The Best of the Beach Boys Vol. 3

The Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3
Greatest hits album by The Beach Boys
Released August 5, 1968
Recorded October 1961 – November 1967
Genre Rock
Length 28:11
Label Capitol
Producer The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys chronology
Friends
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The Best of the Beach Boys Vol. 3 is the third in a series of compilations of hits by The Beach Boys, released on August 5, 1968 through Capitol Records. The album was primarily assembled to compensate for the poor U.S. sales of the group's Friends album. Best of the Beach Boys hit number 153 in the US during a 6-week chart stay. In the UK, it reached number 9.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."God Only Knows"Brian Wilson, Tony AsherPet Sounds, 19662:49
2."Dance, Dance, Dance"B. Wilson/Carl Wilson/Mike LoveThe Beach Boys Today!, 19651:59
3."409"B. Wilson/Love/Gary UsherSurfin' Safari, 19621:59
4."The Little Girl I Once Knew"B. Wilson1965 single2:36
5."Frosty the Snowman"Steve Nelson/Jack RollinsThe Beach Boys' Christmas Album, 19641:54
6."Girl Don't Tell Me"B. Wilson/LoveSummer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 19652:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Surfin'"B. Wilson/LoveSurfin' Safari2:11
2."Heroes and Villains"B. Wilson/Van Dyke ParksSmiley Smile, 19673:36
3."She Knows Me Too Well"B. Wilson/LoveThe Beach Boys Today!2:27
4."Darlin'"B. Wilson/LoveWild Honey, 19672:12
5."Good Vibrations"B. Wilson/LoveSmiley Smile3:35


British version

The British version of The Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 was released in mid-1968 with 14 songs, instead of the 11 found on American version.

Side 1

  1. "Do It Again" – 2:18
  2. "The Warmth of the Sun" – 2:52
  3. "409" – 1:58
  4. "Catch a Wave" – 2:08
  5. "The Lonely Sea" – 2:23
  6. "Long Tall Texan" – 2:27
  7. "Wild Honey" – 2:36

Side 2

  1. "Darlin'" – 2:11
  2. "Please Let Me Wonder" – 2:44
  3. "Let Him Run Wild" – 2:21
  4. "Country Air" – 2:19
  5. "I Know There's an Answer" – 3:08
  6. "Friends" – 2:32
  7. "Heroes and Villains" – 3:36

References

  1. ↑ The Best of the Beach Boys Vol. 3 at AllMusic
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