Pet Sounds
2x CD

Pet Sounds

Album by The Beach Boys

Released 16 May 1966
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popbaroque poppop rock
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Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Wouldn't It Be Nice (mono)
    2:25
    4.4 ★
  • 2
    You Still Believe in Me (mono)
    2:34
    2.8 ★
  • 3
    That's Not Me (mono)
    2:30
    3.6 ★
  • 4
    Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (mono)
    2:54
    2.6 ★
  • 5
    I'm Waiting for the Day (mono)
    3:06
    3.6 ★
  • 6
    Let's Go Away for Awhile (mono)
    2:20
    3.0 ★
  • 7
    Sloop John B (mono)
    2:59
    4.0 ★
  • 8
    God Only Knows (mono)
    2:53
    4.2 ★
  • 9
    I Know There's an Answer (mono)
    3:11
    3.5 ★
  • 10
    Here Today (mono)
    2:55
    3.1 ★
  • 11
    I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (mono)
    3:14
    3.6 ★
  • 12
    Pet Sounds (mono)
    2:24
    2.6 ★
  • 13
    Caroline, No (mono)
    2:55
    3.0 ★
  • 14
    Wouldn't It Be Nice (stereo)
    2:34
    4.6 ★
  • 15
    You Still Believe in Me (stereo)
    2:36
    3.4 ★
  • 16
    That's Not Me (stereo)
    2:30
    3.0 ★
  • 17
    Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (stereo)
    2:58
    3.0 ★
  • 18
    I'm Waiting for the Day (stereo)
    3:06
    3.0 ★
  • 19
    Let's Go Away for Awhile (stereo)
    2:25
    3.0 ★
  • 20
    Sloop John B (stereo)
    3:01
    4.4 ★
  • 21
    God Only Knows (stereo)
    2:55
    4.0 ★
  • 22
    I Know There's an Answer (stereo)
    3:18
    3.0 ★
  • 23
    Here Today (stereo)
    3:09
    3.4 ★
  • 24
    I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (stereo)
    3:21
    3.0 ★
  • 25
    Pet Sounds (stereo)
    2:36
    3.4 ★
  • 26
    Caroline, No (stereo)
    2:55
    3.2 ★
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Wouldn't It Be Nice (instrumental stereo mix)
    2:34
  • 2
    You Still Believe in Me (instrumental stereo mix)
    2:37
  • 3
    That's Not Me (instrumental stereo mix)
    2:31
  • 4
    Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (instrumental stereo mix)
    2:58
  • 5
    I'm Waiting for the Day (instrumental stereo mix)
    3:09
  • 6
    Let's Go Away for Awhile (instrumental stereo mix)
    2:26
  • 7
    Sloop John B (instrumental stereo mix)
    3:03
  • 8
    God Only Knows (instrumental stereo mix)
    2:57
  • 9
    I Know There's an Answer (instrumental stereo mix)
    3:20
  • 10
    Here Today (instrumental stereo mix)
    3:10
  • 11
    I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (instrumental stereo mix)
    3:24
  • 12
    Pet Sounds (instrumental stereo mix)
    2:36
  • 13
    Caroline, No (instrumental stereo mix)
    2:53
  • 14
    Wouldn't It Be Nice (live at Michigan State University/1966)
    2:32
  • 15
    Sloop John B (live at Michigan State University/1966)
    2:54
  • 16
    God Only Knows (live at Michigan State University/1966)
    2:59
  • 17
    Good Vibrations (live at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC/1967)
    4:29
  • 18
    God Only Knows (live at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC/1967)
    2:50
  • 19
    Wouldn't It Be Nice (live at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC/1967)
    2:00
  • 20
    God Only Knows (live at Carnegie Hall, New York/1972)
    3:13
  • 21
    God Only Knows (live at Jamaican World Music Festival, Montego Bay, Jamaica/1982)
    2:59
  • 22
    Sloop John B (live at Universal Studios, Universal City, Ca/1989)
    3:21
  • 23
    Caroline No (live at Paramount Theatre, NYC/1993)
    2:10
  • 24
    You Still Believe in Me (live at Paramount Theatre, NYC/1993)
    2:47

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gentlechow3 Mar 2026
★★★★
Very cool album, did a couple of listens and realised there were a lot of memorable songs. I think this is one of those albums that get better over time. I really enjoy the orchestral vibes on this, I picture a parade for an American holiday where they are playing these songs.
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Release credits

