The Definitive Vocal Credits Thread...

[Andrew G. Doe]

[Carl]A Pisces lady loves romance (She loves romance)
Her movements tell you at a glance (She loves to dance)
Why they say Pisces rules the dance (She's got the glance)

She values flowers more than gold (She flows like gold)
Thinks of her men as knights of old (She's never bold)
She's very spiritual I'm told (She has never told)
Whoa

But [Alan]where's my spark in the dark?
[Blondie]Glow glow glow c'mon glow
[Ricky]The funky pretty flame in my heart
[Mike]Me and my Pisces lady are apart

[Carl]Her calender is not like ours (She rules the hours)
The hieroglyphs mark changing hours (She rules the stars)
Her guiding light is from the stars (She's got the powers)
Whoa
A book of verse a jug of wine (She's soft like wine)
She'll always tell what's on your mind (She's much like time)
By just your birthday place and time (She's very fine)

[Ricky]'Cause it's a silent night in the sea
[Alan]And if you're cosmic'ly conscious you'll see
[Blondie]Why she's a princess incarnate to me
[Mike]Daughter of Neptune the ruler of the sea

[Carl]The queen in Copenhagee (Funky pretty)
The dream of Amsterdamee (Pretty funky)
The cream of gay Parisee (Funky pretty)
The theme of U Say Asee (Pretty funky)
The scene in Great Britainyee (Funky pretty)
The meaning in Los Angees (Pretty funky)
The heat in Tokyosee (Funky pretty)
The treat in Manhattohsee (Pretty funky)
Yeah yeah funky pretty

[Blondie]She said "Don't worry it's alright
[Alan]I'm coming back when the aspects are right"
[Ricky]And now I look in the paper each day
[Mike]Wonderin' what my horoscope will say

Have to confess, I find it very hard to tell Ricky & Blondie apart.

[Andrew G. Doe]

"Hi !" on "The Trader" - Jonah Wilson.

Bonus section - 45 mix of "California" includes Brian response vocals in the first verse.

Just listened to "Steamboat", and I don't hear Dennis on it at all.

[matt-zeus]

Bloody hell!  you can easily see which of those lyrics were by Rieley and which were by Mike - Great Britainyee indeed!

[Andrew G. Doe]

It pains me to admit that it wasn't until maybe three years ago that I realised what "U Say Asee" was... 

[matt-zeus]

It pains me to admit that it wasn't until maybe three years ago that I realised what "U Say Asee" was... 

An example of crud lyrics?

[Andrew G. Doe]

More like an example of crud brian cells...

[John]

Jack Rieley should get a mention for the fairly tale narration.

That's done.

Steamboat? I thought that "Oh, don't worry, Mr. Fulton, we'll keep your steamboat rolling" is Dennis, and then Carl comes in with "Oh roll on, foreverrr" or whatever it is over the top. Other voices are there, but to my ears, Denny is the most prominent.

[John]

I have never heard the studio version of We Got Love.  Is it anything like the live version, on which Blondie sings the bridges?

He does? Right, that's what I get for never listening to the damn song
If that studio version does include Blondie, indeed, I'll change that.

[John]

[Carl]A Pisces lady loves romance (She loves romance)
Her movements tell you at a glance (She loves to dance)
Why they say Pisces rules the dance (She's got the glance)

She values flowers more than gold (She flows like gold)
Thinks of her men as knights of old (She's never bold)
She's very spiritual I'm told (She has never told)
Whoa

But [Alan]where's my spark in the dark?
[Blondie]Glow glow glow c'mon glow
[Ricky]The funky pretty flame in my heart
[Mike]Me and my Pisces lady are apart

[Carl]Her calender is not like ours (She rules the hours)
The hieroglyphs mark changing hours (She rules the stars)
Her guiding light is from the stars (She's got the powers)
Whoa
A book of verse a jug of wine (She's soft like wine)
She'll always tell what's on your mind (She's much like time)
By just your birthday place and time (She's very fine)

[Ricky]'Cause it's a silent night in the sea
[Alan]And if you're cosmic'ly conscious you'll see
[Blondie]Why she's a princess incarnate to me
[Mike]Daughter of Neptune the ruler of the sea

[Carl]The queen in Copenhagee (Funky pretty)
The dream of Amsterdamee (Pretty funky)
The cream of gay Parisee (Funky pretty)
The theme of U Say Asee (Pretty funky)
The scene in Great Britainyee (Funky pretty)
The meaning in Los Angees (Pretty funky)
The heat in Tokyosee (Funky pretty)
The treat in Manhattohsee (Pretty funky)
Yeah yeah funky pretty

[Blondie]She said "Don't worry it's alright
[Alan]I'm coming back when the aspects are right"
[Ricky]And now I look in the paper each day
[Mike]Wonderin' what my horoscope will say

Have to confess, I find it very hard to tell Ricky & Blondie apart.

