The Smile Sessions

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Our Prayer
  1:05
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Gee
  0:51
• 3
  Heroes and Villains
  4:52
• 4
  Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)
  3:34
• 5
  I’m in Great Shape
  0:27
• 6
  Barnyard
  0:47
• 7
  My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine)
  1:55
• 8
  Cabin Essence
  3:30
• 9
  Wonderful
  2:03
• 10
  Look (Song for Children)
  2:30
• 11
  Child Is Father of the Man
  2:09
• 12
  Surf’s Up
  4:12
  4.0 ★
• 13
  I Wanna Be Around / Workshop
  1:23
• 14
  Vega‐Tables
  3:48
• 15
  Holidays
  2:32
• 16
  Wind Chimes
  3:06
• 17
  The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow)
  2:34
• 18
  Love to Say Dada
  2:32
• 19
  Good Vibrations
  4:15
• 20
  You’re Welcome
  1:07
• 21
  Heroes and Villains (stereo mix)
  4:53
• 22
  Heroes and Villains Sections (stereo mix)
  7:16
• 23
  Vega‐Tables (demo)
  1:48
• 24
  He Gives Speeches
  1:12
• 25
  SMiLE Backing Vocals Montage
  8:29
• 26
  Surf’s Up 1967 (solo version)
  3:47
• 27
  Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into a Piano

  [dialogue]
  1:30
• 28
  Capitol Smile Promo
  1:02
• CD 2
• 1
  Our Prayer “Dialog” 9/19/66
  3:01
• 2
  Our Prayer 10/4/66
  6:36
• 3
  Heroes and Villains: Verse (master take)
  0:57
• 4
  Heroes and Villains: Barnyard (master take)
  1:08
• 5
  Heroes and Villains: I’m in Great Shape 10/27/66
  4:59
• 6
  Heroes and Villains: Intro (early version) circa 12/66
  0:35
• 7
  Heroes and Villains: Do a Lot
  0:51
• 8
  Heroes and Villains: Bag of Tricks
  2:58
• 9
  Heroes and Villains: Mission Pak
  0:55
• 10
  Heroes and Villains: Bridge to Indians
  1:46
• 11
  Heroes and Villains: Part 1 Tag
  1:19
• 12
  Heroes and Villains: Pickup to 3rd Verse
  0:54
• 13
  Heroes and Villains: Children Were Raised
  2:05
• 14
  Heroes and Villains: Part 2 (Cantina track)
  1:21
• 15
  Heroes and Villains: Whistling Bridge
  1:13
• 16
  Heroes and Villains: Cantina
  1:35
• 17
  Heroes and Villains: All Day
  2:19
• 18
  Heroes and Villains: Verse Edit Experiment
  0:47
• 19
  Heroes and Villains: Prelude to Fade
  3:42
• 20
  Heroes and Villains: Piano Theme
  2:42
• 21
  Heroes and Villains: Part 2
  2:30
• 22
  Heroes and Villains: Part 2 (Gee) (master take)
  2:36
• 23
  Heroes and Villains: Part 2 Revised
  1:53
• 24
  Heroes and Villains: Part 2 Revised (master take)
  0:47
• 25
  Heroes and Villains: Part 3 (Animals) (master take)
  1:17
• 26
  Heroes and Villains: Part 4
  2:36
• 27
  Heroes and Villains: Part Two (master take) 2/27/67
  1:44
• 28
  Heroes and Villains: Fade 2/28/67
  6:35
• 29
  Heroes and Villains: Verse remake
  4:15
• 30
  Heroes and Villains: Organ Waltz / Intro
  2:03
• 31
  Heroes and Villains: Chorus Vocals
  0:48
• 32
  Heroes and Villains: Barbershop
  1:46
• 33
  Heroes and Villains: Children Were Raised (remake)
  1:02
• 34
  Heroes and Villains: Children Were Raised (master take overdubs mix 1)
  0:26
• 35
  Heroes and Villains: Children Were Raised (master take a cappella)
  0:30
• 36
  Heroes and Villains Piano Demo (incorporating “I’m in Great Shape” and “Barnyard”) Brian with Van Dyke Parks and “Humble Harve” Miller, KHJ Radio 11/4/66
  4:18
• 37
  Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into a Microphone 11/4/66

