Surfer Girl
1963 album by the Beach Boys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Surfer Girl is the third studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released September 16, 1963 on Capitol Records. It is largely a collection of surf songs. The LP reached number 7 in the U.S. and number 13 in the UK. Lead single "Surfer Girl", backed with "Little Deuce Coupe", was also a top 10 hit.
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Released | September 16, 1963 | |||
Recorded | c. May 9 – July 16, 1963 | |||
Studio | Western, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Surf | |||
Length | 25:30 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
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This was the first album that officially credited Brian Wilson with production. It was also the first in which he used a string section (on "The Surfer Moon") and employed Wrecking Crew session musicians (on "Hawaii" and "Our Car Club"). Al Jardine, who had been replaced by David Marks, rejoined the band on this album, creating a six-piece lineup.
Surfer Girl was certified gold by the RIAA in November 1965, indicating over 1,000,000 copies sold. In 2017, it was ranked the 193rd greatest album of the 1960s by Pitchfork.