- pop, am pop, rock
- 24 min
- 11 tracks
- Capitol Records
Wild Honey is the thirteenth studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on December 18, 1967, by Capitol Records. Recorded between September and November, it was the group's first foray into soul music, influenced by the R&B of Motown and Stax Records, and their second album to credit production collectively to the band. It continued the lo-fi style of Smiley Smile.
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Character
Character-led, spare, warm and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Blender5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock4.5/5 ★
- Pitchfork3.5/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic3.5/5
- The Village VoiceA+
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Tracks
- 1Wild Honey (remastered 2001)2:40
- 2Aren’t You Glad (remastered 2001)2:19
- 3I Was Made to Love Her (remastered 2001)2:07
- 4Country Air (remastered 2001)2:22
- 5A Thing or Two (remastered 2001)2:43
- 6Darlin’ (remastered 2001)2:14
- 7I’d Love Just Once to See You (remastered 2001)1:51
- 8Here Comes the Night (remastered 2001)2:41
- 9Let the Wind Blow (remastered 2001)2:21
- 10How She Boogalooed It (remastered 2001)1:58
- 11Mama Says (remastered 2001)1:06
11 tracks, 24 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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