  [dialogue]
  1:09
• 38
  Psycodelic Sounds: Moaning Laughing 11/4/66
  1:08
• CD 3
• 1
  Do You Like Worms: Part 1
  5:20
• 2
  Do You Like Worms: Part 2 (Bicycle Rider)
  1:55
• 3
  Do You Like Worms: Part 3
  2:43
• 4
  Do You Like Worms: Part 4 (Bicycle Rider)
  1:10
• 5
  Do You Like Worms: Bicycle Rider Overdubs (Heroes and Villains: Part 2) 1/5/67
  0:23
• 6
  My Only Sunshine: Parts 1 & 2 11/14/66
  6:50
• 7
  My Only Sunshine: Part 2 (master take with vocal overdubs) 2/10/67
  0:44
• 8
  Cabin Essence: Verse
  2:13
• 9
  Cabin Essence: Chorus
  2:28
• 10
  Cabin Essence: Tag
  2:30
• 11
  Wonderful (version 1) 8/25/66
  2:58
• 12
  Wonderful (version 2)
  3:25
• 13
  Wonderful (version 2 tag)
  2:54
• 14
  Wonderful (version 3) 4/10/67 ?
  2:41
• 15
  Look 8/12/66
  4:51
• 16
  Child Is Father of the Man (version 1) 10/7/66
  4:57
• 17
  Child Is Father of the Man (version 2) 10/11/66
  5:37
• 18
  Surf’s Up: 1st Movement 11/4/66
  4:56
• 19
  Surf’s Up: Talking Horns 11/7/66
  3:41
• 20
  Surf’s Up: Piano Demo (master take) 12/15/66
  3:54
• 21
  I Wanna Be Around 11/29/66
  3:07
• 22
  Vegetables: Verse (master take track) 4/4–4/11/67
  2:04
• 23
  Vegetables: Sleep a Lot (chorus)
  2:34
• 24
  Vegetables: Chorus 1 (master take)
  1:05
• 25
  Vegetables: 2nd Chorus (master take track and backing vocals)
  1:02
• 26
  Vegetables: Insert (Part 4) (master take)
  0:37
• 27
  Vegetables: Crunching Session
  1:02
• 28
  Workshop Session
  1:40
• CD 4
• 1
  Vegetables: Fade 4/12/67
  5:26
• 2
  Vegetables: Ballad Insert 4/14/67
  1:02
• 3
  Holidays 9/8/66
  7:33
• 4
  Wind Chimes (version 1) 8/3/66
  6:39
• 5
  Wind Chimes (version 2)
  4:59
• 6
  Wind Chimes (version 2 tag)
  2:51
• 7
  The Elements: Fire 11/28/66
  8:22
• 8
  Da Da (Taped Piano Strings)
  0:56
• 9
  Da Da (Fender Rhodes)
  1:25
• 10
  Love to Say Dada: Part 1 5/16/67
  1:22
• 11
  Love to Say Dada: Part 2 5/17/67
  1:56
• 12
  Love to Say Dada: Part 2 (master take) 5/17/67
  1:20
• 13
  Love to Say Dada: Part 2 (second day) 5/18/67
  1:58
• 14
  Cool, Cool Water (version 1) 6/7/67
  2:21
• 15
  Cool, Cool Water (version 2) 10/26/67 & 10/29/67
  3:35
• 16
  You’re Welcome 12/15/66
  6:40
• 17
  You’re With Me Tonight 6/6–6/7/67
  2:46
• 18
  Tune X (Carl Wilson) 3/3/67–3/31/67
  2:17
• 19
  I Don’t Know (Dennis Wilson) 1/12/67
  3:02
• 20
  Three Blind Mice 10/15/65
  2:11
• 21
  Teeter Totter Love (Jasper Dailey) 1/25/67 & 2/9/67
  1:49
• 22
  Psycodelic Sounds: Underwater Chant 11/4/66
  1:45
• 23
  Hal Blaine Vega‐Tables Promo Session 11/11/66
  1:28
• 24
  Heroes and Villains: Early Version Outtake Sections 1/67–2/67
  5:03
• 25
  The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow) (Burning Wood session)
  0:45
• CD 5
• 1
  Good Vibrations: Gold Star 2/18/66 (the Pet Sounds session)
  7:27
• 2
  Good Vibrations: Gold Star 4/9/66
  6:57
• 3
  Good Vibrations: Western 5/4/66 (first chorus)
  2:23
• 4
  Good Vibrations: Western 5/4/66 (second chorus & fade)
  3:27
• 5
  Good Vibrations: Sunset Sound 5/24/66 (part 1)
  1:19
• 6
  Good Vibrations: Sunset Sound 5/24/66 (parts 2 & 3)
  1:44
• 7
  Good Vibrations: Sunset Sound 5/24/66 (part 4)
  0:47
• 8
  Good Vibrations: Western 5/27/66 (part C)
  3:31
• 9
  Good Vibrations: Western 5/27/66 (chorus)
  3:03
• 10
  Good Vibrations: Western 5/27/66 (fade sequence)
  1:55
• 11
  Good Vibrations (Inspiration): Western 6/2/66 (part 1)
  2:25
• 12
  Good Vibrations (Inspiration): Western 6/2/66 (part 3)
  0:57
• 13
  Good Vibrations (Inspiration): Western 6/2/66 (part 4)
  0:48
• 14
  Good Vibrations: Western 6/16/66 (part 1)
  6:23
• 15
  Good Vibrations: Western 6/16/66 (part 2 & verse)
  1:06
• 16
  Good Vibrations: Western 6/16/66 (part 2 continued)
  5:54
• 17
  Good Vibrations: Western 6/18/66 (part 1)
  1:08
• 18
  Good Vibrations: Western 6/18/66 (part 2)
  5:02
• 19
  Good Vibrations (Persuasion): Western 9/1/66
  1:48
• 20
  Good Vibrations: Western 9/1/66 (new bridge)
  3:38
• 21
  Good Vibrations: Session Masters
  6:13
• 22
  Good Vibrations: Single Version Stereo Track
  3:55
• 23
  Good Good Good Vibrations (first version with overdubs) 3/66
  3:42
• 24
  Good Vibrations: Alternate Edit 8/24/66
  3:35
• 25
  Good Vibrations: Tape Rewind
  0:27
• 12" Vinyl 6
• 1
  Our Prayer
  1:05
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Gee
  0:51
• 3
  Heroes and Villains
  4:52
• 4
  Do You Like Worms? (Roll Plymouth Rock)
  3:35
• 5
  I’m in Great Shape
  0:29
• 6
  Barnyard
  0:48
• 7
  My Old Sunshine (The Old Masterpainter / You Are My Sunshine)
  1:55
• 8
  Cabin Essence
  3:30
• 9
  Wonderful
  2:04
• 10
  Look (Song for Children)
  2:31
• 11
  Child Is Father of the Man
  2:10
• 12
  Surf’s Up
  4:12
  4.0 ★
• 12" Vinyl 7
• 1
  I Wanna Be Around / Workshop
  1:23
• 2
  Vega‐Tables
  3:49
• 3
  Holidays
  2:33
• 4
  Wind Chimes
  3:06
• 5
  The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow)
  2:35
• 6
  Love to Say Dada
  2:32
• 7
  Good Vibrations
  4:15
• 8
  You’re Welcome (stereo mix)
  1:08
• 9
  Vega‐Tables (stereo mix)
  3:49
• 10
  Wind Chimes (stereo mix)
  3:06
• 11
  Cabin Essence (session highlights and stereo backing track)
  5:17
• 12
  Surf’s Up (session excerpt and stereo mix)
  4:46
• 7" Vinyl 8
• 1
  Heroes And Villains Part One
  3:08
• 2
  Heroes And Villains Part Two
  4:18
• 7" Vinyl 9
• 1
  Vega-Tables
  3:49
• 2
  Surf’s Up
  4:12
  4.0 ★

