General Article name: Sunflower
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: EMI US Number of tracks: 12 Duration: 36:11 Tracklist LP - 1 Beach Boys, The - Slip On Through Beach Boys, The - This whole world Beach Boys, The - Add some music to your day Beach Boys, The - Got To Know The Woman Beach Boys, The - Deirdre Beach Boys, The - It's About Time   Tracklist - 2 Beach Boys, The - Tears in the morning Beach Boys, The - All I Wanna Do Beach Boys, The - Forever Beach Boys, The - Our sweet love Beach Boys, The - At My Window Beach Boys, The - Cool Cool Water   Description Album Review (en)

After Reprise rejected what was to be their debut album for the label, the Beach Boys re-entered the studio to begin work on what would become a largely different set of songs. The results signaled a creative rebirth for the band, a return to the beautiful harmonies and orchestral productions of their classic mid-'60s material. Though the songwriting didn't quite reach the high quality of "California Girls" or "God Only Knows," Sunflower showed the Beach Boys truly working as a band, and doing so better than they ever had in the past (or would in the future). Many of the songs were co-compositions, and the undeniable songwriting and performance talents of Dennis Wilson and Bruce Johnston were finally allowed to flourish: Dennis contributed "Slip On Through," "Forever," and "Got to Know the Woman," while Bruce wrote "Deirdre" and "Tears in the Morning." After a succession of spare, unadorned lead vocals on rock-oriented albums like Wild Honey and 20/20, Sunflower returned the Beach Boys to gorgeous vocal harmonies on the tracks "Add Some Music to Your Day," "Cool, Cool Water," and "This Whole World." And the arrangements, tight and inventive, showed Brian Wilson once again back near the top of his game (though the production is credited to the entire band). Sunflower is also a remarkably cohesive album, something not seen from the Beach Boys since Pet Sounds. As with that album, Sunflower earned critical raves in Britain but was virtually ignored in America. [Sunflower was made available in 2000 as half of the two-fer collection Sunflower/Surf's Up.] ~ John Bush

John Bush

Contributors Artist: The Beach Boys Artist: BEACH BOYS THE Record Label: Capitol