The Warmth of the Sun (album)

The Warmth of the Sun
Greatest hits album by
The Beach Boys
ReleasedMay 22, 2007
Recorded1962–1986
GenreRock
Length78:41
LabelCapitol
ProducerBrian Wilson, Murry Wilson, Nick Venet, The Beach Boys, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher
The Beach Boys chronology
Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary Edition
(2006) 		The Warmth of the Sun
(2007) 		The Original US Singles Collection The Capitol Years 1962–1965
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Music Box[3]
Pitchfork Media(8.6/10)[4]

The Warmth of the Sun is a 2007 compilation of music by The Beach Boys released through Capitol Records. A companion to 2003's Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys, The Warmth of the Sun is composed of fan favorites and hits that were left off its predecessor. Several songs were remixed in stereo for the first time. These are "All Summer Long", "You're So Good to Me", "Then I Kissed Her", "Please Let Me Wonder", and "Let Him Run Wild". The song "Wendy" appears as a new stereo remix with its middle eight cough edited out. This album also features an alternate mix of "Break Away" and the single versions of "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" and "Cool, Cool Water".

The Warmth of the Sun debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."All Summer Long" (New Stereo Mix)
All Summer Long, 19642:09
2."Catch a Wave"
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
Surfer Girl, 19632:08
3."Hawaii"
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
Surfer Girl, 19632:00
4."Little Honda"
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
All Summer Long, 19641:52
5."409"
Surfin' Safari, 19622:00
6."It's O.K."
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
15 Big Ones, 19762:12
7."You're So Good to Me" (New Stereo Mix)
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 19652:15
8."Then I Kissed Her" (New Stereo Mix)
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 19652:16
9."Kiss Me, Baby" (2000 Stereo Mix)
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
The Beach Boys Today!, 19652:43
10."Please Let Me Wonder" (New Stereo Mix)
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
The Beach Boys Today!, 19652:50
11."Let Him Run Wild" (New Stereo Mix)
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 19652:20
12."The Little Girl I Once Knew" (Mono)
  • B. Wilson
non-album single, 19652:02
13."Wendy" (New Stereo Mix)
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
All Summer Long, 19642:16
14."Disney Girls (1957)"
Surf's Up, 19714:07
15."Forever"
Sunflower, 19702:41
16."Friends"
Friends, 19682:32
17."Break Away" (Alternate Stereo Mix)
non-album single, 19693:05
18."Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Mono Single Version)
Shut Down Volume 2, 19642:07
19."Surf's Up"
Surf's Up, 19714:12
20."Feel Flows"
Surf's Up, 19714:46
21."All This Is That"
  • C. Wilson
  • Love
  • Jardine
Carl and the Passions - "So Tough", 19723:57
22."'Til I Die"
  • B. Wilson
Surf's Up, 19712:40
23."Sail On, Sailor"
Holland, 19733:16
24."Cool, Cool Water" (Single Version)
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
Sunflower, 19703:24
25."Don't Go Near the Water"
  • Love
  • Jardine
Surf's Up, 19712:39
26."California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-i-a)" (Single Version)
  • Jardine
Holland, 19733:22
27."California Dreamin'"
Made in U.S.A., 19863:24
28."The Warmth of the Sun" (Mono)
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
Shut Down Volume 2, 19642:50
Total length:78:41

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Music Box review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ Katie Hasty, "Maroon 5 Nudges Linkin Park From Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, May 30, 2007.
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