151). “Sherry She Needs Me,” also known as “Sandy” or “Sandy She Needs Me” (initially recorded by the Beach Boys in 1965 with 1976 vocals added; eventually appeared on the 2013 compilation box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Russ Titelman. As a solo artist in 1998, Brian Wilson completed the song with lyric changes by Carole Bayer Sager; it was renamed “She Says That She Needs Me” and released on his album Imagination.
152) “Wonderful” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ twelfth studio album Smiley Smile, 1967) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks. The song was originally recorded for Smile, the unfinished Beach Boys album that was infamously not released.
153) “Wanderlust” (seventh track on the 2014 tribute album The Art of McCartney by various artists) lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Paul McCartney.
154) “Soul Searchin'” (second track on Brian Wilson’s fourth studio album Gettin’ In Over My Head, 2004) *Brian Wilson recorded song with Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Andy Paley.
155) “Time to Get Alone” (ninth track on the Beach Boys’ fifteenth studio album 20/20, 1969) *lead vocal(s): Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, and Al Jardine; written by Brian Wilson.
156) “Little Bird” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ fourteenth album Friends, 1968; the B-side to the title track “Friends”) *lead vocal(s): Dennis Wilson and Brian Wilson; written by Dennis Wilson and Steve Kalinich.
157) “(Wouldn’t it Be Nice To) Live Again” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1971; eventually appeared on the Beach Boys’ 2013 compilation album Made in California: 1962-2012) *lead vocal: Dennis Wilson; written by Dennis Wilson and Stan Shapiro (not to be confused with the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t it Be Nice” from Pet Sounds. see #1).
158) “Celebrate the News” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1969; a non-album B-side to “Break Away”) *written by Dennis Wilson and Gregg Jakobson.
159) “Can’t Wait Too Long,” also known as “Been Way Too Long” (thirteenth track on Brian Wilson’s seventh studio album That Lucky Old Sun, 2008) *written by Brian Wilson; the song dates back to the 1967 unfinished Beach Boys’ version.
160) “I Went to Sleep” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ fifteenth studio album 20/20, 1969) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson.
161) “Drive-In” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ sixth studio album All Summer Long, 1964) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
162) “It’s Gettin’ Late” (second single from the Beach Boys’ self-titled album from 1985; reached #20 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Carl Wilson, Myrna Smith-Schilling, and Robert White Johnson.
163) “Midnight’s Another Day” (the fourteenth track on Brian Wilson’s seventh studio album That Lucky Old Sun, 2008) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Scott Bennett.
164) ‘Sound of Free,” also known as “Settle Down” (recorded in 1970 by Dennis Wilson and Daryl Dragon, the latter credited as Rumbo; eventually appeared on the Beach Boys’ 2013 compilation box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *lead vocal: Dennis Wilson; written by Dennis Wilson and Mike Love.
165) “This Song Wants To Sleep with You Tonight” (recorded by Brian Wilson in 1995; the B-side to Brian Wilson’s rendition of his Beach Boys classic “Do it Again”) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Andy Paley.
166) “The Night Was So Young” (ninth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-first studio album The Beach Boys Love You, 1977) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
167) “Almost Summer” (title track of Mike Love and Celebration’s album Almost Summer, 1978; reached #28 on the US Billboard Hot 100) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine.
168) “Devoted to You” (seventh track on the Beach Boys’ tenth studio album Beach Boys Party!, 1965; the B-side to “Gettin’ Hungry,” a 1967 single credited to Brian Wilson and Mike Love) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson and Mike Love; written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, the husband-and-wife songwriting team behind many popular hits made famous by the Everly Brothers and others.
169) “He Couldn’t Get His Poor Old Body to Move” (a bonus track on the 2000 reissue of Brian Wilson’s self-titled solo album from 1988) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Lindsey Buckingham and Brian Wilson.
