- pop, baroque pop, pop rock, surf
- 28 min
- 12 tracks
- Capitol Records
The Beach Boys Today! is the eighth studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released March 8, 1965, by Capitol Records. Expanding on the increased musical sophistication that had marked their 1964 release All Summer Long, Today! signaled a departure from their previous work with its orchestral sound, intimate subject matter, and abandonment of car or surf songs.
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Character-led, grave, spare and warm.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- intimateepic
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- Record Mirror3/5 ★
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender (Today!/Summer Days reissue)4/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Do You Wanna Dance?2:17
- A2Good to My Baby2:16
- A3Don’t Hurt My Little Sister2:05
- A4When I Grow Up (to Be a Man)2:02
- A5Help Me, Ronda3:07
- A6Dance, Dance, Dance2:05
- B1Please Let Me Wonder2:39
- B2I’m So Young2:29
- B3Kiss Me, Baby2:34
- B4She Knows Me Too Well2:28
- B5In the Back of My Mind2:06
- B6Bull Session With the “Big Daddy”2:17
12 tracks, 28 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- March 8, 1965
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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