2017 compilation album by the Beach Boys
1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow Released June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30 ) Recorded June 1967 – 1970 Genre
Label Capitol Producer The Beach Boys (original recordings) Compiler
1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow is an expanded reissue of the 1967 album Wild Honey by American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released by Capitol Records on June 30, 2017 and consists largely of previously unreleased material that the group had produced after abandoning Smile in mid-1967. Included is the first ever complete stereo mix of Wild Honey , live performances, outtakes, session highlights, and additional material sourced from Smiley Smile (1967) and the unreleased live effort Lei'd in Hawaii , both of which immediately preceded the Wild Honey sessions.[ 1]
On December 8, 2017, the reissue was followed with two digital-exclusive compilations: 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow 2: The Studio Sessions and 1967 – Live Sunshine . They include more than 100 tracks that had been left off the original release.[ 2] In 2018, the set was followed with Wake the World: The Friends Sessions .
The album, which focuses on the Beach Boys' post-Smile 1967 recordings,[ 3] includes a new stereo mix of Wild Honey produced by compilers Mark Linett and Alan Boyd .[ 4] The mix was also made available as a separate vinyl release.[ 5] The title derives from the Wild Honey track "Let the Wind Blow ", which contains the couplet "take away their sorrows, give them sunshine tomorrow."
AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the album "feels like a gift: it bolsters the argument that the period following Pet Sounds and Smile was no less creative than that golden age. ... Wild Honey appropriately takes center stage on this project, with a vivid new stereo mix."[ 3] Pitchfork ' s said that it "finds them firing in all creative directions at once for a brief, beautiful moment just as their wave started to recede. ... the magic of Sunshine Tomorrow is that the Beach Boys are all of these at once: chaotic and relaxed, naive and sophisticated, pop-oriented and intimate. Brian is both present and slipping away."[ 9] Music journalist Tim Sommer believed the new stereo mix transformed Wild Honey from a "flat and peculiar ... afterthought of Smiley Smile " to a "deep and delightful, human, rollicking, humming and rolling [album]."[ 12]
Paste ' s Robert Ham surmised that the "objective, it seems, is to inspire a collective reappraisal of a period in the band’s career when they were still respected critically and beloved commercially, but struggling creatively ... 1967 succeeds in that humble goal but just barely."[ 8] Steve Marinucci from AXS characterized the original albums as "confusing", and that "there's little here to recommend to casual listeners, though certainly Beach Boys diehards will be attracted to it."[ 13]
All subsequent tracks were previously unreleased.[ 1]
Wild Honey sessions: September – November 1967Title Writer(s) 12. "Lonely Days" (alternate version) unknown 1:45 13. "Cool Cool Water " (alternate early version) 2:08 14. "Time to Get Alone " (alternate early version) B. Wilson 3:08 15. "Can't Wait Too Long " (alternate early version) B. Wilson 2:49 16. "I'd Love Just Once to See You" (alternate version) 2:22 17. "I Was Made to Love Her" (vocal insert session) 1:35 18. "I Was Made to Love Her" (long version) 2:35 19. "Hide Go Seek" B. Wilson 0:51 20. "Honey Get Home" B. Wilson 1:22 21. "Wild Honey" (session highlights) 5:39 22. "Aren't You Glad" (session highlights) 4:21 23. "A Thing Or Two" (track and backing vocals) 1:01 24. "Darlin'" (session highlights) 4:36 25. "Let the Wind Blow" (session highlights) 4:14 Total length: 38:26