170) “All I Wanna Do” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ sixteenth studio album Sunflower, 1970) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love (not be confused with the Beach Boys’ “All I Want to Do” at #118)
171) “Here Comes the Night” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ thirteenth studio album Wild Honey, 1967) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. The Beach Boys later rerecorded “Here Comes the Night” for their 1979 album L.A. (Light Album) as a disco song lasting nearly eleven minutes (see #287)
172) “Country Feelins'” (Brian Wilson’s contribution to the album For Our Children by various artists, 1991) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Alexandra Morgan, Brian Wilson, and Eugene E. Landy.
173) “Still I Dream of It” (recorded by the Beach Boys in early 1977 for their never-released album Adult/Child; eventually appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) *Brian Wilson was initially written for Frank Sinatra, but was also intended for Stevie Wonder or Elton John, in case Sinatra rejected it.
174) “California Feelin'” (originally recorded by the Beach Boys in the 1970s; two versions of the song were included on the Beach Boys’ 2013 compilation box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *written by Brian Wilson and Stephen Kalinich; both Brian Wilson and Al Jardine also recorded versions.
175) “Under the Boardwalk” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-seventh studio album Summer in Paradise,” 1992) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love and Carl Wilson; written by Artie Resnick and Kenny Young and originally recorded by The Drifters in 1964.
176). “Ten Little Indians” (third single from the Beach Boys’ debut studio album Surfin’ Safari, 1962; reached #49 on the US Billboard Hot 100) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher.
177) “Long, Tall Texan” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ first live album Beach Boys Concert, 1964) lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Henry Strezlecki and originally recorded by The Four Flickers in 1959.
Beach Boys Concert was the first live album to top the pop music record charts.
178) “Honkin’ Down the Highway” (only single released from the Beach Boys’ twenty-first album The Beach Boys Love You) *lead vocal: Al Jardine; written by Brian Wilson.
179) “Busy Doin’ Nothin'” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ fourteenth studio album Friends, 1968) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
180) “San Miguel” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1969; eventually appeared on their 1981 double compilation album Ten Years of Harmony) *written by Dennis Wilson and Gregg Jakobson.
181) “It’s a Beautiful Day” (the song was never released on an original Beach Boys album; however, it was released on the soundtrack to the film Americathon and as a single in 1979) *lead vocal(s) Mike Love, Al Jardine, and Carl Wilson; written by Mike Love and Al Jardine.
182) “Endless Harmony” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-fourth album Keepin’ the Summer Alive, 1980) *lead vocal(s): Bruce Johnston and Carl Wilson; written by Bruce Johnston.
183) “Spirit of America” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ fourth studio album Little Deuce Coupe, 1963) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian.
184) “Punchline” (an instrumental recorded by the Beach Boys in 1963; eventually appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) *written by Brian Wilson.
185) “All This Is That” (seventh track on the Beach Boys’ eighteenth studio album Carl and the Passions -“So Tough,” 1972) *lead vocal(s): Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, and Mike Love; written by Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, and Mike Love.
186) “What Love Can Do” (included on the 2007 Target album New Music from an Old Friend, an album where several well-known artists, including Brian Wilson, recorded both an old and new song) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
187) “Custom Machine” (twelfth track on the Beach Boys’ fourth studio album Little Deuce Coupe, 1963) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
188) “Santa Ana Winds” (ninth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-fourth album Keepin’ the Summer Alive, 1980) *lead vocal(s): Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Al Jardine.
189) “The Trader” (sixth track on the Beach Boys’ ninteenth studio album Holland, 1973) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Carl Wilson.
190) “I’m So Young” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ eighth studio album The Beach Boys Today!, 1965) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by William H. “Prez” Tyus, Jr. and originally recorded by the Students in 1958.
191) “You’re Still a Mystery” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1995; eventually appeared on their 2013 compilation box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *written by Brian Wilson and Andy Paley.
192) “Surf Jam” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ second studio album Surfin’ U.S.A., 1993) *written by Carl Wilson (instrumental).
