Coast producer Curt Becher) was surprisingly well done. And the group's excellent harmonies and Carl's over-the-top vocal made "Here Comes the Night" a natural for disco audiences. Besides the occasional pleasing eccentricity, however, L.A. (Light Album) was yet another oddball attempt to push the Beach Boys into the contemporary mainstream despite their many songwriting and production flaws.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:26
- Main artists: The Beach Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1979 Brother Records Inc ℗ 2012 Brother Records Inc
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