Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys


Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys is a 2003 compilation of music by The Beach Boys released through Capitol Records. This collection is the most comprehensive single disc compilation ever issued of their music, with 30 tracks clocking in at over 76 minutes and grabbing nearly every US Top 40 hit of their career, except for 1965's number 20 hit "The Little Girl I Once Knew", and the 1976 top-30 hit "It's O.K.". In 2011, Mike Love stated, "Sounds of Summer is fast approaching selling three million copies – if it's triple-platinum, which is, you know, pretty good. And by the time this 50th celebration is over, it'll probably be more than triple-platinum."
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys was released in a market already containing the three volumes of hits issued during 1999 and 2000, but that did little to deter shoppers, who were responsible for shooting the CD into the US charts at number 16 and a lengthy 104-week stay. Currently certified triple platinum, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys was re-issued with a DVD component in 2004 with the regular edition remaining available.
In 2007, the album was succeeded by The Warmth of the Sun, which is composed of fan favorites and hits that were left off Sounds of Summer.
The album was re-released on February 7, 2012 as the Celebration Merch Set which featured the original CD along with a T-shirt celebrating the band's 50th anniversary.

Track listing

  1. "California Girls" – 2:44
  2. * Stereo remix from Endless Harmony Soundtrack
  3. "I Get Around" – 2:13
  4. "Surfin' Safari" – 2:05
  5. "Surfin' U.S.A." – 2:27
  6. "Fun, Fun, Fun" – 2:18
  7. "Surfer Girl" – 2:27
  8. "Don't Worry Baby" – 2:47
  9. "Little Deuce Coupe" – 1:38
  10. "Shut Down" – 1:48
  11. * Exclusive new stereo remix
  12. "Help Me, Rhonda" – 2:46
  13. "Be True to Your School" – 2:08
  14. "When I Grow Up " – 2:02
  15. "In My Room" – 2:12
  16. "God Only Knows" – 2:51
  17. "Sloop John B" – 2:57
  18. * Above two: stereo remixes from The Pet Sounds Sessions box set
  19. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" – 2:31
  20. * Revised stereo remix from 2001 re-issue of Pet Sounds
  21. "Getcha Back" – 3:00
  22. "Come Go with Me" – 2:05
  23. "Rock and Roll Music" – 2:27
  24. "Dance, Dance, Dance" – 2:00
  25. * Exclusive new stereo remix
  26. "Barbara Ann" – 2:11
  27. "Do You Wanna Dance?" – 2:18
  28. "Heroes and Villains" – 3:38
  29. "Good Timin'" – 2:12
  30. "Kokomo" – 3:35
  31. "Do It Again" – 2:18
  32. * Single version, without workshop effects coda
  33. "Wild Honey" – 2:37
  34. "Darlin'" – 2:12
  35. "I Can Hear Music" – 2:36
  36. "Good Vibrations" – 3:36
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys'' hit number 16 in the US during a chart stay of 104 weeks.

DVD: Sights of Summer

  1. "Surfin' U.S.A."
  2. "I Get Around"
  3. "Surfer Girl"
  4. "Dance, Dance, Dance"
  5. "Little Deuce Coupe"
  6. "Sloop John B"
  7. "Pet Sounds promo film"
  8. "God Only Knows"
  9. "Good Vibrations"
  10. "Do It Again"
Credits from Craig Slowinski:
;The Beach Boys
;Additional musicians