Wild Honey live: 1967 – 1970Title Writer(s) 26. "Wild Honey" (live in Detroit, November 17, 1967) 2:53 27. "Country Air" (live in Detroit, November 17, 1967) 2:20 28. "Darlin'" (live in Pittsburgh, November 22, 1967) 2:25 29. "How She Boogalooed It" (live in Detroit, November 17, 1967) Love Johnston Jardine C. Wilson 2:43 30. "Aren't You Glad" (live at the Big Sur Folk Festival, October 3, 1970) 3:12 31. "Mama Says" (session highlights) 3:08 Total length: 16:41
Live in Hawaii: August 1967 Title Writer(s) 25. "Hawthorne Boulevard" Wilson 1:05 26. "Surfin' " 1:40 27. "Gettin' Hungry " 3:19 28. "Hawaii " (rehearsal take) 1:11 29. "Heroes and Villains" (rehearsal) 4:45 Total length: 12:00
Thanksgiving tour 1967: Live in Washington, D.C., and Boston Title Writer(s) 30. "California Girls" (Washington, DC, November 19, 1967) 2:32 31. "Graduation Day " (Washington, DC, November 19, 1967) 2:56 32. "I Get Around " (Boston, November 23, 1967) 2:53 Total length: 8:21
Additional 1967 studio recordings Title Writer(s) 33. "Surf’s Up " (1967 version) 5:25 34. "Surfer Girl" (1967 a cappella mix) 2:17 Total length: 7:42
These two companion albums were issued on December 8, 2017 as digital exclusives.[ 2]
1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow 2: The Studio Sessions [ edit ]
Sunshine Tomorrow 2 album cover
Title 1. "Heroes And Villains – A Cappella" 3:38 2. "Vegetables – Track And Background Vocals" 2:24 3. "She's Going Bald – Track And Background Vocals" 2:15 4. "Little Pad – A Cappella" 2:18 5. "With Me Tonight – Session Highlight" 3:12 6. "Wind Chimes – Track And Background Vocals" 2:40 7. "Gettin' Hungry – Track And Background Vocals" 2:32 8. "Whistle In – Track And Background Vocals" 1:19 9. "Aren't You Glad – Stereo Single Mix" 2:16 10. "I Was Made To Love Her – Track And Background Vocals" 1:21 11. "Country Air – Track And Background Vocals" 2:29 12. "Darlin' – Track And Background Vocals" 2:14 13. "I'd Love Just Once To See You – Track And Background Vocals" 2:34 14. "Here Comes The Night – A Cappella" 2:35 15. "Let The Wind Blow – A Cappella" 2:26 16. "How She Boogalooed It – Track And Stereo Last Verse" 3:22 17. "Lonely Days – Session Highlight And Track" 3:14 18. "Time To Get Alone – Backing Track" 3:15 19. "Cool Cool Water – Alternate Mix" 2:10 20. "Can't Wait Too Long – Alternative Mix With Tag" 2:38 21. "Tune L – Session – Unreleased" 3:44 22. "Good News – Outtake" 1:12 23. "Surfin' – "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Backing Track" 1:26 24. "Heroes And Villains – "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Version" 2:45 25. "With A Little Help From My Friends – Session Highlight And Track With Background Vocals" 3:19 26. "Barbara Ann – "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Backing Track" 1:56 27. "California Girls – "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Stereo Mix" 2:38 28. "God Only Knows – "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Stereo Mix" 2:45 29. "Surfer Girl – "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Stereo Mix – Alternate Take" 2:46
1967 – Live Sunshine [ edit ]
Live Sunshine album cover
