You're So Good to Me
"You're So Good to Me" | ||||
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Single by The Beach Boys | ||||
from the album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | ||||
A-side | "Sloop John B" | |||
Released | March 21, 1966 | |||
Recorded | May 24, 1965[1] | |||
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Genre | ||||
Length | 2:16 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Brian Wilson | |||
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"You're So Good to Me" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on July 5, 1965 on the album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). It was later included as the B-side of the group's single "Sloop John B", which was released on March 21, 1966. Mojo later wrote that the song was the closest the group had come to northern soul.[3] Wilson wrote in 1990 that the track was "spearheaded by a guitar sent through a Leslie speaker. It gave it an eerie effect."[4]
Recording[]
The basic track for "You're So Good to Me" was recorded at Western Studios in early May 1965. Take 24 was used as the master. On May 24, the lead and backing vocals for the song were recorded at Columbia Studios.[5]
Personnel[]
Sourced from Musician's Union AFM contract sheets and surviving session audio, documented by Craig Slowinski.[6][failed verification]
- The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – harmony and backing vocals; bass guitar, electric guitar
- Bruce Johnston – harmony and backing vocals; Hammond B-3 organ; handclaps
- Mike Love – bass vocal, harmony and backing vocals; handclaps
- Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; piano; handclaps
- Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals; lead guitar
- Dennis Wilson – drums; handclaps
- Additional musicians
- Ron Swallow – tambourine
- Marilyn Wilson – harmony and backing vocals
Alternate versions[]
In 2007, the compilation The Warmth of the Sun released the first stereo remix of "You're So Good to Me". Previously, the song was only available in monophonic and duophonic capacities.[7]
Cover versions[]
- 1965 - Debra Swisher, single
- 1968 - The Kit Kats, single
- 1976 – Design, single
- 1976 – The Langley Schools Music Project, Lochiel, Glenwood, and South Carvolth Schools
- 1994 – Velocity Girl, "Your Silent Face" B-side
- 2001 – Wilson Phillips, An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson
- 2005 – Math and Physics Club, Movie Ending Romance
- 2016 – M. Ward, More Rain
References[]
- ^ Leaf, David (1990). Today/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (Media notes). The Beach Boys. California: Capitol Records. 72435-27945-2-2.
- ^ Hickey, Andrew (2011). The Beach Boys On CD vol 1: 1961 - 1969.
- ^ Mojo Staff (April 24, 2015). "The Beach Boys' 50 Greatest Songs". MOJO.
- ^ Leaf, David (1990). Party/Stack-O-Tracks (CD Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.
- ^ (2012). "GIGS65". Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ Slowinski, Craig (2009). "The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)" (PDF). Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ (2012). "MONOSTEREO". Retrieved October 26, 2012.
External links[]
- The Beach Boys songs
- 1965 singles
- Songs written by Brian Wilson
- Songs written by Mike Love
- Capitol Records singles
- 1965 songs
- Song recordings produced by Brian Wilson