Thanks, I was hoping someone'd do this. Mind if I include it as a close-up?

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

[Carl]The queen in Copenhagee (Funky pretty)
The dream of Amsterdamee (Pretty funky)
The cream of gay Parisee (Funky pretty)
The theme of U Say Asee (Pretty funky)
The scene in Great Britainyee (Funky pretty)
The meaning in Los Angees (Pretty funky)
The heat in Tokyosee (Funky pretty)
The treat in Manhattohsee (Pretty funky)

Am I the only one who thought of Snoop Dogg when I read this? Fo shizzle, yo.

[Jonas]

Yes.

[pendletone]

Dennis is doing the na na na na part on Steamboat

Hmmm  -  I also think that's Dennis (You can hear that on the right channel)

[Jon Stebbins]

Definitely Dennis on "Don't Worry Mr. Fulton" on Steamboat. And yes the bass is him too.

[signum]

[Carl]A Pisces lady loves romance (She loves romance)
Her movements tell you at a glance (She loves to dance)
Why they say Pisces rules the dance (She's got the glance)

She values flowers more than gold (She flows like gold)
Thinks of her men as knights of old (She's never bold)
She's very spiritual I'm told (She has never told)
Whoa

But [Alan]where's my spark in the dark?
[Blondie]Glow glow glow c'mon glow
[Ricky]The funky pretty flame in my heart
[Mike]Me and my Pisces lady are apart

[Carl]Her calender is not like ours (She rules the hours)
The hieroglyphs mark changing hours (She rules the stars)
Her guiding light is from the stars (She's got the powers)
Whoa
A book of verse a jug of wine (She's soft like wine)
She'll always tell what's on your mind (She's much like time)
By just your birthday place and time (She's very fine)

[Ricky]'Cause it's a silent night in the sea
[Alan]And if you're cosmic'ly conscious you'll see
[Blondie]Why she's a princess incarnate to me
[Mike]Daughter of Neptune the ruler of the sea

[Carl]The queen in Copenhagee (Funky pretty)
The dream of Amsterdamee (Pretty funky)
The cream of gay Parisee (Funky pretty)
The theme of U Say Asee (Pretty funky)
The scene in Great Britainyee (Funky pretty)
The meaning in Los Angees (Pretty funky)
The heat in Tokyosee (Funky pretty)
The treat in Manhattohsee (Pretty funky)
Yeah yeah funky pretty

[Blondie]She said "Don't worry it's alright
[Alan]I'm coming back when the aspects are right"
[Ricky]And now I look in the paper each day
[Mike]Wonderin' what my horoscope will say

Have to confess, I find it very hard to tell Ricky & Blondie apart.

Thanks for doing that,  Andrew G. Doe. I also must confess I find it hard to tell Ricky and Blondie apart, especially on that first rotated vocal section.

I've listened again, and the hardest bit seems to me the "Glow, glow, glow, c'mon glow".  However the next line sounds more like Blondie to me, so I guess the "Glow" line is Ricky. I'm not sure though.
The other two rotated sections sound most like what you've written.

I think Ricky sounds a bit like Brian and when I first heard the "Holland" album, I thought the "silent night in the sea" line was Brian.

It pains me to admit that it wasn't until maybe three years ago that I realised what "U Say Asee" was... 

This discussion of the lyrics is very funny. I too realised a few years ago what "U Say Asee" was!

Jack Rieley should get a mention for the fairly tale narration.

That's done.

Steamboat? I thought that "Oh, don't worry, Mr. Fulton, we'll keep your steamboat rolling" is Dennis, and then Carl comes in with "Oh roll on, foreverrr" or whatever it is over the top. Other voices are there, but to my ears, Denny is the most prominent.

I agree. Dennis sings "we'll keep your steamboat rolling" in harmony with someone. I remember that much, but I haven't access to the track at this time to check it.

Definitely Dennis on "Don't Worry Mr. Fulton" on Steamboat. And yes the bass is him too.

Thanks. I seem to remember thinking the bass was also Dennis, but I haven't checked.

[adamghost]

I always thought Funky Pretty was just Carl and Blondie interchanging with a bit of Mike thrown in.

The tag of that song is so fodaing epic, it's ridiculous. It's possibly one of my top 5 favorite Beach Boys songs of all time.

I can't speak to the Ricky part -- honestly I've never been really able to distinguish his and Blondie's voices, though I haven't really paid close attention to be truthful -- but IIRC Al has a few lines in there, "cosmically conscious" being one.

