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"God Only Knows" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and complexity, unusual instrumentation, and subversion of typical popular music conventions, both lyrically and musically.
The Beach Boys also recorded a German version of the song under the title Ganz allein ("All alone"), with lyrics written by a former German girlfriend of Mike Love's [citation needed]. The German version was first released on the 1983 album Rarities , and later as a bonus track on the 1990 and 2001 CD re-releases of the Surfer Girl album.
In response to the success of the Beach Boys' singles "Barbara Ann", "Sloop John B." and "God Only Knows", EMI flooded the market with other albums by the band, including Party!, Today! and Summer Days. [321] In addition, Best of the Beach Boys was number 2 there for five weeks through to the end of the year. [322]
With only a few exceptions, the Beach Boys played every instrument heard on their first four albums and first five singles. [13] It is the belief of Richie Unterberger that "Before session musicians took over most of the parts, the Beach Boys could play respectably gutsy surf rock as a self-contained unit." [28]
"God Only Knows" Tonight [7] [8] Boys Choir of Harlem: 2001 "Our Prayer" An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson: Brenda and the Tabulations: 1967 "God Only Knows" Dry Your Eyes: Jonatha Brooke: 2004 "God Only Knows" Back in the Circus [9] Junior Brown: 1996 "409" Stars and Stripes Vol. 1: Sawyer Brown: 1996 "I Get Around" Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 ...
Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter who is a member of the Beach Boys.He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and California Music) and composed the 1975 Barry Manilow hit, "I Write the Songs".
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. [1] Their discography from 1961 to 1984 was originally released on the vinyl format, with the 1985 album The Beach Boys being the group's first CD release.
The latter recalls the technique used in "God Only Knows" but differs by not implying a single key as strongly as "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)". Most of "Caroline, No" is closest to the key of D ♭ major, while other portions suggest G ♭ major or B ♭ minor. [14] None of the chords are simple (major or minor) triads. [32]