More by The Beach Boys

Pet Sounds

Pet Sounds 1966

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys 1985

Surf’s Up

Surf’s Up 1971

Sunflower

Sunflower 1970

Wild Honey

Wild Honey 1967

Smiley Smile

Smiley Smile 1967

Release credits

• Brian Wilson
  arranger [6.1-12, 7.1-12, 9.1-2, 1.1-19], lead vocals [9.2, 1.12, 6.12], producer [8.1-2, 1.1-19, 6.1-12, 9.1-2, 7.1-12]
• Carl Wilson
  lead vocals [6.12, 9.2, 1.12], producer [9.2, 6.12, 1.12]
• Stephen W. Desper
  engineer [1.1, 1.12, 9.2, 6.1, 6.12], mix [9.2, 1.12, 6.12]
• The Beach Boys
  producer [9.2, 6.12, 1.12]

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  5x Digital Media
  1 January 2011
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  5x Digital Media
  1 January 2011
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  2x CD
  28 October 2011
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  2x 12" Vinyl
  28 October 2011
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  2x 12" Vinyl
  28 October 2011
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  CD
  31 October 2011
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  2x HDCD
  31 October 2011
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  The Smile Sessions

  HDCD
  October 2011
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  The Smile Sessions

  2x HDCD
  1 November 2011
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  2x 12" Vinyl, 2x 7" Vinyl, 5x CD
  1 November 2011
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  1 November 2011
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  2x CD
  2 November 2011
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  The Smile Sessions

  5x CD