I'm also being lazy about "Steamboat" in not going back and listening to it but I concur with AGD -- I think Dennis is the bass vocal but it's possible it's someone else doing a Dennis imitation.  My understanding is that Dennis bailed on the HOLLAND sessions early, leaving Carl and others to finish his tracks.  Hence the Carl lead on "Only With You" which, much as I love Carl's voice, is a bland track that would have benefited from Dennis' rougher edge.  Just my opinion.

[Posted before I saw all the other posts, so this is redundant.  -- Adam]

[John]

Definitely Dennis on "Don't Worry Mr. Fulton" on Steamboat. And yes the bass is him too.

Yeah, Denny really seems to stand out there. Is everybody happy with the "With Dennis" credit there? If Mike gets one for "It's About Time" or "Cabinessence", then Denny should get one there was my thinking.

[SloopJohnB]

I'd like to know something about Funky Pretty... During this part:

[Blondie]She said "Don't worry it's alright
[Alan]I'm coming back when the aspects are right"
[Ricky]And now I look in the paper each day
[Mike]Wonderin' what my horoscope will say

There's a voice mixed quite low that goes "funky pretty gone" (or something like that). It sounds like Brian to me, but is it really him? 

These parts are quite easy to locate and hear: they are sung after each sentence. "...don't worry it's alright" / "Funky pretty gone", "...aspects are right" / "Funky pretty gone", "...paper each day" / "Funky pretty gone".

[adamghost]

Playing it back in my head, I'd buy Dennis as one of the "Fulton" voices (with Carl?), particularly if Stebbins says so.  I should go back and listen but my IPod shuffle is on a roll right now and honestly, I've never cared for "Steamboat" very much!  Boyd has told me that this and "Only With You" had a lot of cool stuff buried in the mixdown.  I'll take his word for it.

Y'know, it's interesting how much the BBs were starting down a country-rock road with Ricky and Blondie (and Al Jardine, secondarily) in '72-'73.  It's even more pronounced in some of the outtakes I've gotten to hear from around that time.  It was a nice fit, I think.

[MBE]

I have been knocked for saying this before but I honestly think Steamboat has Brian singing "We'll Get Your Stemboat Rollin" with Dennis. The high part sounds more like him then Carl, and even if he did little at the sessions he could have spent five minutes doing a quick overdub. Am I the only one that hears him?  As far Dennis the way the word Rollin is pronounced is his unique phrasing.

[Jon Stebbins]

As I recall in a recent conversation... Alan Boyd agreed with me that Dennis was on Steamboat as a vocalist.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I have been knocked for saying this before but I honestly think Steamboat has Brian singing "We'll Get Your Stemboat Rollin" with Dennis. The high part sounds more like him then Carl, and even if he did little at the sessions he could have spent five minutes doing a quick overdub. Am I the only one that hears him?  As far Dennis the way the word Rollin is pronounced is his unique phrasing.

I hear Brian too. I at least hear a high Brian part. Which makes the following stranger...

There's a voice mixed quite low that goes "funky pretty gone" (or something like that). It sounds like Brian to me, but is it really him

Sounds like Brian would a few years later to me, although I've always heard it as "Funky Girl Why", or something like that. I think it's on the left channel. Is that the part?

[MBE]

Pulled out the vinyl. I have my turntable hooked to Desper's 360 Spatializer and can make out the parts well. That is Brian going "Funky Pretty gone". He is singing it in a fairly low register but doesn't sound raspy.

[SloopJohnB]

Sounds like Brian would a few years later to me, although I've always heard it as "Funky Girl Why", or something like that. I think it's on the left channel. Is that the part?

I don't think so... The first two words are definitely "funky pretty"... It's in the left channel though. I've tried to locate the part you're referring to, but I can't find it - can you tell me where it is?

Pulled out the vinyl. I have my turntable hooked to Desper's 360 Spatializer and can make out the parts well. That is Brian going "Funky Pretty gone". He is singing it in a fairly low register but doesn't sound raspy.

Thanks.  I couldn't see who could have sung it that way, except Brian. "funky pretty" could have sounded like Al, but the "nasal" thing on "gone" is Brian without the shadow of a doubt.

[John]

I have been knocked for saying this before but I honestly think Steamboat has Brian singing "We'll Get Your Stemboat Rollin" with Dennis. The high part sounds more like him then Carl, and even if he did little at the sessions he could have spent five minutes doing a quick overdub. Am I the only one that hears him?  As far Dennis the way the word Rollin is pronounced is his unique phrasing.

I hear Brian too. I at least hear a high Brian part. Which makes the following stranger...

I hear the B-Section (as I dubbed the "Mr. Fulton"section for want of a better term) as primarily Dennis and maybe Carl, with another Carl (the lead vocal) singing the counter-melody.

[MBE]

Carl's falsetto usually sounded more breathy to me though less sweet. Al could be the guy but it sounds less nasal to me then him. I still think it's Brian myself, it's such a small part that he could of again just laid it down quickly and left.