Goin' On

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"Goin' On"
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album Keepin' the Summer Alive
B-side"Endless Harmony"
ReleasedMarch 11, 1980
GenrePop
Length3:00
LabelCaribou Records
Songwriter(s)Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Producer(s)Bruce Johnston
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"It's a Beautiful Day"
(1979)
"Goin' On"
(1980)
"Livin' with a Heartache"
(1980)

"Goin' On" is a song written by

band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1980 album Keepin' the Summer Alive
. The single reached number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Record World said that "The Beach Boys have created a majestic ballad that's a perfect piece to usher in the warm weather."[1]

Personnel

Adapted from 2000 liner notes[2] and Craig Slowinski.[3]

Goin’ On

The Beach Boys

Additional musicians and production staff

  • Steve Ross – guitar
  • Bill House – guitars
  • Bryan Garofalo – bass
  • John Hobbs – keyboards
  • Scott Mathews – harmony and backing vocals, drums
  • Steve Forman – timpani
  • Steve Douglas
    – saxophone and saxophone solo
  • Joel Peskin – saxophone
  • Dick “Slyde” Hyde – trombone
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet
  • Bob Alcivar – horn arrangements
  • Steve Desper – engineer, mixing

Endless Harmony

The Beach Boys

  • Brian Wilson – harmony and backing vocals
  • Carl Wilson – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals
  • Al Jardine – harmony and backing vocals
  • Mike Love – harmony and backing vocals
  • Fender Rhodes
    electric pianos, producer

Additional musicians and production staff

  • Steve Ross – guitar
  • Bill House – guitars
  • Bryan Garofalo – harmony and backing vocals, bass
  • Ricci Martin - piano
  • Scott Mathews – drums, percussion
  • Steve Forman – percussion
  • Steve Desper – engineer, mixing

References

  1. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. March 22, 1980. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  2. ^ Bachman, Randy; Doe, Andrew (2000). Keepin’ the Summer Alive/The Beach Boys (booklet). The Beach Boys. California: Capitol Records. p. 2.
  3. ^ Slowinski, Craig (Summer 2020). Beard, David (ed.). "Keepin' the Summer Alive: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition". Endless Summer Quarterly Magazine. Vol. 33, no. 132. Charlotte, North Carolina.