On this date March 24, 1980 the LP “Keepin’ The Summer Alive” by The Beach Boys was released on Brother/Caribou/CBS Reco…
On this date March 24, 1980 the LP “Keepin’ The Summer Alive” by The Beach Boys was released on Brother/Caribou/CBS Records. It was produced by Bruce Johnston, and was the group’s 24th studio album. The album peaked at number 75 in the US, during a chart stay of 6 weeks, and number 54 in the UK. It is the group’s last album recorded with Dennis Wilson, who drowned in 1983, although he only appears on one song. The album included new material alongside several older songs tha…t had not been released up until that point. Two of the new songs were written by Carl Wilson and Randy Bachman, the title track and “Livin’ with a Heartache”. The latter was released as a single alongside “Goin’ On”, written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Brian wrote or co-wrote five of the other seven tracks. It was recorded: November 4, 1969 – January 14, 1970 (most of “When Girls Get Together”) 1978 – 1979 (part of “Santa Ana Winds”) July 1, 1979 – March 20, 1980 (album sessions) At Criteria, Brother Studios, Western, Rumbo Recorders, and Al Jardine’s barn, California Members of The Wrecking Crew that played on the album on the tracks “School Day” “When Girls Get Together” “Santa Ana Winds” Dennis Budimir – guitar Ray Pohlman – bass , mandolin Lyle Ritz – double bass Don Randi – keyboards Hal Blaine – drums Gene Estes – tympani Steve Douglas – saxophone Chuck Findley – flugelhorn Lew McCreary – trombone Jim Horn – baritone saxophone Tommy Morgan – harmonica #thewreckingcrew #thebeachboys #brianwilson
Published at Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:35:26 GMT
