Beach Boys ‘Smile Sessions’ Out Now! – Full Track Listing

Beach Boys fans have been waiting for the album since 1967 and today (November 1st) the wait is over.  The legendary 'Smile' album has been fully produced and sequenced from the original Capitol Records master tapes with the full cooperation of the surviving band members. It's titled 'Smile Sessions'.

In addition to the album itself, the 'Smile Sessions' release features numerous outtakes and rarities.  It's a feast of music from the Beach Boys' and Brian Wilson's creative peak.  Seen here is the original album cover art, which is indeed being used on the new release.  You can get a copy in stores now, or download it via the iTunes store.  It's also available is multiple configurations including the highly publicized deluxe edition, which can be seen here along with audio samples at TrueOldiesAbilene.com/Smile-sessions.

Below is the full press release from Capitol records including the track listing for 'Smile Sessions':

THE BEACH BOYS’ LEGENDARY ‘SMiLE’ ALBUM SESSIONS TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 1 BY CAPITOL/EMI

With the full participation of original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson, Capitol/EMI has, for the first time, collected and compiled the band’s legendary 1966-’67 sessions for the never-completed SMiLE album.  Capitol/EMI and The Beach Boys are pleased to announce November 1as the release date for the long-awaited arrival of The SMiLE Sessions in multiple physical and digital configurations. Artwork and complete tracklists are also unveiled for what Rolling Stone magazine recently called “the most famous unfinished album in rock & roll history.”

 

In numerous sessions between the spring of 1966 and the summer of 1967, The Beach Boys recorded a bounty of songs and drafts for an album, SMiLE, that was intended to follow the band’s 1966 masterpiece, Pet Sounds.  The master tapes were ultimately shelved, and The Beach Boys’ SMiLE has never been released.  Drawn from the original masters, The SMiLE Sessions presents an in-depth overview of The Beach Boys' recording sessions for the enigmatic album, which has achieved legendary, mythical status for music fans around the world.

 

The SMiLE Sessions’ 2CD lift-top box, double vinyl LP, digital album, and iTunes LP formats feature an approximation of what was intended to be the completed SMiLE album, compiled from The Beach Boys’ original session masters. Additional session highlights and bonus tracks are also included, including demos and stereo mixes.

 

The SMiLE Sessions

CD ONE

SMiLE

1.         Our Prayer (1:06)

2.         Gee (0:51)

3.         Heroes And Villains (4:53)

4.         Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock) (3:36)

5.         I’m In Great Shape (0:29)

6.         Barnyard (0:48)

7.         My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine) (1:57)

8.         Cabin Essence (3:32)

9.         Wonderful (2:04)

10.        Look (Song For Children) (2:31)

11.        Child Is Father Of The Man (2:14)

12.        Surf’s Up (4:12)

13.        I Wanna Be Around / Workshop (1:23)

14.        Vega-Tables (3:49)

15.        Holidays (2:33)

16.        Wind Chimes (3:06)

17.        The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow) (2:35)

18.        Love To Say Dada (2:32)

19.        Good Vibrations (4:13)

Bonus Tracks

20.        You’re Welcome (1:08)

21.        Heroes And Villains (Stereo Mix) (4:53)

22.        Heroes And Villains Sections (Stereo Mix) (7:16)

23.        Vega-Tables Demo (1:46)

24.        He Gives Speeches (1:14)

25.        Smile Backing Vocals Montage (8:30)

26.        Surf’s Up 1967 (Solo Version) (4:09)

27.        Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Piano (1:30)