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Description: Wild Honey is the 13th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released December 18, 1967 on Capitol Records. It was the group's first foray into soul music and was heavily influenced by the R&B of Motown and Stax Records (artists such as Stevie Wonder). Lead single and opening track, "Wild Honey", became a minor hit with only a short chart stay. Its follow-up "Darlin'" reached the US Top 20. The album itself reached number 24 in the US and number seven in the UK. The album's sessions began immediately after the abandonment of Lei'd in Hawaii, a failed live album, and the release of Smiley S Wild Honey is the 13th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released December 18, 1967 on Capitol Records. It was the group's first foray into soul music and was heavily influenced by the R&B of Motown and Stax Records (artists such as Stevie Wonder). Lead single and opening track, "Wild Honey", became a minor hit with only a short chart stay. Its follow-up "Darlin'" reached the US Top 20. The album itself reached number 24 in the US and number seven in the UK.

The album's sessions began immediately after the abandonment of Lei'd in Hawaii, a failed live album, and the release of Smiley Smile, their previous studio album. Like Smiley Smile, Wild Honey's core instrumental combo consists of organ, honky-tonk piano, and electric bass. The Beach Boys were inspired to regroup as a self-contained rock band, partly in response to critical assertions that they were "ball-less choir boys". They also purposely distanced themselves from the prevailing rock trends of the time (psychedelia and high-scale recording or thematic conceits). The production was once again credited to the group rather than Brian Wilson alone, who gradually abdicated the band's musical leadership following the difficult sessions for the aborted Smile LP. At Brian's request, his younger brother Carl began contributing more to the recording process, a trend that continued on subsequent albums.

Wild Honey became the Beach Boys' lowest-selling album at that point and remained on the US charts for only 15 weeks. Critics initially viewed it as another inconsequential record from the band. The album also alienated others whose expectations had been raised by Smile. After a 1974 reissue, Wild Honey was reevaluated by fans and critics who highlighted the record for its simplicity and charm. It would be the last Beach Boys album to feature Brian as a primary composer until The Beach Boys Love You (1977). The track "Here Comes the Night" was later redone by the group as a disco single in the late 1970s. In 2017, a complete stereo mix of Wild Honey was released for the first time on the rarities compilation 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow. ... (more)

Manufacturer: Capitol
Release date: 18 December 1967
EAN: 0724382963622 UPC: 724382963622

Tags: 1967 (3), Baroque Pop (2), 1960s (1), Blue-Eyed Soul (1), United States (1), Rhythm And Blues (1), Sunshine Pop (1), Psychedelic Pop (1), The Beach Boys (1), Blue Eyed Soul (1)

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"Produced mostly by Carl Wilson, this 24-minute album followed Smiley Smile by three months and got no respect from those who believed trick harmonies and arcane changes were what made the group artistic. Called their "soul" album, perhaps for its Stevie Wonder cover or its use of the term "out of sight," but more likely because it emphasized emotive lead vocals, its special gifts are an achieved naiveté and irrepressible good humor as Southern Californian as baggies and woodies. There's not a d"

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