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The Beach Boys Album: “Sunflower”
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Release Date:2008-06-25
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Pop, Surf Rock, Powerpop
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Label:EMI Japan
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4988006862685
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Review - :
After {@Reprise} rejected what was to be their debut album for the label, {$the Beach Boys} re-entered the studio to begin work on what would become a largely different set of songs. The results signaled a creative rebirth for the band, a return to the beautiful harmonies and orchestral productions of their classic mid-'60s material. Though the songwriting didn't quite reach the high quality of {&"California Girls"} or {&"God Only Knows,"} {^Sunflower} showed {$the Beach Boys} truly working as a band, and doing so better than they ever had in the past (or would in the future). Many of the songs were co-compositions, and the undeniable songwriting and performance talents of {$Dennis Wilson} and {$Bruce Johnston} were finally allowed to flourish: {$Dennis} contributed {&"Slip On Through,"} {&"Forever,"} and {&"Got to Know the Woman,"} while {$Bruce} wrote {&"Deirdre"} and {&"Tears in the Morning."} After a succession of spare, unadorned lead vocals on {\rock}-oriented albums like {^Wild Honey} and {^20/20}, {^Sunflower} returned {$the Beach Boys} to gorgeous vocal harmonies on the tracks {&"Add Some Music to Your Day,"} {&"Cool, Cool Water,"} and {&"This Whole World."} And the arrangements, tight and inventive, showed {$Brian Wilson} once again back near the top of his game (though the production is credited to the entire band). {^Sunflower} is also a remarkably cohesive album, something not seen from {$the Beach Boys} since {^Pet Sounds}. As with that album, {^Sunflower} earned critical raves in Britain but was virtually ignored in America. [{^Sunflower} was made available in 2000 as half of the two-fer collection {^Sunflower/Surf's Up}.] ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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