Girls on the Beach
| "Girls on the Beach" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Beach Boys | |
| from the album All Summer Long | |
| Released | July 13, 1964 |
| Recorded | April 10 – May 19, 1964 |
| Studio | Western, Hollywood |
| Length | 2:24 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson, Mike Love |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
"Girls on the Beach" is a song by the American
Four Freshmen-inspired harmonies. The song also served as the title track to the movie The Girls on the Beach
.
Background and style
"Girls on the Beach" was written by
Philip Lambert notes the influence of the Four Freshmen on the song's vocal arrangement.[4]
Biographer
augmented chords with a loving intimacy that communicates all the passion simmering beneath the words."[5] Lambert says, "'Girls on the Beach' is less romantic and more lecherous, sung about the girls but to the other guys."[3]
Recording
"Girls on the Beach" was recorded on April 10 and May 19, 1964 at United Western Recorders.[6]
Release
In addition to appearing on the band's 1964 album, All Summer Long, the song featured as the title track to the surf movie The Girls on the Beach, filmed in April 1964 and featuring performances by the band. In the film, the band performed "The Girls on the Beach", "Little Honda", and "Lonely Sea".[7]
Critical reception
Writing retrospectively for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger described the song as a "sumptuous ballad" and a "relatively little-known treasure," also noting that the song features "some of their best early harmonizing."[8]
block harmonies as "one of the group's finest moments".[9] In addition, he notes that the song "shows off Brian's incredible vocal-arranging skill, with complex group blends and multiple key changes".[9]
References
- ^ a b Wilson & Greenman 2016, p. 88.
- ^ White 1996, p. 207.
- ^ a b Lambert 2007, p. 159.
- ^ Lambert 2007, p. 68.
- ^ Carlin 2006, p. 49.
- ^ Doe, Andrew G. "GIGS64". Bellagio 10452. Endless Summer Quarterly.
- ^ Badman 2004, pp. 55, 91, 93.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "All Summer Long". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Stebbins 2000, p. 69.
Bibliography
- Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
- ISBN 978-1-59486-320-2.
- ISBN 978-1-4411-0748-0.
- ISBN 978-1-55022-404-7.
- ISBN 0333649370.
- ISBN 978-0-306-82307-7.