- pop, baroque pop, rock, pop rock
- 35 min
- 13 tracks
- Capitol Records
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on May 16, 1966, by Capitol Records. It was produced, arranged, and primarily composed by Brian Wilson with guest lyricist Tony Asher.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and meticulous.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender5/5 ★
- Chicago Sun-Times4/4 ★
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA+
- Q5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Wouldn't It Be Nice2:22
- A2You Still Believe in Me2:33
- A3That's Not Me2:27
- A4Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)2:52
- A5I'm Waiting for the Day3:01
- A6Let's Go Away for Awhile2:18
- A7Sloop John B2:57
- B1God Only Knows2:46
- B2I Know There's an Answer3:10
- B3Here Today2:38
- B4I Just Wasn't Made for These Times3:21
- B5Pet Sounds2:20
- B6Caroline No2:16
13 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- 1966
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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