193) “Back Home” (thirteenth track on the Beach Boys’ twentieth studio album 15 Big Ones, 1976) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Bob Norberg.
194) “Let’s Go to Heaven in My Car” (a song by Brian Wilson featured on the soundtrack to the 1987 film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher.
195) “It’s Over Now” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1977; eventually appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) *written by Brian Wilson.
196) “Being with the One You Love” (a bonus track on the 2000 reissue of Brian Wilson’s debut album) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
197) “She’s Got Rhythm” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-second studio album M.I.U. Album, 1978) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson and Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Ron Altbach.
198) “The Girl from New York City” (opening track on the Beach Boys’ ninth studio album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!), 1965) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. The song was written as an answer to The Ad Libs’ hit from earlier that year, “The Boy from New York City.”
199) “We’re Together Again” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1969; a bonus track on the 1990/2001 reissues of 20/20 /Friends) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Ron Wilson.
200) “The Spirit of Rock & Roll” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ 2006 live album Songs from Here & Back; also, was the seventh track on the unofficial Brian Wilson album Sweet Insanity, 1990) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson with Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne. Brian Wilson’s Traveling Wilbury-ish version featured guest vocals by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.
201) “Runaway Dancer” (second single from Brian Wilson’s tenth studio album No Pier Pressure, 2015) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson and Sebu Simonian; written by Brian Wilson, Joe Thomas, and Sebu Simonian.
202) “That Same Song” (seventh track on the Beach Boys’ twentieth studio album 15 Big Ones, 1976) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
203) “Johnny Carson” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-first studio album The Beach Boys Love You, 1977) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love and Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
204) “All Dressed Up for School” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1964; a bonus track on the 1990/2001 reissues of Little Deuce Coupe / All Summer Long) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
205) “Wipe Out” (second single from the Beach Boys’ twenty-sixth studio album Still Cruisin’, 1989; reached #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100) *lead vocal(s): The Fat Boys and Brian Wilson; written by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller, and Ron Wilson and originally released as a single by the Surfaris in 1963.
206) “Old Folks at Home/Ol’ Man River” (a bonus track on the Beach Boys’ 1990/2001 reissues of Friends /20/20) *credited to the entire band; written by Stephen Foster, Jerome Kern, and Oscar Hammerstein II.
207) “Louie, Louie” (eleventh track on the Beach Boys’ fifth studio album Shut Down Volume 2, 1964) *lead vocal(s): Carl Wilson and Mike Love; originally written and recorded by Richard Berry. The song is best known for the 1963 hit version by The Kingsmen.
208) “Palisades Park” (ninth track on the Beach Boys’ twentieth studio album 15 Big Ones, 1976) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Chuck Barris (game show, producer, and host) and originally recorded by Freddy Cannon in 1962.
209) “Gettin’ Hungry” (ninth track on the Beach Boys’ twelfth studio album Smiley Smile, 1966) *lead vocal(s) Brian Wilson and Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
210) “Barnyard Blues” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1974; eventually appeared on their 2013 compilation box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *lead vocal: Dennis Wilson; written by Dennis Wilson.
211) “In the Back of My Mind” (eleventh track on the Beach Boys’ eighth studio album The Beach Boys Today!, 1966) *lead vocal: Dennis Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
212) “Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight” (tenth track on Brian Wilson’s self-titled debut album, 1988 ) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson, Andy Paley, and Andy Dean.
213) “Daddy’s Little Girl” (a song by Brian Wilson featured on the soundtrack to the 1989 film She’s Out of Control) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
214) “Ballad of Ole’ Betsy” (second track on the Beach Boys’ fourth studio album Little Deuce Coupe, 1963) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian.
215) “Live Let Live” (a song by Brian Wilson featured on the soundtrack to the 2007 film Arctic Tale) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks.
216) “Make it Good” (sixth track on the Beach Boys’ eighteenth studio album Carl and the Passions – “So Tough,” 1972) *lead vocal: Dennis Wilson; written by Dennis Wilson and Daryl Dragon.