  • guitar [2.6-7, 2.10, 1.6-7, 1.10, 1.19-20, 1.23]
  • harpsichord [2.2, 2.13, 1.2, 1.13, 1.15, 1.26], organ [1.4, 1.17, 2.4], piano [2.1, 2.6, 1.1, 1.6, 1.14, 1.19], tack piano [1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 1.18, 1.20, 1.22, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9]
  • background vocals [1, 15], lead vocals [9, 22]
  • French horn [1.8, 1.21, 2.8]
  • violin [1.4, 1.6, 1.17, 1.19, 2.4, 2.6]
  • guitar [1.2, 1.6, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13-15, 1.19, 1.22, 1.24, 1.26, 2.1-2, 2.6, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13], mandoguitar [1, 15]
  • guitar [1.1, 1.14, 2.1]
  • 12 string guitar [2.7, 1.7, 1.20], electric guitar [1.12, 1.25, 2.12], guitar [2.4, 2.7, 1.4, 1.7, 1.17, 1.20]
  • clarinet [1.9, 1.11, 1.22, 1.24, 2.9, 2.11]
  • arranger [1-26], electric bass guitar [1.3, 1.16, 2.3], lead vocals [1-5, 7, 11, 13-18, 20, 24, 26], organ [2.3, 1.3, 1.16], piano [2.12, 1.12, 1.15, 1.25], producer [1-26], vocal [8-9, 21-22]
  • engineer [1.10, 1.23, 2.10]
  • background vocals [1, 15], vocal [8, 21]
  • accordion [1.1, 1.8, 1.14, 1.21, 2.1, 2.8]
  • 12 string guitar [1.3, 1.16, 2.3], background vocals [1, 15], guitar [2.3, 1.3, 1.16], lead vocals [8, 21]
  • electric bass guitar [1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6-7, 1.12-15, 1.17, 1.19-20, 1.25-26, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6-7, 2.12-13], guitar [1.5, 1.8, 1.13, 1.18, 1.21, 1.26, 2.5, 2.8, 2.13]
  • double bass [2.11, 1.11, 1.24]
  • engineer [1.2-4, 1.6-9, 1.12-13, 1.15-17, 1.19-22, 1.25-26, 2.2-4, 2.6-9, 2.12-13]
  • viola [1.8, 1.21, 2.8]
  • background vocals [1, 15], drums (drum set) [1.3, 1.16, 2.3]
  • tack piano [2.8, 2.10-11, 1.8, 1.10-11, 1.21, 1.23-24]
  • bass trombone [1.10, 1.23, 2.10]
  • bell [1.14, 2.1], glockenspiel [1.7, 1.20, 2.7], percussion [1.1, 1.11, 1.14, 1.24, 2.1, 2.11], tambourine [1.10, 1.23, 2.10], temple blocks [1.11, 1.24, 2.11], timpani [1.4, 1.14, 1.17, 2.1, 2.4], vibraphone [2.4, 2.13, 1.4, 1.13, 1.17, 1.26]
  • accordion [2.1, 2.8, 1.1, 1.8, 1.14, 1.21]
  • bass trombone [1.10, 1.23, 2.10]
  • bongos [1.5, 1.18, 2.5], timpani [1.5, 1.18, 2.5]
  • banjo [2.9, 1.9, 1.22], electric guitar [15], guitar [2.2, 2.4, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 1.2, 1.4, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13, 1.15, 1.17, 1.22, 1.24, 1.26]
  • engineer [1.4-5, 1.17-18, 2.4-5]
  • bell [1.8, 1.21, 2.8], drums (drum set) [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.6-8, 2.11, 2.13, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6-8, 1.11, 1.13-15, 1.17, 1.19-21, 1.24, 1.26], finger cymbals [15], horn [15], percussion [2.3, 2.13, 1.3, 1.13, 1.16, 1.26], timpani [2.9, 2.11, 1.9, 1.11, 1.22, 1.24]
  • viola [1.5-6, 1.18-19, 2.5-6]
  • baritone saxophone [1.10, 1.23, 2.10], bass saxophone [2.7, 1.7, 1.20]
  • violin [2.6, 1.6, 1.19]
