20 Golden Greats (The Beach Boys album)
20 Golden Greats is a 1976 greatest hits album by the Beach Boys that was released in the UK by EMI's newly created TV advertising division.[1] It became the second biggest selling album of the year, spending a total of 86 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number one in July 1976, where it remained for 10 weeks.[1][2][3]
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | June 1976 | |||
| Recorded | January 31, 1963 – April 23, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Rock, surf rock, sunshine pop, psychedelic rock | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Nick Venet, Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are duophonic on the original
- Side 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year Originally Released | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Surfin' U.S.A." | Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry | 1963 | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Stereo LP edit) | B. Wilson, Mike Love | 1964 | 2:03 |
| 3. | "I Get Around" | B. Wilson, Love | 1964 | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Don't Worry Baby" | B. Wilson, Roger Christian | 1964 | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Little Deuce Coupe" (Stereo LP edit) | B. Wilson, Christian | 1963 | 1:38 |
| 6. | "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" | B. Wilson, Love | 1964 | 2:03 |
| 7. | "Help Me, Rhonda" (Summer Days re-recording on LP release, The Beach Boys Today! version on CD release) | B. Wilson, Love | 1965 | 2:46/3:10 |
| 8. | "California Girls" | B. Wilson, Love | 1965 | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Barbara Ann" (Album version (without intro) on LP release, single version on CD release) | Fred Fassert | 1965 | 3:10/2:05 |
| 10. | "Sloop John B" | Trad. Arr. B. Wilson, Al Jardine | 1966 | 2:56 |
- Side 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year Originally Released | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're So Good to Me" | B. Wilson, Love | 1965 | 2:16 |
| 2. | "God Only Knows" | B. Wilson, Tony Asher | 1966 | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (original album version on LP release, Made in U.S.A. version on CD release) | B. Wilson, Asher, Love | 1966 | 2:22 |
| 4. | "Good Vibrations" | B. Wilson, Love | 1966 | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Then I Kissed Her" | Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry | 1965 | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Heroes and Villains" | B. Wilson, Van Dyke Parks | 1967 | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Darlin'" | B. Wilson, Love | 1967 | 2:12 |
| 8. | "Do It Again" (single version) | B. Wilson, Love | 1969 | 2:19 |
| 9. | "I Can Hear Music" | Jeff Barry, Greenwich, Phil Spector | 1969 | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Break Away" | B. Wilson, Murry Wilson | 1969 | 2:55 |
Chart and certifications
Charts
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References
- "Album Chart History – 1976". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- Brown, Tony. (2000). The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7119-7670-2.
- 1976 Number 1 Albums at theofficialcharts.com
- "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Beach Boys; '20 Golden Greats')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- "Austrian album certifications – The Beach Boys – 20 Golden Greats" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Beach Boys; '20 Golden Greats')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- "British album certifications – The Beach Boys – 20Golden Greats". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type 20Golden Greats in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "Certified Awards Search". Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
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