217). “Don’t Hurt My Little Sister” (third track on the Beach Boys’ eighth studio album The Beach Boys Today!, 1965) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love and Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
218) “Somewhere Near Japan” (third single from the Beach Boys’ twenty-sixth studio album Still Cruisin’, 1989) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, and Bruce Johnston; written by John Phillips, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, and Terry Melcher.
219) “Let Us Go On This Way” (opening track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-first studio album The Beach Boys Love You, 1977) *lead vocal(s): Carl Wilson and Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
220) “Games Two Can Play” (the song was meant to appear on the unreleased Adult/Child in 1977; eventually appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
221) “Summertime” (third track on Brian Wilson’s eighth studio album Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin, 2010) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin)
222) “Your Summer Dream” (eleventh track on the Beach Boys’ third studio album Surfer Girl, 1963) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Bob Norberg.
223) “Tell Me Why” (third track on the Beach Boys’ tenth studio album Beach Boys’ Party!, 1965) *lead vocal(s): Al Jardine and Carl Wilson; written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and originally recorded by The Beatles in 1964.
224) “Good to My Baby” (second track on the Beach Boys’ eighth studio album The Beach Boys Today!, 1965) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson and Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
225) “Aren’t You Glad” (second track on the Beach Boys’ thirteenth studio album Wild Honey, 1967) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love and Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
226) “Full Sail” (third track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-third studio album L.A. (Light Album), 1979) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Carl Wilson and Geoffrey Cushing-Murray.
227) “California Saga/Big Sur” (third track on the Beach Boys’ nineteenth studio album Holland, 1973) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Mike Love (not be confused with the Beach Boys’ “California Saga/California” at #103).
228) “Believe in Yourself” (opening track on the 2006 tribute album Carl Wilson: Under God by various artists) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
229) “Summertime Blues” (ninth track on the Beach Boys’ debut studio album Surfin’ Safari, 1962) *lead vocal(s): David Marks and Carl Wilson; written by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart and originally recorded by Cochran in 1958.
230) “We’ll Run Away” (fifth track on the Beach Boys’ sixth studio album All Summer Long, 1964) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher.
231) “Car Crazy Cutie” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ fourth studio album Little Deuce Coupe, 1963) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian.
232) “Airplane” (thirteenth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-first studio album The Beach Boys Love You, 1977) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love, Brian Wilson, and Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
233) “Country Air” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ thirteenth studio album Wild Honey, 1967) *lead vocal(s): credited to the entire band; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
234) “Morning Beat” (second track on Brian Wilson’s seventh studio album That Lucky Old Sun, 2008) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Scott Bennett.
235) “Mama Says” (eleventh and final track on the Beach Boys thirteenth studio album Wild Honey, 1967) *lead vocal(s): credited to the entire band; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
236) “This Could Be The Night” (Brian Wilson’s contribution to the 1995 tribute album For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson by various artists) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; originally written by Harry Nilsson and Phil Spector in tribute to the Beach Boys’ leader Brian Wilson, although Nilsson submitted that he was the sole writer on a 1966 copyright form.
237) “Lonely Days (extended mix)” (recorded during the 1967 sessions for Wild Honey; a variety of different versions have been featured on several compilations and bootleg recordings. The extended version can easily be found online) *lead vocal(s) Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston; written by unknown.
238) “Sea Cruise” (recorded by the Beach Boys in the sessions for 15 Big Ones in 1976; eventually appeared on their 1981 double compilation album Ten Years of Harmony) *lead vocal by Dennis Wilson; written and originally recorded by Huey “Piano” Smith and His Clowns. The best known version was recorded by Frankie Ford and released in 1959, with Ford’s voice dubbed over Smith’s original backing track.
239) “Good Time” (fifth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-first studio album The Beach Boys Love You, 1977) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Al Jardine. The song was originally recorded for the Beach Boys’ album Sunflower (1970). In 1972, American Spring, consisting of sisters Marilyn Wilson (Brian Wilson’s first wife) and Diane Rovell, released “Good Time” as their second single, recording their voices atop the Beach Boys’ instrumental track.