  • baritone saxophone [1.1, 1.6, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14, 1.19, 1.23, 1.25, 2.1, 2.6, 2.10, 2.12], bass clarinet [2.2, 2.9, 2.11, 1.2, 1.9, 1.11, 1.15, 1.22, 1.24], clarinet [2.8, 1.8, 1.21], flute [1.5, 1.7, 1.13, 1.18, 1.20, 1.26, 2.5, 2.7, 2.13]
  • violin [1.6, 1.19, 2.6]
  • 12 string guitar [1], electric guitar [2.12, 1.12, 1.25], guitar [1.7, 1.14, 1.20, 2.1, 2.7]
  • cello [1.8, 1.21, 2.8]
  • drums (drum set) [2.5, 1.5, 1.18], percussion [2.8, 1.8, 1.21]
  • alto saxophone [2.6, 1.6, 1.19], clarinet [1.2, 1.15, 2.2], flute [1.5, 1.7-9, 1.13, 1.18, 1.20-22, 1.26, 2.5, 2.7-9, 2.13]
  • viola [1.6, 1.19, 2.6]
  • cello [2.4, 2.6, 1.4, 1.6, 1.17, 1.19]
  • flute [2.6, 1.6, 1.19]
  • bicycle bell [2.2, 1.2, 1.15], tambourine [2.9, 1.9, 1.22], timpani [1.2, 1.6, 1.15, 1.19, 2.2, 2.6], vibraphone [2.6, 1.6, 1.19]
  • cello [1.5-6, 1.18-19, 2.5-6]
  • harpsichord [1.8, 1.21, 2.8], organ [2.5, 2.9-10, 1.5, 1.9-10, 1.18, 1.22-23], piano [1], tack piano [2.1, 1.14]
  • engineer [1.1, 1.11, 1.14, 1.24, 2.1, 2.11]
  • bass clarinet [2.8, 1.8, 1.21], clarinet [2.8, 1.8, 1.21], cor anglais [2.5, 1.5, 1.18]
  • violin [2.5-6, 2.8, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.18-19, 1.21]
  • bass guitar [1], double bass [1.2, 1.4-10, 1.12-15, 1.17-23, 1.25-26, 2.1-2, 2.4-10, 2.12-13]
  • additional [15]
  • mix [2.14-24, 1.14-26], producer [14-26]
  • guitar [2.10, 1.10, 1.23]
  • background vocals [15], bass vocals [15], lead vocals [1, 3, 7, 9-10, 16, 20, 22-23]
  • harpsichord [1.11, 1.24, 2.11]
  • drums (drum set) [2.10, 1.10, 1.23]
  • viola [1.4, 1.17, 2.4]
  • flute [2.9, 1.9, 1.22]
  • theremin [1.11, 1.24, 2.11]
  • clarinet [2.2, 1.2, 1.15], flute [2.13, 1.13, 1.26], percussion [1.12, 1.25, 2.12], piccolo [1.11, 1.24, 2.11], tenor saxophone [2.1, 2.6, 2.12, 1.1, 1.6, 1.12, 1.14, 1.19, 1.25]
  • violin [2.4-6, 1.4-6, 1.17-19]
  • engineer [1, 5, 8, 10-11, 14, 18, 21, 23-24]
  • electric bass guitar [2.1, 2.5, 2.8-11, 1.1, 1.5, 1.8-11, 1.14, 1.18, 1.21-24]
  • percussion [1.12, 1.25, 2.12]
  • trumpet [1.1, 1.6, 1.12, 1.14, 1.19, 1.25, 2.1, 2.6, 2.12]
  • violin [1.4-6, 1.8, 1.17-19, 1.21, 2.4-6, 2.8]
  • alto saxophone [1.13, 1.26, 2.13], clarinet [1.9, 1.11, 1.22, 1.24, 2.9, 2.11], flute [1.6, 1.19, 2.6], grand piano [15], piano [1.2, 1.4, 1.15, 1.17, 2.2, 2.4], tambourine [1.13, 1.26, 2.13], temple blocks [2.7, 1.7, 1.20], tenor saxophone [1.1, 1.6, 1.14, 1.19, 2.1, 2.6]
  • tambourine [1.8, 1.21, 2.8]
  • producer [14-24]
  • violin [1.4, 1.6, 1.17, 1.19, 2.4, 2.6]
  • bass harmonica [2.9, 2.11, 1.9, 1.11, 1.22, 1.24]
  • acoustic guitar [1.12, 1.25, 2.12]
  • piano [15]
  • alto saxophone [2.12, 1.12, 1.25], clarinet [1.2, 1.15, 2.2], contrabass clarinet [15], flute [2.5, 2.8, 2.13, 1.5, 1.8, 1.13, 1.18, 1.21, 1.26], percussion [1.12, 1.25, 2.12]
  • violin [2.5-6, 1.5-6, 1.18-19]

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