Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 | ||||
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Studio album by The Beach Boys and various artists | ||||
Released | August 19, 1996 | |||
Recorded | October 5, 1995 – June 12, 1996 | |||
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Length | 37:47 | |||
Label | River North | |||
Producer | ||||
The Beach Boys chronology | ||||
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Entertainment Weekly | D[3] |
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 is the 28th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on August 19, 1996, by River North Records. Produced by Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson, Stars and Stripes is a collaborative album between the Beach Boys and various country acts.
The idea for the album was conceived by Thomas,[4] who was then the owner of River North Records.[5] According to Wilson's wife Melinda, during the album's recording, "They [the Beach Boys] treated [Brian] like an invalid, all the time saying, 'Do this, don't do that, are you okay?'"[6]
In music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine's description, the release was "an unmitigated disaster and an outright embarrassment for all involved".[7] The album's failure prevented Brian from securing a record contract, leaving his highly anticipated recording collaborations with Andy Paley in limbo.[8] A planned second volume never materialized, and Stars and Stripes became the last studio album to feature Carl Wilson, who died in 1998.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals / featured artist | Length |
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1. | "Don't Worry, Baby" | Brian Wilson, Roger Christian | Lorrie Morgan | 3:16 |
2. | "Little Deuce Coupe" | Wilson, Christian | James House | 2:50 |
3. | "409" | Wilson, Mike Love, Gary Usher | Junior Brown | 2:20 |
4. | "Long, Tall Texan" | Henry Strzelecki | Doug Supernaw | 4:02 |
5. | "I Get Around" | Wilson, Love | Sawyer Brown | 2:29 |
6. | "Be True to Your School" | Wilson, Love | Toby Keith | 3:18 |
7. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" | Wilson, Love | Ricky Van Shelton | 2:20 |
8. | "Help Me, Rhonda" | Wilson, Love | T. Graham Brown | 3:10 |
9. | "The Warmth of the Sun" | Wilson, Love | Willie Nelson | 3:18 |
10. | "Sloop John B" | Traditional; arranged by Wilson | Collin Raye | 3:45 |
11. | "I Can Hear Music" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | Kathy Troccoli | 3:14 |
12. | "Caroline, No" | Wilson, Tony Asher | Timothy B. Schmit | 3:19 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits from album liner notes.[9]
The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – harmony and backing vocals
- Bruce Johnston – harmony and backing vocals
- Mike Love – harmony and backing vocals, additional vocals on “Long Tall Texan,” executive producer
- Brian Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, producer
- Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals except “Long Tall Texan”
Special guests
- Lorrie Morgan – lead vocals on “Don’t Worry Baby”
- James House – lead vocals on “Little Deuce Coupe”
- Junior Brown – lead vocals and slide "guit–steel" on "409"
- Doug Supernaw – lead vocals on “Long Tall Texan”
- Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown – lead vocals on “I Get Around”
- Toby Keith – lead vocals on “Be True To Your School”
- Ricky Van Shelton – lead vocals on “Fun, Fun, Fun”
- T. Graham Brown – lead vocals on “Help Me, Rhonda”
- Willie Nelson – lead vocals on “The Warmth of the Sun”
- Collin Raye – lead vocals on “Sloop John B”
- Kathy Troccoli – lead vocals on “I Can Hear Music”
- Timothy B. Schmit – lead and additional backing vocals on “Caroline, No”
Additional musicians
- Eddie Bayers – drums; percussion on “The Warmth of the Sun”
- Jackie Bertoni – percussion on “Don’t Worry Baby” and “Caroline, No”
- Richie Cannata – saxophone on “I Get Around” and “I Can Hear Music,” handclaps on “I Get Around”
- Steve Eisen – flute on “Caroline, No”
- Larry Franklin – fiddle on “Long Tall Texan”, “The Warmth of the Sun,” and “Sloop John B.”
- Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar on “Sloop John B.”
- Henry Gross – additional backing vocals on “I Can Hear Music”
- Drew Jardine – finger snaps on “I Can Hear Music”
- Matt Jardine – harmony and backing vocals, handclaps on “I Get Around”, second verse lead vocals on “Sloop John B.”
- Robbie Jardine – finger snaps on “I Can Hear Music”
- Greg Leisz – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar on “Don’t Worry Baby” and “Caroline, No”
- Steve Nathan – piano, B-3 on “I Get Around” and “Help Me Rhonda”, keyboards on “Sloop John B”
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica on “The Warmth of the Sun”
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Brent Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Dobro on “Long Tall Texan”
- Bill Ruppert – electric guitar on “I Can Hear Music”
- Joe Thomas – piano, keyboards, percussion on “Sloop John B.” and “I Can Hear Music”, handclaps on “I Get Around”, producer
- Jimmy Webb – string arrangements on “Caroline, No”
- Nashville String Machine – orchestra on “Caroline, No”
Charts
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Chart (1996) | Peak Position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 Albums | 101 |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 11 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Chart Positions | ||
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US AC | US Country | CAN Country | ||
1996 | "I Can Hear Music" (with Kathy Troccoli) | 16 | ||
"Don't Worry Baby" (with Lorrie Morgan) | 73 | |||
"Little Deuce Coupe" (with James House) | 69 | 41 | ||
"Long Tall Texan" (with Doug Supernaw) | 69 | 82 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Nash, Alanna. "Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Love 2016, p. 384.
- ^ Giles, Jeff (August 15, 2013). "Mike Love Wasn't Happy With the Beach Boys Reunion".
- ^ Carlin 2006, p. 285.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1". AllMusic.
- ^ Crisafulli, Chuck (June 1997). "Why Can't Brian Wilson Get a Record Deal?" (PDF). Request. Archived from the original on June 30, 1998.
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Bibliography
- Carlin, Peter Ames (2006). Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. Rodale. ISBN 978-1-59486-320-2.
- Love, Mike (2016). Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-698-40886-9.
External links
[edit]- Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 at Discogs (list of releases)