240) “I Was Made to Love Her” (third track on the Beach Boys’ thirteenth studio album Wild Honey, 1967) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevland Morris (Stevie Wonder) and originally recorded by Wonder in 1967.
241) “A Day in the Life of a Tree” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ seventeenth studio album Surf’s Up, 1971) *lead vocal(s): Jack Rieley, Van Dyke Parks, and Al Jardine; written by Brian Wilson and Jack Rieley.
242) “Keep an Eye on Summer” (ninth track on the Beach Boys’ second studio album Shut Down Volume 2, 1964) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
243) “Guess I’m Dumb” (one of two songs written together by Brian Wilson and Russ Titelman during the early 1960s, the other being “Sherry She Needs Me.” Glen Campbell, who was a temporary Beach Boy, released the song as a single in 1965. In 2013, the instrumental track with backing vocals was released on the Beach Boys’ compilation box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *written by Brian Wilson.
244) “Holidays” (an instrumental recorded by the Beach Boys in 1966. The song was composed by Brian Wilson for the never-finished Smile album. In 2003, it was rewritten with new lyrics by Van Dyke Parks as “On a Holiday” for the project Brian Wilson Presents Smile, 2004)
245) “Why Don’t They Let Us Fall in Love” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1980; eventually appeared on the 2013 compilation box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, and Jeff Barry and originally recorded in 1963 by Ronnie Spector, who was credited as Veronica.
246) “Trombone Dixie” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1965; sixteenth track on The Pet Sounds Sessions, the 1997 box set) *written by Brian Wilson (instrumental).
247) “I’m Confessin’/You’re As Cool As Can Be” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1968; eventually appeared on the Wake the World: The Friends Sessions, 2018) *written by Brian Wilson (instrumental)
248) “Steamboat” (second track on the Beach Boys’ ninteenth studio album Holland, 1973) *lead vocal(s) Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson; written by Dennis Wilson and Jack Rieley.
249) “Be Here in the Mornin'” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ fourteenth studio album Friends, 1968) *lead vocal(s): Al Jardine and Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine.
250) “Take a Load Off Your Feet” (third track on the Beach Boys’ seventeenth studio album Surf’s Up, 1971) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson and Al Jardine; written by Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, and Gary Winfrey.
251) “Where Is She” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1969; eventually appeared on their 2013 compilation box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *written by Brian Wilson.
252) “Da Doo Ron Ron” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1979; eventually appeared on the their 2013 compilation box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich and originally recorded by the Crystals in 1963.
253) “In Blue Hawaii” (In 2003, Brian Wilson rewrote “Love to Say Dada” as “In Blue Hawaii with new lyrics by Van Dyke Parks for Brian Wilson Presents Smile, 2004) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson (see below)
254) “Love to Say Dada,” also known as “I Love to Say Da Da,” “Da Da”, and “All Day” (an unfinished song Brian Wilson wrote for the unreleased album Smile. The song subsequently evolved into “Cool, Cool Water” on 1970’s Sunflower. The Beach Boys’ original recording of “Love to Say Dada” eventually appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) see above.
255) “Be with Me” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ fifteenth studio album 20/20, 1969) *lead vocal by Dennis Wilson; written by Dennis Wilson.
256) “Chug-A-Lug” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ debut studio album Surfin’ Safari, 1962) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson, Gary Usher, and Mike Love.
257) “Shortenin’ Bread” (tenth and final track on the Beach Boys twenty-third studio album L.A. (Light Album, 1979) *lead vocal(s): Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson; a traditional song arranged by Brian Wilson.
258) “How She Boogalooed It” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ thirteenth studio album Wild Honey, 1967) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, and Carl Wilson.
259) “East Meets West” (non-album single by the Beach Boys and The Four Seasons from 1984; can easily be found online) *written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe.
