The Beach Boys jsou americká rocková kapela, která vznikla v roce 1961 v Kalifornii a vyznačuje se vokálními harmoniemi, hudební vynalézavostí a jedinečným zvukem čerpajícím z rock and rollu 50. let a R&B. Patří k nejvlivnějším interpretům rockové éry.
Kompilace Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys vyšla v roce 2003 u vydavatelství Capitol Records jako třídiskový set obsahující 80 nahrávek. Jde o jednu z nejkomplexnějších retrospektiv kapely, která přináší téměř všechny americké Top 40 hity jejich kariéry. Mezi zvýrazněné skladby patří California Girls, I Get Around, God Only Knows, Wouldn't It Be Nice či Kokomo. Album se stalo úspěšným, strávilo 104 týdnů v žebříčcích a dosáhlo zlaté certifikace v USA.
Skladby
CD1
CALIFORNIA GIRLS (1965)
I GET AROUND (1964)
SURFIN' SAFARI (1962)
SURFIN' U.S.A. (1963)
FUN, FUN, FUN (1964)
SURFER GIRL (1963)
DON'T WORRY BABY (1964)
LITTLE DEUCE COUPE (1963)
SHUT DOWN (1963)
HELP ME, RHONDA (1965)
BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL (Single Version) (1963)
WHEN I GROW UP (TO BE A MAN) (1964)
IN MY ROOM (1963)
GOD ONLY KNOWS (1966)
SLOOP JOHN B (1966)
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE (1966)
GETCHA BACK (1985)
COME GO WITH ME (1978)
ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC (1976)
DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (1964)
BARBARA ANN (1965)
DO YOU WANNA DANCE? (1965)
HEROES AND VILLAINS (1967)
GOOD TIMIN' (1979)
KOKOMO (1988)
DO IT AGAIN (1968)
WILD HONEY (1967)
DARLIN' (1967)
I CAN HEAR MUSIC (1969)
GOOD VIBRATIONS (1966)
CD2
ALL SUMMER LONG (1964)
GOOD TO MY BABY (1965)
THIS WHOLE WORLD (1970)
ALL I WANNA DO (1970)
DISNEY GIRLS (1971)
KISS ME BABY (1965)
LET THE WIND BLOW (1967)
FOREVER (1970)
SAIL ON SAILOR (1973)
LONG PROMISED ROAD (1971)
COTTON FIELDS (1970)
POM POM PLAY GIRL (1964)
WIND CHIMES (Smile) (1966/1993)
I WENT TO SLEEP (1968)
FARMER'S DAUGHTER (1963)
LET US GO ON THIS WAY (1977)
YOU NEED A MESS OF HELP TO STAND ALONE (1972)
THE NIGHT WAS SO YOUNG (1977)
MARCELLA (1972)
YOU'RE SO GOOD TO ME (1965)
AREN'T YOU GLAD (1967)
BABY BLUE (1979)
IT'S ABOUT TIME (1970)
ROLL PLYMOUTH ROCK (1966/1993)
SURF'S UP (1971)
CD3
ADD SOME MUSIC TO YOUR DAY (1970)
IT'S OK (1976
GOIN' ON (1980)
SAN MIGUEL (1969)
THE WARMTH OF THE SUN (1964)
EVERYONE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU (1976)
ALL THIS IS THAT (1972)
CALIFORNIA SAGA (1973)
FEEL FLOWS (1971)
WENDY (1964)
GIRL DON'T TELL ME (1965)
LET HIM RUN WILD (1965)
ALL I WANT TO DO (1968)
SUSIE CINCINNATI (1970)
VEGETABLES (1967)
TIME TO GET ALONE (1969)
WHERE I BELONG (1985)
I JUST WASN'T MADE FOR THESE TIMES (1966)
LITTLE BIRD (1968)
TIL I DIE (1971)
(WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO) LIVE AGAIN (1971)
FRIENDS (1968)
DEVOTED TO YOU (1965)
CAN'T WAIT TOO LONG (1968)
CALIFORNIA FEELIN' (1978)
