Friends

The Beach Boys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00000DQP2
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #520,107 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Meant For You

2. Friends

3. Wake The World

4. Be Here In The Mornin'

5. When A Man Needs A Woman

6. Passing By

7. Annalee, The Healer

8. Little Bird

9. Be Still

10. Busy Doin' Nothin'

11. Diamond Head

12. Transcendental Meditation

Editorial Reviews

There's a few light scratches on the case but, the cd is very is in very good condition and plays well.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music To Cuddle Up To, April 10, 2000

By 

cindy harvey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends (Audio CD)

What an amazing little album. What an amazing little surprise.

I'm not your typical "Beach Boys" fan- as a matter of fact, this album was kind of forced on me by my over zealous husband. I'm glad he did. I can't believe what a friendly, warm, soothing little record this is.

I play it at home after everyone has left for the day and it's just me and the music. What a comforting little opus Brian and his friends have created.

Not at all what you'd expect. The songs are so pretty and light. I reccomend this to everyone. It has become my very favorite Cd.

Highlights are the title track, "Little Bird" and "Busy Doin' Nothin'". What a far cry from "Fun, Fun, Fun"! Brian has incorporated a Bossa-Nova beat into some of the songs, while a couple others are flat-out waltzes! And they all work! They're all incorporated into this one, fantastic, albeit short, gem of an album.

I don't mean to gush, I just want to share this wonderful nugget with everyone.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great album to "cool out" to, July 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Friends (Audio CD)

This album was sheer eveidence that their was a casual, friendly element to the man who created such masterpieces as Summer Days and Nights and Pet Sounds.Perhpas because people were expecting Brian to deliver another Pet sounds or a similar work. "Friends" is Brian making an album I believe just for the sake of amking some good music to "relax" too. The songs are good, not really sophisticated...but genuine. A true classic is "Diamond Head" a song that unless you knew it was the Beach Boys..you'd think it was a Don Ho instrumental. Other great tracks include..."Wake The World" is perhaps the first pop song to use a tuba. "Be Here In The Mornin'" is another gem..that Al Jardine's Beach Boys Family and Friends is performing on tour. "Anna Lee The Healer is a harmonic masterpiece. The songs are gentle....and unlike anything the group had done up to that point. Any real fan of the Beach Boys, should have a copy of "Friends"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Fine Smooth Album., January 5, 2000

By 

Christopher Bell (Willow Grove, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends (Audio CD)

I am a huge fan of the Beach Boys, and the first time I heard this album, I was awe struck. I noticed it had a good flow to it and it was great relaxation music. "Friends" is a pleasent song, But my Two favorites are "Be here in the Morning" and "Busy doing nothin." Although a far cry from Pet Sounds, It is still an excellent album, even though I am 14 years old. A must have for any huge Beach Boy fan. You'll wasnt to "Be There in the Morning" to hear this classic. My only recommendation is that Capitol releases more of there studio albums in the U.S.