Fifty Big Ones
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Greatest hits album by the Beach Boys | ||||
Released | October 9, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 1962–2012 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 134:43 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys, Nick Venet, Bruce Johnston, James William Guercio, Steve Levine, Terry Melcher | |||
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Fifty Big Ones (also spelled 50 Big Ones) is a two-disc compilation album released by Capitol Records consisting of material from the American rock and roll band the Beach Boys. The album was released in 2012 to commemorate the band's 50th anniversary, and features some remastered mixes and stereo debuts. The track listing is similar to the setlist the band played on the 50th anniversary tour.
The name of the compilation is a reference to their 1976 album, 15 Big Ones, which included fifteen songs and commemorated their fifteenth anniversary (two songs from that album, "It's OK" and "Rock and Roll Music", are included here).
In Japan, the disc was released with a 51st track: the single version of "Be True to Your School".
Track listing
All tracks written by Brian Wilson/Mike Love, unless otherwise noted.
Disc one
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "California Girls" (2002 stereo mix) | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | 2:46 | |
2. | "Do It Again" | 20/20 | 2:19 | |
3. | "Surfin' Safari" | Surfin' Safari | 2:06 | |
4. | "Catch a Wave" | Surfer Girl | 2:11 | |
5. | "Little Honda" | All Summer Long | 1:53 | |
6. | "Surfin' U.S.A." | Chuck Berry, B. Wilson | Surfin' U.S.A. | 2:30 |
7. | "Surfer Girl" | B. Wilson | Surfer Girl | 2:27 |
8. | "Don't Worry Baby" (2009 stereo mix) | Shut Down Volume 2 | 2:50 | |
9. | "Little Deuce Coupe" | B. Wilson, Roger Christian | Surfer Girl | 1:41 |
10. | "Shut Down" (2003 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Christian | Surfin' U.S.A. | 1:51 |
11. | "I Get Around" | All Summer Long | 2:13 | |
12. | "The Warmth of the Sun" | Shut Down Volume 2 | 2:53 | |
13. | "Please Let Me Wonder" (2007 stereo mix) | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:51 | |
14. | "Wendy" (2007 stereo mix) | All Summer Long | 2:21 | |
15. | "Getcha Back" | Mike Love, Terry Melcher | The Beach Boys | 3:01 |
16. | "The Little Girl I Once Knew" | non-LP single, 1965 | 2:36 | |
17. | "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" (2012 stereo mix) | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:05 | |
18. | "It's O.K." | 15 Big Ones | 2:12 | |
19. | "Dance, Dance, Dance" (2003 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Love, Carl Wilson | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:04 |
20. | "Do You Wanna Dance?" (2012 stereo mix) | Bobby Freeman | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:22 |
21. | "Rock and Roll Music" | Chuck Berry | 15 Big Ones | 2:28 |
22. | "Barbara Ann" (2012 stereo mix) | Fred Fassert | Beach Boys' Party! | 2:13 |
23. | "All Summer Long" (2007 stereo mix) | All Summer Long | 2:10 | |
24. | "Help Me, Rhonda" (single version) | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | 2:47 | |
25. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" | Shut Down Volume 2 | 2:16 |
Disc two
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Kokomo" | Love, Melcher, Scott McKenzie, John Phillips | Cocktail OST / Still Cruisin' | 3:37 |
2. | "You're So Good to Me" (2007 stereo mix) | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | 2:15 | |
3. | "Wild Honey" (2012 stereo mix) | Wild Honey | 2:38 | |
4. | "Darlin'" (2012 stereo mix) | Wild Honey | 2:12 | |
5. | "In My Room" | B. Wilson, Gary Usher | Surfer Girl | 2:13 |
6. | "All This Is That" | Al Jardine, C. Wilson, Love | Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" | 3:59 |
7. | "This Whole World" | B. Wilson | Sunflower | 1:57 |
8. | "Add Some Music to Your Day" | B. Wilson, Love, Joe Knott | Sunflower | 3:33 |
9. | "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" (single version; 2001 stereo mix) | Huddie Ledbetter | non-LP single, 1970 | 3:15 |
10. | "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" (1996 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Tony Asher | Pet Sounds | 3:22 |