Live in Hawaii – 8/25/67 Title 1. "Heroes And Villains – Rehearsal" 5:20 2. "God Only Knows – Rehearsal" 2:32 3. "Good Vibrations – Rehearsal" 8:27 4. "The Letter – Rehearsal" 3:02 5. "You're So Good To Me – Rehearsal" 3:42 6. "Hawaii – Rehearsal" 1:23 7. "All Day All Night – Rehearsal" 2:43 8. "California Girls – Rehearsal Take 1" 2:39 9. "Surfin' – Rehearsal" 5:10 10. "Sloop John B – Rehearsal" 3:20 11. "Wouldn't It Be Nice – Rehearsal" 3:32 12. "California Girls – Rehearsal Take 2" 3:49 13. "The Letter" 2:36 14. "Hawaii" 1:06 15. "You're So Good To Me" 1:46 16. "Surfer Girl" 3:05 17. "Surfin'" 2:33 18. "Gettin' Hungry" 3:11 19. "Sloop John B" 3:23 20. "California Girls" 2:37 21. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" 2:13 22. "Heroes And Villains" 3:49 23. "God Only Knows" 3:28 24. "Good Vibrations" 4:49 25. "Barbara Ann" 2:45
Live in Hawaii – 8/26/67 Title 26. "The Letter – Rehearsal" 8:36 27. "Hawaii – Rehearsal [new edit & mix]" 2:29 28. "You're So Good To Me – Rehearsal" 2:44 29. "God Only Knows – Rehearsal" 0:49 30. "Help Me, Rhonda – Rehearsal" 3:42 31. "California Girls – Rehearsal" 2:22 32. "Good Vibrations – Rehearsal" 4:34 33. "Heroes And Villains – Rehearsal [new edit & mix]" 5:09 34. "Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring – Rehearsal" 8:18 35. "The Lord's Prayer – Rehearsal" 7:58 36. "Hawthorne Boulevard – Instrumental" 1:11 37. "Hawaii" 1:23 38. "You're So Good To Me" 2:06 39. "Help Me, Rhonda" 2:33 40. "California Girls" 2:34 41. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" 2:13 42. "Gettin' Hungry [new edit & mix]" 2:40 43. "Surfer Girl" 3:06 44. "Surfin' [new edit & mix]" 2:00 45. "Sloop John B" 3:02 46. "The Letter [new edit & mix]" 2:20 47. "God Only Knows" 2:56 48. "Good Vibrations" 4:53 49. "Heroes And Villains" 4:45 50. "Barbara Ann" 2:35
Live in Detroit – 11/17/67 Title 51. "Barbara Ann" 3:06 52. "Darlin'" 2:54 53. "Country Air" 2:37 54. "I Get Around" 2:38 55. "How She Boogalooed It" 2:45 56. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" 2:29 57. "God Only Knows" 3:15 58. "California Girls" 3:53 59. "Wild Honey" 2:52 60. "Graduation Day" 2:53 61. "Good Vibrations" 4:25 62. "Johnny B. Goode" 3:15
Live in Washington, D.C. – 11/19/67 Title 63. "Barbara Ann" 3:34 64. "Darlin'" 2:47 65. "I Get Around" 2:52 66. "Surfer Girl" 2:59 67. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" 2:47 68. "God Only Knows" 3:08 69. "California Girls" 2:40 70. "Wild Honey" 4:00 71. "Good Vibrations" 4:24 72. "Graduation Day" 3:19 73. "Johnny B. Goode" 4:28
Live in White Plains, NY – 11/21/67 Title 74. "Help Me, Rhonda" 2:19 75. "Barbara Ann" 2:07 76. "Darlin'" 2:54 77. "Surfer Girl" 2:28 78. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" 2:17 79. "God Only Knows" 2:39 80. "California Girls" 2:29 81. "Wild Honey" 2:53 82. "Graduation Day" 3:03 83. "Good Vibrations" 4:18
Live in Pittsburgh – 11/22/67 Title 84. "Help Me, Rhonda" 2:18 85. "Barbara Ann" 2:05 86. "I Get Around" 2:19 87. "Darlin'" 2:51 88. "Surfer Girl" 2:48 89. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" 2:39 90. "God Only Knows" 2:47 91. "California Girls" 2:30 92. "Wild Honey" 4:01 93. "Good Vibrations" 4:26 94. "Johnny B. Goode" 2:39 95. "Graduation Day" 3:41 96. "Sloop John B" 4:07
Live in Boston – 11/23/67 Title 97. "Help Me, Rhonda" 2:18 98. "Barbara Ann" 2:08 99. "Darlin'" 3:22 100. "Surfer Girl" 2:47 101. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" 2:03 102. "God Only Knows" 3:08 103. "California Girls" 2:52 104. "Wild Honey" 3:16 105. "Good Vibrations" 4:11 106. "I Get Around" 3:13 107. "Sloop John B" 3:06 108. "Graduation Day" 3:01 109. "Johnny B. Goode" 3:30
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