- rock, pop, surf
- 25 min
- 12 tracks
- Capitol Records
Surfer Girl is the third album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released September 16, 1963 on Capitol Records. It is largely a collection of surf songs. The LP reached number seven in the U.S. and number 13 in the UK. Lead single "Surfer Girl", backed with "Little Deuce Coupe", was also a top-10 hit. It is also the band's first release with founding member Al Jardine since their debut single, "Surfin'".
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Classical in form, warm, character-led and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
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- Blender2/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Surfer Girl2:24
- A2Catch a Wave2:15
- A3The Surfer Moon2:17
- A4South Bay Surfer1:49
- A5The Rocking Surfer1:56
- A6Little Deuce Coupe1:50
- B1In My Room2:11
- B2Hawaii2:02
- B3Surfer's Rule1:42
- B4Our Car Club2:15
- B5Your Summer Dream2:31
- B6Boogie Woodie2:04
12 tracks, 25 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- 1963
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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