11. | "Sail On, Sailor" | B. Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Tandyn Almer, Raymond Kennedy, Jack Rieley | Holland | 3:18 |
12. | "Surf's Up" | B. Wilson, Parks | Surf's Up | 4:14 |
13. | "Friends" | B. Wilson, C. Wilson, D. Wilson, Jardine | Friends | 2:33 |
14. | "Heroes and Villains" (2012 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Parks | Smiley Smile | 3:36 |
15. | "I Can Hear Music" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | 20/20 | 2:37 |
16. | "Good Timin'" | B. Wilson, C. Wilson | L.A. (Light Album) | 2:13 |
17. | "California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-i-a)" | Jardine | Holland | 3:23 |
18. | "Isn't It Time" (single version) | B. Wilson, Love, Larry Millas, Jim Peterik, Joe Thomas | That's Why God Made the Radio | 3:47 |
19. | "Kiss Me, Baby" | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:44 | |
20. | "That's Why God Made the Radio" | B. Wilson, Millas, Peterik, Thomas | That's Why God Made the Radio | 3:19 |
21. | "Forever" | D. Wilson, Gregg Jakobson | Sunflower | 2:41 |
22. | "God Only Knows" (1996 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Asher | Pet Sounds | 2:55 |
23. | "Sloop John B" (1996 stereo mix) | Trad. arr B. Wilson | Pet Sounds | 3:03 |
24. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (2001 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Asher, Love | Pet Sounds | 2:33 |
25. | "Good Vibrations" | Smiley Smile | 3:37 |
Single disc track listing
All tracks written by Brian Wilson/Mike Love, unless otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "That's Why God Made the Radio" | That's Why God Made the Radio (2012) | 3:20 | |
2. | "California Girls" | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) | 2:47 | |
3. | "Sloop John B" | Trad. arr B. Wilson | Pet Sounds (1966) | 3:00 |
4. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" | B. Wilson, Asher, Love | Pet Sounds (1966) | 2:33 |
5. | "Surfer Girl" | B. Wilson | Surfer Girl (1963) | 2:27 |
6. | "Do It Again" (Remastered) | 20/20 (1969) | 2:18 | |
7. | "Surfin' Safari" (Mono Version, Remastered 2012) | Surfin' Safari (1962) | 2:06 | |
8. | "Surfin' U.S.A." | Chuck Berry, B. Wilson | Surfin' U.S.A. (1963) | 2:29 |
9. | "Don't Worry Baby" | Shut Down Volume 2 (1964) | 2:50 | |
10. | "Little Deuce Coupe" | B. Wilson, Roger Christian | Surfer Girl (1963) | 1:40 |
11. | "I Get Around" | All Summer Long (1964) | 2:13 | |
12. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" | Shut Down Volume 2 (1964) | 2:20 | |
13. | "Be True to Your School" (Remastered) | Little Deuce Coupe (1963) | 2:11 | |
14. | "Dance, Dance, Dance" | B. Wilson, Love, Carl Wilson | The Beach Boys Today! (1965) | 2:04 |
15. | "All Summer Long" | All Summer Long (1964) | 2:10 | |
16. | "Help Me, Rhonda" (Single Version) | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965) | 2:49 | |
17. | "Rock and Roll Music" (Remastered) | Chuck Berry | 15 Big Ones (1976) | 2:29 |
18. | "God Only Knows" | B. Wilson, Asher | Pet Sounds (1966) | 2:55 |
19. | "Good Vibrations" | Smiley Smile (1967) | 3:37 | |
20. | "Kokomo" | Love, Melcher, Scott McKenzie, John Phillips | Cocktail OST (1988) / Still Cruisin' (1989) | 3:37 |
References
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- Best of the Beach Boys
- Endless Summer
- Spirit of America
- Good Vibrations – Best of The Beach Boys
- 20 Golden Greats
- Ten Years of Harmony
- Sunshine Dream
- Made in U.S.A.
- Greatest Hits
- Vol. 1
- 2
- 3
- The Very Best of The Beach Boys
- Sounds of Summer
- The Platinum Collection (Sounds of Summer Edition)
- The Warmth of the Sun
- Fifty Big Ones
- Rarities
- Lost & Found (1961–62)
- Endless Harmony
- Hawthorne, CA
- The Big Beat 1963
- Keep an Eye on Summer 1964
- Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged
- Becoming the Beach Boys: The Complete Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions
- 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow
- Wake the World: The Friends Sessions
- I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions
- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
- The Pet Sounds Sessions
- The Capitol Years
- The Original US Singles Collection The Capitol Years 1962–1965
- The Smile Sessions
- Made in California
- Feel Flows
- Sail On Sailor