- pop
- 26 min
- 12 tracks
- Capitol Records
Friends is the fourteenth studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 24, 1968, through Capitol Records. The album is characterized by its brevity and calm atmosphere, spanning orchestral pop, waltzes, bossa nova, and lounge music, a deliberate contrast to the prevailing rock trends of the time.
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Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
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- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Meant for You (remastered 2001)0:40
- 2Friends (remastered 2001)2:33
- 3Wake the World (remastered 2001)1:31
- 4Be Here in the Mornin’ (remastered 2001)2:18
- 5When a Man Needs a Woman (remastered 2001)2:08
- 6Passing by (remastered 2001)2:26
- 7Anna Lee, the Healer (remastered 2001)1:54
- 8Little Bird (remastered 2001)1:60
- 9Be Still (remastered 2001)1:25
- 10Busy Doin’ Nothin’ (remastered 2001)3:06
- 11Diamond Head (remastered 2001)3:39
- 12Transcendental Meditation (remastered 2001)1:52
12 tracks, 26 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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