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Ten Years of Harmony

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DISC 1 (15 tracks): add some music.../roller skating child/disney girls/it's a beautiful day/california saga-calif./wontcha come out tonight/marcella/r & r music/goin' on/it's ok/cool, cool water/san miguel/school day/good timin'/sail on sailor

DISC 2 (14 tracks): darlin'/lady lynda/sea cruise/the trader/this whole world/don't go near the water/surf's up/come go with me/deirdre/she's got rhythm/river song/long promised road/feel flows/'til i die

If you're looking for the big hits, look elsewhere. If, on the other hand, you want a servicable sampling of the bands post-1970 career, this will do fine. The band went through trials (literally) and tribulations duriing this time, and it shows in the stylistic inconsistencies. The band had an experiment phase, which more or less ended when "Endless Summer" created a huge demand for classic, sixties BB's music. They took the show on the road, and started trying to duplicate their old sound. You'll probably consider the later stuff a pale imitation of the BB's records you grew up with as a kid. Still better than most of what's out there.

This can't really be considered a hits collection, as not many of the songs on it were hits, but it's still a great collection of the group's later material. As well as tracks from their 1970-1980 singles and albums, there are three tracks (in addition to "The River Song," which is a Dennis Wilson solo track) that, as far as I know, haven't been released on any other Beach Boys albums. These are "It's A Beautiful Day," which was the theme from a movie, "Sea Cruise," which I believe is an outtake from the Fifteen Big Ones album, and an alternate mix of "School Day." There are also a couple of other tracks that are hard to find. The only other place (as far as I know) that "San Miguel" can be found, is on the Good Vibrations box set. Capitol's Warmth Of The Sun compilation is the only other place I know of where the single edit of "Cool, Cool Water" can be found. For some reason, the recording of "Come Go With Me" that is included here is not the one that was originally released. (This alternate version was also released on the 1991 reissue of M.I.U. Album, or so I've read.) There are a few tracks here that I don't particularly care for, but the others make up for that. Capitol's single-disc, 20-song Greatest Hits Volume 3 collection is the only other collection that focuses exclusively on the "Brother years" of the Beach Boys, so this collection is a great find, if you can find it (and if the price is good). (Technically, because of the Dennis Wilson track, this isn't entirely a "Beach Boys" collection per se, but no big deal!)

DISC ONE:

1. "Add Some Music to Your Day" (from Sunflower) 3:34

2. "Roller Skating Child" (from Beach Boys Love You) 2:16

3. "Disney Girls" (from Surf's Up) 4:06

4. "It's a Beautiful Day" (from the Americathon soundtrack) 3:15

5. "California Saga: California" (from Holland) 3:13

6. "Wontcha Come Out Tonight" (from M.I.U. Album) 2:29

7. "Marcella" (from Carl & The Passions/So Tough) 3:52

8. "Rock and Roll Music" (from 15 Big Ones) 2:26

9. "Goin' On" (from Keepin' The Summer Alive) 3:01

10. "It's OK" (from 15 Big Ones) 2:08

11. "Cool, Cool Water" (from Sunflower) 3:24

12. "San Miguel" (previously unrealeased from Sunflower sessions) 2:25

13. "School Day" (from Keepin' The Summer Alive) 2:46

14. "Good Timin'" (from LA Light Album) 2:10

15. "Sail On, Sailor" (from Holland) 3:17