When the Sunflower album came out in August 1970, it didn't attract the critical acclaim and attention it deserved. But, now 40 years down the line, it's pleasing to see that it's reputation has grown and grown.
Now, in many circles, the album is regarded as one of the group's best. I liked it immediately I first heard it, and still do.
My top tracks are Tears In The Morning, This Whole World, Forever, and Add Some Music To The Day (great advice).
After Pet Sounds and Friends, I'd put Sunflower third in my list of favourite Beach Boys albums, and that's saying something considering the magnificence of 20/20, Surfs Up and Holland.
Any thoughts?

Can't believe it's 40 years this year since the fabulous Sunflower album was first released.
It wasn't regarded very highly at the time by many critics, but I loved it the very first time I heard it, and still do.
It's nice to see its reputation has, quite rightly,  grown with the years.
For me, Tears In The Morning is the outstanding track, but This Whole World and Forever run it pretty close.
After Pet Sounds and Friends, I'd say it's one of my all-time top Beach Boys albums. Great stuff!

So, not before time, California Girls has been included in the 2010 Grammy Hall of Fame selections.
Perhaps not the Boys greatest song, but certainly one of their most infectious and evocative.ß
It's a timeless classic, worthy of Grammy recognition.

So, California Girls has been selected for the 2010 Grammy Hall of Fame. About time too.
It's more than the 25 years for qualification, but better late than never.
Perhaps  not  the Boys best song, but certainly infectious, evocative and timeless,

So, California Girls has been selected for the 2010 Grammy Hall of Fame. About time too.
More than the 25 years qualification period has passed by, but better late than never.
It's not the guys' greatest song, but it is gloriously infectious and  timeless, evoking waves of joyful nostalgia.

Hi there
I've been a Beach Boys fan since the very early days. Living in London as a teenager, the sunshine and surf of California seemed a million miles away - but then me and my friends stumbled on the music of the Beach Boys and we were hooked. I recall we went into record shops and listened to their music in the booths, even when we couldn't afford to buy the records! Yes, we really did 'get around' in those days!
Music was the big thing in our lives and much of it - particularly The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who and Jefferson Airplane to name but a few great bands - was a soundtrack to our dreams, hopes and aspirations for a better world, one in which we, the baby boom generation, would make our mark in a way that young people had never done before.
Sadly, the darker side of the Sixties destroyed a great deal of our optimism and confidence. But it was the joy of the Beach Boys music that helped to lift some of the gloom.
I've tried to capture some of this in a book I've just had published, Somewhere In The Distance, about four friends coming of age in the Sixties amid the turmoil of the Vietnam war, political unrest and the surge in drugs use. In one section, the friends have a restaurant meal and spend much of the time debating whether The Beach Boys or The Beatles are the best group. It's the sort of thing we did then - and still do today!
A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the decade that changed society for ever, but the music of The Beach Boys still resonates today, and long may it continue.
As an aside, my favourite Beach Boys tracks are Good Vibrations ( OK, an obvious choice, but it's so damn good), Heroes And Villains, Friends and I Get Around (obvious again, I know, but so evocative!)
Thanks for looking in
David Soulsby