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Title: Caroline No as Brian Wilson Solo Single Post by: groganb on December 03, 2011, 04:34:20 PM I remember when this came out as a single in the USA, and I thought whatthe? I still do. Does anyone know why this came out as a solo single? I wonder what the politics of it were.
Title: Re: Caroline No as Brian Wilson Solo Single Post by: Freddie French-Pounce on December 03, 2011, 11:12:18 PM Brian was teh only vocalist on it.
Title: Re: Caroline No as Brian Wilson Solo Single Post by: groganb on December 03, 2011, 11:38:12 PM Um, why didn't "Girl Don't Tell Me," for example, come out as a Carl Wilson single? Or Blue Christmas" for Brian? There has to be more to it.
Title: Re: Caroline No as Brian Wilson Solo Single Post by: metal flake paint on December 04, 2011, 02:25:50 AM Does anyone know why this came out as a solo single? According to one interview, simply because he wanted it to. He asked Capitol to release it under his name because he thought it might be a hit. Title: Re: Caroline No as Brian Wilson Solo Single Post by: harrisonjon on December 04, 2011, 02:40:35 PM "Summer Means New Love" was on the B-side, which may indicate that it was an attempt to rebrand Brian as a composer rather than purely a Beach Boy. Maybe he was considering his options?
Title: Re: Caroline No as Brian Wilson Solo Single Post by: Rocker on December 04, 2011, 03:13:58 PM I remember Brian saying he just wanted to promote his name.
A #32 (iirc) hit isn't too bad for a first single but I wonder if there woud've been any bigger chart succes if it was released under the Beach Boys' name |