Surfer Girl

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Surfer Girl was released on 16 September 1963 on Capitol Records, after Surfin' U.S.A. had made the group one of the biggest in America. That success gave Brian Wilson the room to do the production himself, something that was not yet done in the music industry. He worked from May to July at Western Studio in Hollywood. Al Jardine, who had earlier been replaced, returned to the band during the recording.

The album consists largely of surf songs. For the first time strings are heard, in The Surfer Moon, and session musicians of the Wrecking Crew play, in Hawaii and Our Car Club. Wilson called Catch a Wave his first major vocal arrangement. The AllMusic reviewer singled out In My Room as the most important song. A music historian saw in the record a step forward in Wilson's growth as a composer and producer.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Surfer Girl2:27Apple Music ↗
2. 2Catch a Wave2:09Apple Music ↗
3. 3The Surfer Moon2:13Apple Music ↗
4. 4South Bay Surfer1:47Apple Music ↗
5. 5The Rocking Surfer2:01Apple Music ↗
6. 6Little Deuce Coupe1:40Apple Music ↗
7. 7In My Room2:13Apple Music ↗
8. 8Hawaii2:00Apple Music ↗
9. 9Surfer's Rule1:55Apple Music ↗
10. 10Our Car Club2:23Apple Music ↗
11. 11Your Summer Dream2:28Apple Music ↗
12. 12Boogie Woodie1:58Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• The Beach Boys