Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | August 4, 2000 (2000-08-04) |
Recorded | 1998 (1998)–2000 (2000) |
Genre | Indie rock |
Length | 77:14 |
Label | Marina |
Producer | Stefan Kassel, Frank Lähnemann |
Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is a 2000 tribute album devoted to songs by the Beach Boys, consisting of cover versions recorded by independent artists.[1] The chosen material focuses on rarities by the group, some of them available only as bootleg recordings such as Adult/Child and Sweet Insanity. The album took nearly three years to produce, with sunshine pop outfit the Free Design reuniting to contribute one track after a three-decade absence from recording.[2][3]
Reception
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NME | 7/10[3] |
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Jason Ankeny of AllMusic wrote in a mostly positive review, "by and large, the disc boasts an artistry and consistency most tributes lack, thanks as much to the brilliance of its subject as to the torch-carrying affections of its contributors."[2] Uncut magazine named it their album of the month, while NME named it their compilation of the month.[3]
Track listing
- Eugene Kelly: "Lady"
- Alex Chilton: "I Wanna Pick You Up"
- June & The Exit Wounds: "All I Wanna Do"
- Katrina Mitchell & Bill Wells: "Wind Chimes"
- The High Llamas: "Anna Lee, The Healer"
- Souvenir: "Ne Dis Pas (Girl Don't Tell Me)"
- Duglas T. Stewart: "Lines"
- Camping: "Busy Doin' Nothin'"
- Stevie Jackson: "Good Time"
- The Free Design: "Endless Harmony"
- The Pearlfishers: "Go Away Boy"
- Saint Etienne: "Stevie"
- The Radio Sweethearts: "Honkin' Down The Highway"
- Eric Matthews: "Lonely Sea"
- Kle: "Rainbow Eyes"
- Chip Taylor & Evie Sands: "Let's Put Our Hearts Together"
- Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: "Pet Sounds"
- Malcolm Ross: "Heroes and Villains"
- Norman Blake: "Only With You"
- The Aluminum Group: "Caroline, No"
- Jad Fair: "Do Ya"
- The Secret Goldfish: "Big Sur"
- David Ritchie Coalition: "Good Timin'"
- Kim Fowley: "Almost Summer"
See also
References
- ^ "Caroline Now! - The Songs of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys". Marina Records. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c Ankeny, Jason. "Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Reviews". Marina Records. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Various Artists Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys". Melody Maker. August 8, 2000. p. 48.
- ^ "Various Artists Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys". Q. August 2000. p. 132.
- ^ "Various Artists Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys". Rolling Stone. August 31, 2000. p. 73.
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- Brian Wilson
- I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
- Orange Crate Art
- Imagination
- Gettin' In over My Head
- Brian Wilson Presents Smile
- What I Really Want for Christmas
- That Lucky Old Sun
- Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
- In the Key of Disney
- No Pier Pressure
- At My Piano
- I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
- Long Promised Road
- The Beach Boys Classics Selected by Brian Wilson
- Pet Projects: The Brian Wilson Productions
- The Big Beat 1963
- Sessions '64
- Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology
- "Caroline, No"
- "Gettin' Hungry"
- "Let's Go to Heaven in My Car"
- "Love and Mercy"
- "Melt Away"
- "Do It Again"
- "Your Imagination"
- "Wonderful"
- "Good Vibrations"
- "Our Prayer" (Freeform Reform)
- "Walking Down the Path of Life / Love & Mercy"
- "What I Really Want for Christmas"
- "Midnight's Another Day"
- "What Love Can Do"
- "The Like In I Love You"
- "God Only Knows"
- "The Right Time"
- "Runaway Dancer"
- "On the Island"
Beach Boys
songs
Album tracks |
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Co-written |
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Guest features |
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- Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story
- I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir
- I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
- Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
- Long Promised Road
- 2001 Radio City Music hall concert
- "Brian Wilson"
- Caroline Now!
- Making God Smile
- Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson
- "Pancreas"
- Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
- Smiling Pets
- "This Could Be the Night"
- Adult/Child
- The Beach Boys Love You
- Catch a Wave
- The Cocaine Sessions
- Cows in the Pasture
- Folkways: A Vision Shared
- Friends
- Inside the Music of Brian Wilson
- Love & Mercy
- Andy Paley sessions
- Pet Sounds
- "Shortenin' Bread"
- Smile
- Spring
- Sweet Insanity
- The Wilson Project
- The Wilsons
- A World of Peace Must Come
- American Spring
- The Beach Boys
- Bellagio home studio
- Bob & Sheri
- "Brian Wilson is a genius"
- California Music
- California sound
- The Honeys
- Eugene Landy
- Melinda Ledbetter
- Mike Love
- Stan Love
- Love v. Wilson
- Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour
- Radiant Radish
- Wilson–Beck 2013 Tour
- Carl Wilson
- Carnie Wilson
- Dennis Wilson
- Wendy Wilson
- Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford
- Wondermints