- surf, pop, pop rock, sunshine pop
- 25 min
- 12 tracks
- Capitol Records
All Summer Long is the sixth album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released July 13, 1964 on Capitol Records. Regarded as their first artistically unified collection of songs, as well as one of the first true concept albums, it marked the Beach Boys' first LP that was not focused on themes of cars or surfing.
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Warm, classical in form, effortless and character-led.
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Blender3/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- MusicHound3.5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1I Get Around2:10
- A2All Summer Long2:05
- A3Hushabye2:37
- A4Little Honda1:50
- A5We'll Run Away2:00
- A6Carl's Big Chance2:00
- B1Wendy2:20
- B2Do You Remember?1:37
- B3Girls on the Beach2:25
- B4Drive-In1:50
- B5Our Favorite Recording Sessions2:00
- B6Don't Back Down1:50
12 tracks, 25 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- July 13, 1964
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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