Pet Sounds

Pet Sounds
Artist	The Beach Boys
Released	May 16, 1966
Recorded	July 12, 1965; November 1, 1965 – April 13, 1966 at Western Studios, Gold Star Studios and Sunset Sound Studios
Length	35:58

Pet Sounds is an album by The Beach Boys released on May 16, 1966. In 2003, it was ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

About

Pet Sounds was made because Brian Wilson liked The Beatles' album Rubber Soul so much, and wanted to make an album even better. Pet Sounds inspired The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Track Listing

Side One

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe in Me
3. That's Not Me
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
5. I'm Waiting For the Day
6. Let's Go Away for Awhile
7. Sloop John B

Side Two

1. God Only Knows
2. I Know There's an Answer
3. Here Today
4. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
5. Pet Sounds
6. Caroline No

Credits

Band members Al Jardine - vocals, tambourine Bruce Johnston - vocals Mike Love - vocals Brian Wilson - vocals, organ, piano Carl Wilson - vocals, guitar Dennis Wilson - vocals, drums Session musicians Arnold Belnick - violin Chuck Berghofer - upright bass Hal Blaine - drums, percussion Norman Botnick - viola Glen Campbell - guitar Frank Capp - percussion Al Casey - guitar Ray Caton - trumpet Jerry Cole - guitar Kyle Burkett - guitar Andrew Maxson - bass Gary Coleman - percussion Mike Deasy - guitar Al de Lory - piano, harpsichord, organ Joseph DiFiore - viola Justin DiTullio - cello Steve Douglas - saxophones, clarinet, percussion, flute

Jesse Erlich - cello Ritchie Frost - drums, percussion Carl Fortina - accordion James Getzoff - violin Jim Gordon - drums, percussion Bill Green - saxophone, flute, percussion Leonard Hartman - English horn, clarinets Jim Horn - saxophones, flute Paul Horn - saxophone Harry Hyams - viola Jules Jacob - flute Plas Johnson - saxophones, percussion Carol Kaye - electric bass Barney Kessel - mandolin, guitar Bobby Klein - saxophone Larry Knechtel - organ William Kurasch - violin Leonard Malarsky - violin Frank Marocco - accordion Gail Martin - trombone Nick Martinis - drums Terry Melcher - tambourine Mike Melvoin - harpsichord Jay Migliori - saxophones, clarinets, flute Tommy Morgan - harmonica Jack Nimitz - saxophone

Bill Pitman - guitar Ray Pohlman - mandolin, guitar, electric bass Don Randi - piano Jerome Reisler - violin Lyle Ritz - upright bass, ukulele Alan Robinson - French horn Joseph Saxon - cello Ralph Schaffer - violin Sid Sharp - violin Billy Strange - guitar Ron Swallow - tambourine Ernie Tack - trombone Paul Tanner - electrotheremin Darrel Terwilliger - viola Tommy Tedesco - guitar Julius Wechter - percussion Jerry Williams - percussion Tibor Zelig - violin Other staff Ralph Balantin - Engineer Bruce Botnick - Engineer Chuck Britz - Engineer H. Bowen David - Engineer Larry Levine - Engineer

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