260) “California Sun” (Brian Wilson’s cover of Joe Jones’ 1960 classic; featured on the soundtrack to the 2009 film Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!) *written by Henry Glover; The Rivieras’ more popular version reached the Top 5 on US charts in 1963.
261) “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” (eighth track on Brian Wilson’s eighth studio album Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin, 2010) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.
262) “Solar System” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-first album The Beach Boys Love You, 1977; the B-side to “Honkin’ Down the Highway”) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
263) ‘I Just Got My Pay” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1970; eventually appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) *written by Brian Wilson.
264) “Susie Cincinnati” (recorded by the Beach Boys during the sessions for their 1970 album Sunflower; eventually appeared as the tenth track on the Beach Boys’ twentieth studio album 15 Big Ones, 1976) *lead vocal: Al Jardine; written by Al Jardine. The song was originally featured as the B-Side to “Add Some Music to Your Day” (1970) and later, “Everyone’s in Love with You” (1976).
265) The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow)” (seventeenth track on the 2011 compilation box set The Smile Sessions; The song was originally recorded for Smile, the unfinished 1967 album) *lead vocal(s): credited to the entire band; written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks.
266) “Cottonfields (The Cotton Song)” (seventh track on the Beach Boys’ fifteenth studio album 20/20, 1969) *lead vocal: Al Jardine; written by Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly).
267) “Ruby Baby” (originally recorded for the Beach Boys 1965 album Beach Boys’ Party!, while another version was recorded for the band’s 1976 album 15 Big Ones; first version eventually appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) *written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
268) “Heads You Win – Tails I Lose” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ debut studio album Surfin’ Safari, 1962) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher.
269) ‘In My Car” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-sixth studio album Still Cruisin’, 1989) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Al Jardine; written by Brian Wilson.
270) “I’ll Bet He’s Nice” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-first studio album The Beach Boys Love You, 1977) *lead vocal(s): Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson, and Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson.
271) “Don’t Fight the Sea” (fourth track on Al Jardine’s debut solo album A Postcard from California, 2010) *recorded with the Beach Boys; written by Al Jardine and Terry Jacks.
272) “Hawaii” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ third studio album Surfer Girl, 1963) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love and Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
273) “Peggy Sue” (lead single from the Beach Boys’ twenty-second studio album M.I.U. Album, 1978; reached #59 on the US Billboard Hot 100) *lead vocal: Al Jardine; written by Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, and Buddy Holly and originally recorded by Holly in 1957.
274) “What Is a Young Girl Made Of” (recorded and released under the name Kenny and The Cadets; eventually appeared on the Beach Boys’ 1991 album Lost & Found: 1961- 62) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson; written by Bruce Morgan. In early 1962, during the Beach Boys’ brief stay at Candix Records, producer Bruce Morgan had some members of the Beach Boys add vocals to a couple of instrumental tracks that he had recorded with other musicians. Kenny & the Cadets were a strongly Beach Boys-related act, but not exactly the Beach Boys under a pseudonym.
275) “Karen” (recorded by the Beach Boys as the theme song for the 1964 NBC-TV sitcom Karen; can be found on some rarity bootlegs) *written by Jack Marshall and Bob Mosher (same two songwriters who wrote the Munsters theme).
276) “H.E.L.P. Is On the Way” (recorded during the making of the Beach Boys’ 1971 album Surf’s Up; eventually appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) *written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
277) “Amusement Parks U.S.A.” (second track on the Beach Boys’ ninth studio album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love and Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
278) “Livin’ with a Heartache” (second single from the Beach Boys’ twenty-fourth album Keepin’ the Summer Alive, 1980) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Carl Wilson and Randy Bachman.
279) “Salt Lake City” (fourth track on the Beach Boys’ ninth studio album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love and Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
280) “Crocodile Rock” (The Beach Boys’ contribution to the 1991 tribute album Two Rooms – Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin by various artists) *written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin; originally recorded by Elton John in 1972.
