Label: Capitol

Reissued 2025, Originally released 2011

The long awaited release of the Brian Wilson and Beach Boys masterpiece, THE SMILE SESSIONS. With the full participation of original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson, Capitol/EMI has, for the first time, collected and compiled the bands legendary 1966-67 sessions for the never-completed SMILE album. In numerous sessions between the spring of 1966 and summer of 1967, The Beach Boys recorded a bounty of songs and drafts for an album, SMILE, that was intended to follow the bands 1966 album, PET SOUNDS. The master tapes were ultimately shelved, and The Beach Boys SMILE has never been released. Drawn from the original masters, THE SMILE SESSIONS presents an in-depth overview of The Beach Boys recording sessions for the enigmatic album, which has achieved legendary, mythical status for music fans around the world.

Track listing:

The Smile Sessions

1. Our Prayer  
2. Gee
   
3. Heroes And Villains  
4. Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)
5. I'm In Great Shape
6. Barnyard
7. My Only Sunshine
   1. The Old Master Painter
   2. You Are My Sunshine
8. Cabin Essence
9. Wonderful
10. Look (Song For Children)
    
11. Child Is The Father Of The Man
12. Surf's Up
13. I Wanna Be Around / Workshop
    
14. Vega-Tables
15. Holidays
16. Wind Chimes
17. The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)
18. Love To Say Dada
19. Good Vibrations

Bonus Tracks

1. You're Welcome (Stereo Mix)  
2. Vega-Tables (Stereo Mix)
3. Wind Chimes (Stereo Mix)  
4. Cabin Essence (Session Highlights And Stereo Backing Track)  
5. Surf's Up (Session Excerpt And Stereo Mix)