Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys explained

Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	Caroline Now.jpg
Recorded:	–
Genre:	Indie rock
Label:	Marina
Producer:	Stefan Kassel, Frank Lähnemann

Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is a 2000 tribute album devoted to songs by the Beach Boys, consisting of cover versions recorded by independent artists.^[1] The chosen material focuses on rarities by the group, some of them available only as bootleg recordings such as Adult/Child and Sweet Insanity. The album took nearly three years to produce, with sunshine pop outfit the Free Design reuniting to contribute one track after a three-decade absence from recording.

Reception

Jason Ankeny of AllMusic wrote in a mostly positive review, "by and large, the disc boasts an artistry and consistency most tributes lack, thanks as much to the brilliance of its subject as to the torch-carrying affections of its contributors."^[2] Uncut magazine named it their album of the month, while NME named it their compilation of the month.^[3]

Track listing

1. Eugene Kelly: "Lady"
2. Alex Chilton: "I Wanna Pick You Up"
3. June & The Exit Wounds: "All I Wanna Do"
4. Katrina Mitchell & Bill Wells: "Wind Chimes"
5. The High Llamas: "Anna Lee, The Healer"
6. Souvenir: "Ne Dis Pas (Girl Don't Tell Me)"
7. Duglas T. Stewart: "Lines"
8. Camping: "Busy Doin' Nothin'"
9. Stevie Jackson: "Good Time"
10. The Free Design: "Endless Harmony"
11. The Pearlfishers: "Go Away Boy"
12. Saint Etienne: "Stevie"
13. The Radio Sweethearts: "Honkin' Down The Highway"
14. Eric Matthews: "Lonely Sea"
15. Kle: "Rainbow Eyes"
16. Chip Taylor & Evie Sands: "Let's Put Our Hearts Together"
17. Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: "Pet Sounds"
18. Malcolm Ross: "Heroes and Villains"
19. Norman Blake: "Only With You"
20. The Aluminum Group: "Caroline, No"
21. Jad Fair: "Do Ya"
22. The Secret Goldfish: "Big Sur"
23. David Ritchie Coalition: "Good Timin'"
24. Kim Fowley: "Almost Summer"

See also

• List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Caroline Now! - The Songs of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. Marina Records. August 2, 2014.
2. Web site: Ankeny. Jason. Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. AllMusic. August 2, 2014.
3. Web site: Reviews. Marina Records. August 2, 2014. October 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029222313/http://www.marinarecords.com/caroline.htm. dead.