Summer in Paradise

The entire album was recorded using Pro Tools on a Macintosh Quadra computer. Musically, it continued in the vein of The Beach Boys and Still Cruisin' by having an abundance of electronic instrumentation.

All the surviving band members (except Brian Wilson, who was being removed from the care of Eugene Landy) contributed to this project, though the contributions from Carl Wilson and Al Jardine are purely vocals as they have no songwriting credits here. The idea of this album, in Mike Love's words was to create "the quintessential soundtrack of summer". Every song on the album, with the exception of "Forever", deals with summer in one way or another. In terms of song selection, "Summer in Paradise" features a mixture of new material and covers, along with two re-castings of previous Beach Boys material ("Surfin'" and "Forever").

Since Navarre and EMI only did one print run each, Summer in Paradise has technically been out of print since its release. Copies have become somewhat rare, fetching upwards of $25 USD on eBay for a U.S. pressing and upwards of $40 USD for U.K. pressings.

Track listing

1. "Hot Fun in the Summertime" (Sylvester Stewart) - 3:29
2. "Surfin'" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) - 3:45
3. "Summer of Love" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher) - 2:51
4. "Island Fever" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher) - 3:27
5. "Still Surfin' " (Mike Love/Terry Melcher) - 4:03
6. "Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night)" (Bruce Johnston/Danny Webb) - 3:23
7. "Strange Things Happen" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher) - 4:42
8. "Remember (Walking In The Sand)" (George Morton) - 3:31
9. "Lahaina Aloha" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher) - 3:44
10. "Under the Boardwalk" (Mike Love/Artie Resnick/Kenny Young) - 4:07
11. "Summer in Paradise" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher/Craig Fall) - 3:52
12. "Forever" (Dennis Wilson/Gregg Jakobson) - 3:05

    Features former Full House star John Stamos on lead vocals.

U.K. CD Tracks

The U.K. CD release, though it has the same track order as the U.S. CD, features different versions of five songs:

• "Island Fever" - 3:11
  • Completely re-recorded and features new music and different lyrics.
• "Strange Things Happen" - 3:17
  • Remixed and shortened considerably.
• "Under the Boardwalk" - 3:28
  • Remixed and shortened considerably.
• "Summer in Paradise" - 3:27
  • Completely re-recorded and features new music, different lyrics, and Roger McGuinn singing lead vocals on one verse.
• "Forever" - 2:58
  • Remixed and shortened slightly.

Singles

• "Hot Fun in the Summertime" b/w "Summer of Love" (Brother), July 1992

Summer in Paradise (Brother BBR 727-2 and EMI 0777 7 81036 2 2) failed to chart in either the U.S. or the U.K. It was the first and only Beach Boys studio album to ever miss the chart in the U.S.

Sources

• Summer in Paradise CD booklet notes, Mike Love
• "The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience", Timothy White, c. 1994.
• All Music Guide.com

Trivia

• Remember (Walking in the Sand) was remixed for the U.K. CD but was left off in favor of the U.S. version.
• Three versions of Forever exist; the U.S. CD mix, U.K. CD mix, and CHR mix.

External links

• Summer in Paradise lyrics

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