Album · 1966
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds is a 1966 pop album by The Beach Boys. It runs 13 tracks across 36 minutes on Capitol Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.4/5 from 22 ratings.
Pop · Baroque Pop · Pop Rock
#1 in Best albums of 1966 · #5 in Best pop albums
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- 4.4 /5
- 22 ratings
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- 9 critics
- 13
- Tracks
- 36 min
- Runtime
- 122 bpm
- Tempo
- A major
- Key
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22 ratings · avg 4.4
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- AllMusic5/5
- Blender5/5
- Chicago Sun-Times4/4
- Chicago Tribune4/4
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5
- Entertainment WeeklyA+
- Rolling Stone5/5
- Slant Magazine5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5
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Pet Sounds album cover
The Pet Sounds cover was photographed by Capitol Photo Studio, Dave Jampel and George Jerman.
- Photography
- Capitol Photo Studio, Dave Jampel, George Jerman
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Tracklist
13 tracks · 36 min
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Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2016 · 25 tracks
- 1Wouldn't It Be Nice (Mono)
- 2You Still Believe In Me (Mono)
- 3That's Not Me (Mono)
- 4Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Mono)
- 5I'm Waiting For The Day (Mono)
- 6Let's Go Away For Awhile (Mono)
- 7Sloop John B (Mono)
- 8God Only Knows (Mono)
- 9I Know There's An Answer (Mono)
- 10Here Today (Mono)
- 11I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Mono)
- 12Pet Sounds (Mono)
- 13Caroline, No (Mono)
- 14Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo)
- 15You Still Believe in Me (Stereo)
- 16That's Not Me (Stereo)
- 17Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo)
- 18I'm Waiting For The Day (Stereo)
- 19Let's Go Away for Awhile (Stereo)
- 20Sloop John B (Stereo)
- 21God Only Knows (Stereo)
- 22I Know There's An Answer (Stereo)
- 23Here Today (Stereo)
- 24I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Stereo)
- 25Pet Sounds (Stereo)
Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [2016 Remaster]Anniversary edition · 1966 · 50 tracks
- 1Wouldn't It Be Nice (Mono)
- 1Wouldn't It Be Nice (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 2You Still Believe In Me (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 2You Still Believe In Me (Mono)
- 3That's Not Me (Mono)
- 3That's Not Me (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 4Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) [Instrumental Stereo Mix]
- 4Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) [Mono]
- 5I'm Waiting for the Day (Mono)
- 5I'm Waiting for the Day (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 6Let's Go Away for Awhile (Mono)
- 6Let's Go Away for Awhile (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 7Sloop John B (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 7Sloop John B (Mono)
- 8God Only Knows (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 8God Only Knows (Mono)
- 9I Know There's an Answer (Mono)
- 9I Know There's an Answer (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 10Here Today (Mono)
- 10Here Today (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 11I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (Mono)
- 11I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 12Pet Sounds (Mono)
- 12Pet Sounds (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 13Caroline, No (Mono)
- 13Caroline, No (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
- 14Wouldn't It Be Nice
- 14Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live at Michigan State University/1966)
- 15You Still Believe In Me
- 15Sloop John B (Live at Michigan State University/1966)
- 16God Only Knows (Live at Michigan State University/1966)
- 16That's Not Me
- 17Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
- 17Good Vibrations (Live at Daughters Of The American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC/1967)
- 18God Only Knows (Live at Daughters Of The American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC/1967)
- 18I'm Waiting for the Day
- 19Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Live at Daughters Of The American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC/1967)
- 19Let's Go Away for Awhile
- 20God Only Knows (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York/1972)
- 20Sloop John B
- 21God Only Knows
- 21God Only Knows (Live at Jamaican World Music Festival, Montego Bay, Jamaica/1982)
- 22Sloop John B (Live at Universal Studios, Universal City, CA/1989)
- 22I Know There's an Answer
- 23Here Today
- 23Caroline, No (Live at Paramount Theatre, NYC/1993)
- 24I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
- 24You Still Believe In Me (Live at Paramount Theatre, NYC/1993)
- 25Pet Sounds
- 26Caroline, No
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Pet Sounds is Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) — rated 4.4/5 by 4 listeners.
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About
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows". Pet Sounds was created several months after Brian Wilson had quit touring with the band in order to focus his attention on writing and recording. In it, he wove elaborate layers of vocal harmonies, coupled with sound effects and unconventional instruments such as bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Electro-Theremin, dog whistles, trains, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans and barking dogs, along with the more usual keyboards and guitars.
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Although Pet Sounds has been credited as one of the most important albums of all time, its initial release failed to reach gold status, where it reached number 10 on the American Billboard 200. A heralding album in the emerging psychedelic rock style, Pet Sounds has been championed and emulated for its dramatic and revolutionary baroque instrumentation. It has been ranked at number 1 in several music magazines' lists of greatest albums of all time, including New Musical Express, The Times and Mojo Magazine. It was ranked number 2 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
In brief
- Is Pet Sounds good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Pet Sounds 4.4/5 from 22 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Pet Sounds?
- Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder), rated 4.4/5 by 4 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Pet Sounds released?
- Pet Sounds was released in 1966 on Capitol Records.
- How many tracks are on Pet Sounds?
- Pet Sounds has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 36 minutes.
- What genre is Pet Sounds?
- Pet Sounds is catalogued under Pop, Baroque Pop, Pop Rock.
- What BPM is Pet Sounds?
- Pet Sounds runs at a median tempo of 122 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Pet Sounds?
- Listeners of Pet Sounds also rate Abbey Road by The Beatles, 1 by The Beatles, Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones.
- Who produced Pet Sounds?
- Pet Sounds was produced by Brian Wilson and Mark Linett. Brian Wilson produced 8 of them.
- Who wrote the songs on Pet Sounds?
- Pet Sounds was written by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher and Mike Love. Brian Wilson wrote 2 of them.
Pet Sounds at a glance
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Capitol Music Group
- Recorded at
- Gold Star Studios, CBS Columbia Square, United Western Recorders, Sunset Sound
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Credits
- Produced by
- Written by
- Mixed by
- Engineered by
- Chuck BritzRalph ValentinH. Bowen DavidLarry Levine
- Played by
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- Vocals by
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Lineage
5 connections
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Smart GirlsBrian Wilsonsampled inWouldn't It Be Nice?
Wouldn’t It Be NiceShe & Himcovered byWouldn't It Be Nice?Wouldn’t It Be NiceFontaines D.C.covered byWouldn't It Be Nice?
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