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20/20 was not a proper album, being compiled from singles and leftovers in order to fulfill contractual obligations to Capitol. Nonetheless, it's one of their better post-Pet Sounds records, with a couple of good medium-sized late-'60s hit singles, "Do It Again" and "I Can Hear Music," that were fun retro sort of exercises. "Time to Get Alone," with its unusually shifting, jazzy melody, was one of Brian Wilson's last outstanding compositions. "Never Learn Not to Love" is far more notorious, not for the music (which is average), but for the fact that it was, according to some sources, composed by Charles Manson (although the song is credited to Dennis Wilson). The highlights, however, were a couple of Smile-session-era tunes, especially "Cabinessence," a suite-like collaboration between Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks that gives some idea of the complex directions that were being explored during that ill-fated project. Therein lay the group's dilemma: as hard as they were trying to establish their identity as an integrated band in the late '60s, their new recordings were overshadowed by the bits and pieces of Smile that emerged at the time. [Friends/20/20, a Capitol two-fer CD, combines this and its predecessor Friends onto one disc, adding five bonus tracks also cut in the late '60s, highlighted by the minor hit "Break Away," Dennis Wilson's oddly spacy "Celebrate the News," and a cover of "Walk on By."]
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Producer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
PHIL SPECTOR, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Producer - Jeff Barry, ComposerLyricist - Ellie Greenwich, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC.
Bruce Johnston, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ersel Hickey, ComposerLyricist - Van McCoy, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Carter, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Desper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Van McCoy, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Composer, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Desper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Composer, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Desper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Johnston, Composer, Producer - Van McCoy, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Desper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Producer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Huddie 'Ledbelly' Ledbetter, ComposerLyricist - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Desper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Desper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Jardine, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Desper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Producer - Dennis Wilson, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Desper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Composer, Producer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Desper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Van Dyke Parks, Composer - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Composer, Producer - Mike Love, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Levine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
20/20 was not a proper album, being compiled from singles and leftovers in order to fulfill contractual obligations to Capitol. Nonetheless, it's one of their better post-Pet Sounds records, with a couple of good medium-sized late-'60s hit singles, "Do It Again" and "I Can Hear Music," that were fun retro sort of exercises. "Time to Get Alone," with its unusually shifting, jazzy melody, was one of Brian Wilson's last outstanding compositions. "Never Learn Not to Love" is far more notorious, not for the music (which is average), but for the fact that it was, according to some sources, composed by Charles Manson (although the song is credited to Dennis Wilson). The highlights, however, were a couple of Smile-session-era tunes, especially "Cabinessence," a suite-like collaboration between Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks that gives some idea of the complex directions that were being explored during that ill-fated project. Therein lay the group's dilemma: as hard as they were trying to establish their identity as an integrated band in the late '60s, their new recordings were overshadowed by the bits and pieces of Smile that emerged at the time. [Friends/20/20, a Capitol two-fer CD, combines this and its predecessor Friends onto one disc, adding five bonus tracks also cut in the late '60s, highlighted by the minor hit "Break Away," Dennis Wilson's oddly spacy "Celebrate the News," and a cover of "Walk on By."]
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:13
- Main artists: The Beach Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1969 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2015 Capitol Records, LLC
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