- rock & roll, pop, surf
- 24 min
- 12 tracks
- Capitol Records
Surfin' U.S.A. is the second studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released March 25, 1963 on Capitol Records. It reached number 2 in the US during a chart stay of 78 weeks, eventually being certified gold by the RIAA, and brought the group newfound national success. It was led by one single, its title track with the B-side "Shut Down". In the UK, the album was released in late 1965 and reached number 17.
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Warm, classical in form, effortless and unpretentious.
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Blender3/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Record Mirror3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Surfin’ U.S.A.2:30
- 2Farmer’s Daughter1:51
- 3Misirlou2:06
- 4Stoked2:00
- 5Lonely Sea2:24
- 6Shut Down1:50
- 7Noble Surfer1:53
- 8Honky Tonk2:04
- 9Lana1:42
- 10Surf Jam2:12
- 11Let’s Go Trippin’1:58
- 12Finders Keepers1:51
12 tracks, 24 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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