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Track Listing
1. How Could We Still Be Dancin' - (featuring Elton John)
2. Soul Searchin' - (featuring Carl Wilson)
3. You've Touced Me
4. Gettin' in Over My Head
5. City Blues - (featuring Eric Clapton)
6. Desert Drive
7. Friend Like You, A - (featuring Paul McCartney)
8. Make a Wish
9. Rainbow Eyes
10. Saturday Morning in the City
11. Fairy Tale
12. Don't Let Her Know She's an Angel
13. Waltz, The
Album Notes
Personnel: Brian Wilson (vocals, piano, keyboards); Paul McCartney (vocals, acoustic guitar); Elton John (vocals, piano); Carl Wilson (vocals); Probyn Gregory (guitar, trumpet, French horn, trombone, keyboards); Scott Bennett (guitar, keyboards, vibraphone, bass guitar, percussion); Eric Clapton, Greg Leisz, Jeffrey Foskett, Nick Walusko (guitar); Carol Robbins (harp); Amy Farris (violin, viola); Peter Kent, Susan Jensen (violin); Rudolph Stein (cello); Paul Mertens (flute, harmonica, clarinet, saxophone); Darian Sahanaja (piano, keyboards, vibraphone, percussion); John Thomas (keyboards); Michael Rhodes , Bob Lizik (bass guitar); Todd Sucherman (drums, percussion); Jim Hines, Andy Paley (percussion).
Recording information: Your Place Or MIne Studios, Glendale, California.
Part of Brian Wilson's appeal has always been that, despite the sophistication of his songwriting and production skills, he is the eternal man-child. On GETTING' IN OVER MY HEAD, the 62-year-old ex-Beach Boy has lost neither his childlike innocence nor his knack for crafting pop-perfect mini-symphonies. His first studio recording in six years is closer to the vintage Beach Boys sound than any of his solo work to date, and Wilson's wide-eyed sense of wonder at the beautiful mysteries of the world is fully present. Though some superstar guests pop up (Paul McCartney, Elton John, Eric Clapton), they almost pass unnoticed amid the summery sheen and sonic grandeur of Wilson's sun-dappled vision. Wall-of-sound arrangements? Check. Closely layered sheets of vocal harmony? Check. Winsome, infectious pop melodies? Check. It's as if no time had passed between 1966 (or at least '71) and this undeniable return to form.
Industry Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - [A] valuable addition to his catalogue: the most consistent and sympathetically constructed solo album he's made.
3 stars out of 5 - [A]gainst not inconsiderable odds, GETTIN' IN OVER MY HEAD is taken towards its close by music that sends its skyward.
4 stars out of 5 - [It] works. It's full of moments that recall Wilson's lost muse....There are sections of stomach-tightening wonder, harmony magic abounds and, while it plays, all seems well with the world.
3 stars out of 5 - [With] cheery, expert melodies and arrangements from on high...
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