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I was just thinking about this today. The very first BB album that was named after a song that was not written by Brian Wilson was Keepin the Summer Alive. I believe KTSA, and Summer In Paradise are the only BB albums named after a song not written by Brian. Although, I can't off the top of my head remember what the album with Kokamo on it was called. Does that count as an album?

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Still Cruisin'. Yes, that counts as an album. and Brian didn't write it. also, it's Kokomo.

My collection is in storage so i cant check this..Wasnt Shut down part 2 a CW song..?

It was, but the album is Shut Down Volume 2 and Volume 1 was named after Brian's Beach Boys' song.

Yeah, Shut Down vol II is different then Shut Down part 2, I think. So 3 albums named after songs that weren't Brian's. :)

So Tough
Holland
15 Big Ones
Love You
MIU
LA
BB 85

Lol think I missed the point ??? Gone and named all the albums that weren't named after songs.

Aye, you could add Party, Summer Days (and Summer nights…), Today, In Concert, Concert, Christmas Album, Stack of Tracks, Sunflower, Smiley Smile…  ;D

This is indeed the thread of the year.

You picked a good name for yourself. Slow in the Brain. :)

I doubt that. :P

Still Crusin'.

It's less an album and more a collection of feces.

The main reason I don't really call it an album, is because side 2 is filled with old hits. Maybe a half album and half greatest hits. I don't care how much it sucks, if all the material is new or unreleased then I would call it an album.

Glad you like my name Mr radio  :tm

Mr radio heh? I like that!

While we're on the subject of album titles, can we all work on a definitive guide of who named what album, and why? I've always been curios about who gave Beach Boys albums their name, and the story of why/how it came to be called that specific album title. I think that most of us here can agree that Brian gave "Smile" it's name, and Mike gave "Pet Sounds" it's name. I know that Brian once talked about calling an album "Brian's In Love", but was he responsible for giving "The Beach Boys Love You" it's name?

"Sweet Insanity" came from the Rainbow Eyes lyric, so I guess that Landy could have given the title ?

I believe the original title was to be "Brian Loves You" and that he himself nixed it.

:lol

I was fearing that this board would have nothing to talk about once the Smile mania subsides.

I think this thread proves otherwise!

I have a nack for coming up with awesome topics    :hat

I'm guessing that Capital came up with early album titles named after the big hit single. Not sure about Today or SDSN. I'm guess one of the BBs came up with most album titles after 65 or so. But I'm not an expert. Just guessing.

Earliest Beach Boys album that was named after a song that Brian didn't write, huh? Well...Brian never wrote a song called "Shut Down, Vol. 2." Hell, even the almost-title track was written by Carl...

The Sesame Street theme?

The original VA album was named after the song, which led off the album. So, since volume 2 is named to follow the first, then it is in fact named after the song. BTW, the Carl song is "Shut Down Part II", not Volume 2.

Surfin Safari
Surfin USA
Surfer Girl
Little Deuce Coupe
Shut Down
All Summer Long

These are all Beach Boys songs. Don't tell me that Vol 2 voids the fact is was named after Shut Down. That's rediculous.

I have heard that Mike named Pet Sounds, and Endless Summer.

You must not read or watch any Mike Love interviews. He mentions them both quite a bit. ;)