Tracklisting for Brian's new album

[Andrew G. Doe]

[taken from allmusic]:

1         Rhapsody In Blue (Intro)                 1:07
2         The Like In I Love You                 3:19*
3         Summertime                                 3:13
4         I Loves You Porgy                         3:37
5         I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'                 2:44
6         It Ain't Necessarily So                 3:57
7         'S Wonderful                                 2:48
8         They Can't Take That Away From Me 2:50
9         Love is Here To Stay                      2:58
10         I've Got a Crush On You                 2:41
11         I Got Rhythm                                 2:42
12         Someone To Watch Over Me         3:04
13         Nothing But Love                         3:24*
14         Rhapsody In Blue (Reprise)           :37

* are presumably the new pieces.

[hypehat]

I am dead psyched now. Roll on August!

[Wirestone]

Ah -- a 35 minute album. Pure Brian Wilson.

Neat to see the little Porgy and Bess mini-suite -- 3-6 are from the opera.

[?]

Neat to see the little Porgy and Bess mini-suite -- 3-6 are from the opera.

I'm bummed that he's not doing Here Come De Honey Man!

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Two small snippets of "Rhapsody In Blue" 

[Wirestone]

He'd said they were doing "the pretty part" in interviews, which likely means the slow song-like bit in the middle. Not a surprise, really. I didn't expect him to do 20 minutes of it.

[Don_Zabu]

Maybe if he had, it would've rounded out the 35 minute album to an even 55.

[Sam_BFC]

Looks good doesn't it

They finished recording and mixing ages ago, and the mastering is presumably done if we have tracklisting and all, so why do we have to wait another two months for the thing?!

Oh well. 

[SurfRiderHawaii]

He'd said they were doing "the pretty part" in interviews, which likely means the slow song-like bit in the middle. Not a surprise, really. I didn't expect him to do 20 minutes of it.

Yeah, but only 1:47, split in two, on GG's greatest work :-(

And the 35 mins is pretty thin by today's standards

[Andrew G. Doe]

He'd said they were doing "the pretty part" in interviews, which likely means the slow song-like bit in the middle. Not a surprise, really. I didn't expect him to do 20 minutes of it.

Yeah, but only 1:47, split in two, on GG's greatest work :-(

And the 35 mins is pretty thin by today's standards

As I recall, GIOMH was about 55 minutes.

Of sh*t.

Whereas Pet Sounds was about 32 minutes.

Of stone genius.

Again, I'll just put forth a proposition: you cannot petition the lord with prayer. Also, what say we wait until we actually hear the album before we start bitching.

[Don't Back Down]

Again, I'll just put forth a proposition: you cannot petition the lord with prayer. Also, what say we wait until we actually hear the album before we start bitching.

Here! Here!

I'm loving the tracklist. I really cant wait to hear this album. Curious as to how Brian
arranged the material if he gives a jazz flavor to the songs or just goes in another direction.

[A Million Units In Jan!]

On first glance, I thought it said 'I Loves You Orgy' 

[bgas]

Again, I'll just put forth a proposition: you cannot petition the lord with prayer. Also, what say we wait until we actually hear the album before we start bitching.

We're gonna have to wait anyway... 
Still:
While it's easy to imagine Brian only planning to do 12 songs of about 3 minutes each, since that's all he's (seemingly) ever  produced for a single release,
it's hard to believe there's not one person in Brian's camp that would bring up the short timing; someone to try and convince him he might get a better reception if the release was larger.
Of course, maybe that's where the Best Buy/Walmart/Itunes( EXCLUSIVE) bonus tracks come in to play...

[Shady]

WOW, Short and sweet.

Can't wait. 

[mtaber]

Not to be a math guy or anything, but I think the tracks add up to 39:01...

[Wirestone]

36.21, actually.

But I wasn't even harping on the length. I think it's great -- TLOS was under 40 minutes IIRC, and IJWMFTT is under 30. Brian is a really old-school guy when it comes to album length, and it's kind of charming, really.

[Mr. Cohen]

I've always thought 35-45 minutes is about right for an album. More than that and 99% of the time there is filler, because there was a need to fill up all of the space on the CD, whether you were truly inspired or not.

[matt-zeus]

On first glance, I thought it said 'I Loves You Orgy' 

Now had Dennis done a Gershwin album, that's what it might have been called...

[Dove Nested Towers]

On first glance, I thought it said 'I Loves You Orgy' 

Now had Dennis done a Gershwin album, that's what it might have been called...

 

[mtaber]

39:01

[The Shift]

... 35 mins is pretty thin by today's standards

That's the thing - "today's standards".  I prefer Brian's standards. If you want today's standards, buy today's music, if there is such a thing! 

[phirnis]

Looking forward to hearing "Love Is Here To Stay" especially.

[Magic Transistor Radio]

I believe that mtaber is correct about the time. I just added it up myself.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I believe that mtaber is correct about the time. I just added it up myself.

That's the first time I've ever seen the words "taber" and "correct" in the same sentence. On the same page, even. 

[Andrew G. Doe]

Looking forward to hearing "Love Is Here To Stay" especially.

I have this crazy notion as regards the arrangements that's just crazy enough to maybe happen. And if it does... maaaaaaaannn !!!