All I Want to Do (The Beach Boys song) explained

All I Want to Do
Cover:All_I_Want_to_Do_-_The_Beach_Boys_(20-20).jpeg
Caption:The Spanish single release of the song
Artist:the Beach Boys
Album:20/20
Released:February 10, 1969
Recorded:November 12–21, 1968
Studio:Beach Boys Studio, Capitol Studios
Genre:Hard rock, blue-eyed soul
Length:2:02
Label:Capitol
Producer:Dennis Wilson

"All I Want to Do" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1969 album 20/20. It was written by Dennis Wilson and Stephen Kalinich, and released as the B-side to "I Can Hear Music".

Recording

An earlier version of "All I Want to Do" was produced on October 16, 1968, at Bell Sound in New York. The backing track was redone at Valentine Studio on November 9. At another session, held three days later, Dennis recorded himself at Capitol Studios having sex with a woman, whose throes of passion were incorporated into the track as background sound effects.[1] [2]

Alternate releases

Multiple alternate versions, including two alternate takes with Dennis on lead vocals, were released in 2018 on .

Personnel

Credits from Craig Slowinski.[3]

The Beach Boys

Session musicians

Notes and References

  1. Book: Badman, Keith. The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. registration. 2004. Backbeat Books. 978-0-87930-818-6. 230.
  2. Web site: Doe . Andrew G. . GIGS68 . Bellagio 10452 . February 22, 2023.
  3. Slowinski. Craig . Spring 2019. 20/20: 50 Year Anniversary Special Edition. Endless Summer Quarterly Magazine . Charlotte, North Carolina. David. Beard.