The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra explained

The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Type:	remix
Artist:	the Beach Boys and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cover:	The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.jpg
Alt:	A sepia-toned photo of the Beach Boys with the orchestra pit below them
Genre:	Orchestral pop
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Nick Patrick Don Reedman
Chronology:	The Beach Boys
Prev Title:	1967 – Live Sunshine
Prev Year:	2017
Next Year:	2018

The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a 2018 album of remixed Beach Boys recordings with new orchestral arrangements performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It was produced by Nick Patrick and Don Reedman, who conducted similar projects for Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley.

Promotion

Members Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson reunited for a question and answer session with Rob Reiner on July 30, 2018 to promote the album; it was the first time since The 50th Reunion Tour that they appeared together in public.

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that the songs "either seem weighed down by an orchestra... or the strings seem extraneous", summing it up as an "exercise in mawkish nostalgia".

The album topped the Billboard Classical Crossover Albums and Top Classical Albums charts, selling 5,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

1. "California Suite" (Sally Herbert) – 1:32
2. "California Girls" (Mike Love, Brian Wilson) – 2:45
3. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Tony Asher, Love, Wilson) – 3:13
4. "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Love, Wilson) – 2:23
5. "Don't Worry Baby" (Roger Christian, Wilson) – 2:50
6. "God Only Knows" (Asher, Wilson) – 3:12
7. "Sloop John B" (traditional) – 3:43
8. "Heroes and Villains" (Van Dyke Parks, Wilson) – 4:07
9. "Disney Girls" (Bruce Johnston) – 4:36
10. "Here Today" (Asher, Wilson) – 3:07
11. "In My Room" (Gary Usher, Wilson) – 2:32
12. "Kokomo" (Love, Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher, John Phillips) – 3:50
13. "The Warmth of the Sun" (Love, Wilson) – 3:15
14. "Darlin'" (Love, Wilson) – 2:18
15. "Help Me, Rhonda" (Love, Wilson) – 3:00
16. "You Still Believe in Me" (Asher, Wilson) – 3:11
17. "Good Vibrations" (Love, Wilson) – 4:20

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[1]

The Beach Boys (original recordings)

• Al Jardine – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
• Bruce Johnston – vocals, finger snaps, mandolin, Moog bass, piano
• Mike Love – vocal harmony, vocals
• David Marks – rhythm guitar
• Brian Wilson – vocals, harpsichord, organ, percussion, piano, tack piano
• Carl Wilson – vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion, ukulele
• Dennis Wilson – vocals, drums, organ, percussion

Session musicians (original recordings)

• Hal Blaine – drums, horn, percussion, piano, sleigh bells
• Harold Billings – Horn
• Ron Brown – Guitar (Bass)
• Glen Campbell – Guitar
• Ed Carter – Guitar
• Al Casey – Guitar
• Roy Caton – Trumpet
• Chili Charles – Percussion
• Vince Charles – Drums (Steel)
• Rod Clark – Guitar (Bass)
• Jerry Cole – Guitar
• Gary Coleman – Percussion
• Ry Cooder – Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Slide Guitar
• Mike Deasy – Guitar
• Al DeLory – Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Tack Piano
• Dennis Dragon – Drums
• Gene Estes – Percussion, Slide Whistle
• Carl Fortina – Accordion
• Jeffrey Foskett – Guitar (Rhythm)
• Tommy Gerard – Accordion, Organ, Piano
• Jim Gordon – Drums, Percussion
• Carol Kaye – Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Rhythm)
• Terry Melcher – Producer, Synthesizer Harp, Tambourine
• Virgil Evans – Horn
• Bill Green – Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone
• Leonard Hartman – Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass)
• Jim Horn – Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo
• George Hyde – French Horn
• Plas Johnson – Clarinet, Piccolo, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
• Jim Keltner – Drums, Percussion
• Barney Kessel – Guitar, Ukulele
• Larry Knechtel – Harpsichord, Keyboards, Organ, Tack Piano
• Maureen Love – Harp
• Leonard Malarsky – Violin
• Frank Marocco – Accordion
• Gail Martin – Trombone (Bass)
• Nick Martinis – Drums
• Michael Melvoin – Piano
• Tony Mercury – Tambourine
• Jay Migliori – Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute, Sax (Baritone), Saxophone
• Ollie Mitchell – Horn
• Tommy Morgan – Harmonica
• Buell Neidlinger – Bass (Upright)
• Jack Nimitz – Sax (Baritone), Sax (Bass), Saxophone
• Van Dyke Parks – Accordion, Composer, Tack Piano
• John Parricelli – Guitar
• Nick Patrick – Producer
• Steve Pearce – Bas Dessus, Bass
• Joel Peskin – Saxophone
• Bill Pitman – Guitar, Guitar (Bass)
• Ray Pohlman – Guitar (Bass)
• Don Randi – Harpsichord, Keyboards, Piano, Tack Piano
• Emil Richards – Vibraphone
• Lyle Ritz – Bass (Upright), Guitar (Bass)
• Howard Roberts – Guitar, Ukulele
• Alan Robinson – French Horn
• Leon Russell – Piano
• Ralph Salmins – Drums
• Billy Strange – Guitar, Tambourine
• Ernie Tack – Trombone (Bass)
• Paul Tanner – Theremin
• Darrel Terwilliger – Viola
• Julius Wechter – Bells, Percussion, Timpani
• Arthur Wright – Guitar (Bass)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Credits . . November 24, 2018.