Let Him Run Wild
"Let Him Run Wild" | ||||
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Single by the Beach Boys | ||||
from the album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | ||||
A-side | "California Girls" | |||
Released | July 12, 1965 | |||
Recorded | March 20 – May 28, 1965 | |||
Studio | Western and Columbia, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Sunshine pop[1] | |||
Length | 2:20 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | |||
Producer(s) | Brian Wilson | |||
The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Let Him Run Wild" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it was issued as the B-side to "California Girls".
Background and lyrics
"Let Him Run Wild" was one of the first songs that Brian Wilson wrote while under the influence of
Biographer Peter Ames Carlin suggested that the song was inspired by the extramarital affairs of Brian's father Murry.[4]
Production
A
With production by Brian Wilson and engineering by
Reception
Among the band members, Carl and Dennis Wilson reflected on "Let Him Run Wild" as the point where they began to take notice of their eldest brother's true talents as a writer and arranger.[20][21] Al Jardine expressed a similar sentiment, stating, "In terms of the musical direction Brian was going, I always thought that 'Let Him Run Wild' was the turning point, the beginning of that phase when things began to get more complicated."[22]
Variations
- An instrumental version is found on the 1968 Stack-O-Trackscompilation.
- The 1990–2001 reissue of Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) includes among the bonus tracks a version of the song with alternate backing vocals.[9]
- The 2007 compilation The Warmth of the Sun featured the first stereo mix of the song.
Personnel
Sourced from Musician's Union AFM contract sheets and surviving session audio, documented by Craig Slowinski.[12][23]
The Beach Boys
- harmonyand backing vocals, handclaps
- Bruce Johnston – harmony and backing vocals, handclaps
- Mike Love – harmony and backing vocals, handclaps
- Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, handclaps
- Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, handclaps, twelve-string guitar
- Dennis Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, handclaps, tambourine
Additional musicians
- Jerry Cole – electric guitar (uncertain)
- Barney Kessel – acoustic guitar (uncertain)
- Hal Blaine – drums, temple blocks
- Jimmy Bond – acoustic bass
- Al De Lory – piano (uncertain)
- Frank Capp – vibraphone
- Roy Caton – trumpet (uncertain)
- Steve Douglas– tenor saxophone
- Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone (uncertain)
- Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone (uncertain)
- Carol Kaye – bass guitar
- Howard Roberts – archtop acoustic guitar
- electric piano
- Billy Strange – wood block hit on tambourine
- Ron Swallow – handclaps
References
- ^ Davidson, Chris (2001). "Sunshine Pop". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 190–191.
- ISBN 978-0-306-82307-7.
- ^ Wilson & Greenman 2016, p. 90.
- ISBN 978-1-77090-198-8.
- ISBN 978-0-87930-653-3.
- ISBN 978-0-7867-3074-2.
- ISBN 978-0-87930-943-5.
- ^ Greenwalk, Matthew. "Song review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ a b Leaf, David (1990). Today/Summer Days (CD Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.
- ISBN 978-1-4411-4099-9.
- MOJO.
- ^ a b c Slowinski, Craig (2007). "The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys Today!" (PDF). Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ Doe, Andrew G. (2013). "GIG65". Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ Carlin, Peter Ames. Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. p. 73.
- ^ Sharp, Ken (January 2006). "Christmas with Brian Wilson". Record Collector. United Kingdom: 72–76.
- ^ Bolin, Matthew (25 January 2017). "Over the Covers: Ten Artists Who Covered Their Own Songs". PopDose. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 17, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Record World. July 17, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ Richards, William (February 27, 2023). "Check out this playlist of George Harrison's jukebox from 1965". NME.
- ^ "Comments by Carl Wilson". The Pet Sounds Sessions (Booklet). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. 1997.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Felton, David (November 4, 1976). "The Healing of Brother Brian: The Rolling Stone Interview With the Beach Boys". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Comments by Al Jardine". The Pet Sounds Sessions (Booklet). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. 1997.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Slowinski, Craig (2009). "The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)" (PDF). Retrieved October 27, 2012.