Summer Means New Love

"Summer Means New Love"
Instrumental by The Beach Boys from the album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
Released	June 28, 1965
Recorded	May 12–15, June 1, 1965, Capitol Records Studio and CBS Columbia Square, Hollywood
Genre	Baroque pop
Length	1:59
Label	Capitol
Composer	Brian Wilson
Producer	Brian Wilson

"Summer Means New Love"
Single by Brian Wilson
A-side	"Caroline, No"
Released	March 7, 1966
Format	7" vinyl
Label	Capitol
Brian Wilson singles chronology
"Caroline, No" (1966) "Gettin' Hungry" (1967)

"Summer Means New Love" is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was originally released on June 28, 1965 on their album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). A year later, it was released as the B-side to Brian Wilson's first single, "Caroline, No", which subsequently appeared on Pet Sounds.^[1]

The instrumental has been cited as one forerunner to the type of arrangements Brian Wilson would later experiment with on Pet Sounds the following year.^[2] It has since been covered by several artists with new, original lyrics – including by Wilson himself.

Recording

"Summer Means New Love" was recorded over three dates, all produced, arranged and conducted by Brian Wilson. The primary instrumental track was recorded on May 12, at Capitol Records Studio with the piano and guitar were overdubbed at sessions on May 15 and June 1, respectively at CBS Columbia Square.^[3]

Personnel

The Beach Boys

• Brian Wilson – acoustic grand piano

Session musicians and production staff

• Israel Baker – violin
• Arnold Belnick – violin
• Hal Blaine – drums
• Chuck Britz – sound engineer
• Frank Capp – vibraphone
• Joseph DiFlore – viola
• Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
• James Getzoff – violin
• William Hinshaw – french horn
• Harry Hyams – viola
• Carol Kaye – bass guitar
• Bernard Kundell – violin
• Leonard Malarsky – violin
• Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone
• Ralph Schaeffer – violin
• Sid Sharp – violin
• Billy Strange – rhythm guitar
• Tommy Tedesco – lead guitar
• Tibor Zelig – violin

Release history

The track was first released in 1965 in mono on the band's album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) . On August 29, 2006, Capitol released the 40th Anniversary version of Pet Sounds with a 5.1 mix of Summer Means New Love being assembled for the first time. In 2012, the first stereo mix of the track was released on a reissue of Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)^[4]

Cover versions

• 2002 – Brian Gari, Brian Sings Wilson (additional lyrics by Brian Gari)
• 2014 – Brian Wilson, No Pier Pressure (Deluxe Edition) (as "Somewhere Quiet" with additional writing by Scott Bennett)^[5]

References

1. Badman, Keith. The Beach Boys. The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band: On Stage and in the Studio Backbeat Books, San Francisco, California, 2004. ISBN 0-87930-818-4 p. 96
2. Hickey, Andrew (2011). The Beach Boys On CD vol 1: 1961 - 1969.
3. Badman, Keith. The Beach Boys. The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band: On Stage and in the Studio Backbeat Books, San Francisco, California, 2004. ISBN 0-87930-818-4
4. Doe, Andrew G. (2012). "MONOSTEREO". Retrieved October 26, 2012.
5. Fine, Jason (July 18, 2014). "Brian Wilson's Girl-Powered LP: In the Studio With the Beach Boy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 18, 2014.