281) “Student Demonstration Time” (a non-charting single from the Beach Boys’ seventeenth studio album Surf’s Up, 1971) *lead vocal: Mike Love; the song is an altered version of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller’s “Riot in Cell Block Number 9,” with new lyrics by Mike Love.
282) “Everyone’s in Love with You” (third single from the Beach Boys’ twentieth studio album 15 Big Ones, 1976) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Mike Love.
283) “TM Song” (eighth track on the Beach Boys’ twentieth studio album 15 Big Ones, 1976; the B-side to “Rock and Roll Music”) *lead vocal: Al Jardine; written by Brian Wilson.
284) “Sweets for My Sweet” (Brian Wilson’s contribution to the 1995 tribute album Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus by various artists) *written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and originally recorded by The Drifters in 1961.
285) “Just Once in My Life” (fifteenth track on the Beach Boys’ twentieth studio album 15 Big Ones, 1976) *lead vocal(s): Carl Wilson and Brian Wilson; written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, and Phil Spector and originally recorded by the Righteous Brothers in 1965.
286) “Sail Plane Song” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1968; eventually appeared on the 1998 anthology soundtrack Endless Harmony, designed as a tie-in with the band’s biographical documentary of the same name.
287). “Here Comes the Night (Disco Remake)” (lead single from the Beach Boys’ twenty-third studio album L.A. (Light Album), 1979) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Brian did not participate in the 1979 disco remake, Dennis opposed the recording, and Al Jardine later expressed his distaste for the disco remake of the song. The original version of the song was recorded in 1967, see #171.
288) “Goodnight, Irene” (Brian Wilson’s contribution to the 1988 tribute album Folkways: A Vision Shared – A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly by various artists) *written by Huddie William Ledbetter (Lead Belly).
289) “Had to Phone Ya” (third track on the Beach Boys’ twentieth studio album 15 Big Ones, 1976; the B-side to “It’s OK) *lead vocal(s): credited to the entire band; written by Brian Wilson; Mike Love, and Diane Rovell.
290) “Fairy Tale Music” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1973; An instrumental version without narration appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) *written by Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson.
291) “Our Car Club” (tenth track on the Beach Boys’ third studio album Surfer Girl, 1963) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love and Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
292) “Goin’ to the Beach” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1979; eventually appeared on the 2013 box set Made in California: 1962-2012) *written by Mike Love.
293) “I’m Bugged at My Ol’ Man” (eleventh track on the Beach Boys’ ninth studio album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson (credited as “Too Embarrassed” on back cover); written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
294) “Happy Endings” (a single by the Beach Boys and Little Richard from the soundtrack to the film The Telephone, 1987) *lead vocal(s): Little Richard, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine; written by Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher.
295) “Our Team” (recorded by the Beach Boys in 1977; eventually appeared on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys, the 1993 compilation box set) *lead vocal: Brian Wilson and Al Jardine; written by Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine.
296) “Male Ego” (a bonus track on the Beach Boys’ self-titled album from 1985; the B-side to “Getcha Back”) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson and Mike Love; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
297) ‘Goin’ On” (lead single from the Beach Boys’ twenty-fourth studio album Keepin’ the Summer Alive, 1980) *lead vocal(s): Mike Love, Carl Wilson, and Brian Wilson; written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
298) “Hey Little Tomboy” (third track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-second studio album M.I.U. Album, 1978; the B-side to “Peggy Sue”) *lead vocal(s): Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Carl Wilson; written by Brian Wilson. The Beach Boys originally recorded the song in early 1977 for their never-released album Adult/Child.
299) “Summer of Love” (third track on the Beach Boys’ twenty-seventh studio album Summer in Paradise, 1992; the B-side to “Hot Fun in the Summertime”) *lead vocal: Mike Love; written by Mike Love and Terry Melcher.
300) “Problem Child” (released as a cassette single by the Beach Boys in conjunction with the motion picture of the same name, 1990; reached #38 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart) *lead vocal: Carl Wilson; written by Terry Melcher.
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