The Beach Boys - Pick Ya Up At 8 (1976)
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Produced By: Brian Wilson
Side 1:
1. Come Go With Me (Quick)
2. Had To Phone Ya (B. Wilson/Love/Rovell)
3. Shake, Rattle And Roll (Calhoun)
4. TM Song (B. Wilson)
5. Sea Cruise (Smith)
6. Everyone’s In Love With You (Love)
7. Just Once In My Life (Coffin/Smith/Spector)
Side 2:
1. Pacific Ocean Blues (D. Wilson/Love)
2. That Same Song (B. Wilson/Love)
3. Palisades Park (Barris)
4. A Casual Look (Wells)
5. Chapel Of Love (Barry/Greenwich/Spector)
6. In The Still Of The Night (Parris)
7. Sherry She Needs Me (B. Wilson/Titelman)
Singles:
Come Go With Me b/w
Rock And Roll Music*
(#6 US / #24 UK)
Pacific Ocean Blues b/w
Had To Phone Ya
(#11 US / #22 UK)
Sea Cruise b/w Peggy Sue*
(#46 US / #72 UK)
“A wave of nostalgia has taken over America recently, and The Beach Boys have placed themselves at the heart of it all. Performing concerts all across America in a barnstorming esq touring campaign, they’ve continued their status as the band to see perform. Now they’ve released an album to tour alongside of,
Pick Ya Up At 8 has hit shelves and it’s a fine product from the boys. Brother Brian is fully back at the production console, something that has been much publicized recently. The band, including Brian, performed on Saturday Night Live and a result got the go ahead to have their own special on TV later this year. Things seem to be good for the band, and this years album shows that they’re comfortable with what’s happening around them.
Pick Ya Up At 8 packs 6 original Beach Boys songs alongside some classic oldies that have been given the Brian Wilson touch. It’s an enjoyable and fun album. To be honest, we would like to see more original work from the main man himself, but we’re willing to wait for him to find his groove again. 1976 looks to be the year of The Beach Boys, and
Pick Ya Up At 8 is the perfect component to the bands recent successes.”
- Rolling Stone Magazine (1976)
“It’s what we have cookin right now, but there’s more on the way. Our next album will be my most dedicated work in ages, maybe even since Pet Sounds.”
- Brian Wilson (1976)
“We remember the malt shops and the sock hops, and the drive ins and diners. We wanted to celebrate with you all so we’ve recorded some old classics to get you back on to your feet. This country could use a little fun right now.”
- Mike Love (1976)
“I still can’t decide whether it was a worthwhile effort or a shameless fucking cash grab. Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed making it, and I certainly enjoyed the paychecks. But what the fuck were we doing.”
- Dennis Wilson (1979)
“‘76 was an alright year for us you could say. SNL and all that. I was really just going along with the flow at that point. Brian wasn’t doing too well around that time but he was at least writing a lot. I couldn’t say the same for myself.”
- Carl Wilson (1983)
“I knew there was profit to be made, I saw them selling out arenas and realized I needed to get them involved in something. The special was a pain in my ass but it was the most watched television special of the year, we even joked it was bigger then the presidential debates. But it was a mess from the start.”
- Lorne Michaels (1986)
“I liked doing those old covers, and I knew it was good for Brian, but we needed something substantial eventually.
Pick Ya Up At 8 sustained us until we got what we needed.”
- Al Jardine (1993)
“Me and John were backstage doing our usual thing, when Brian Wilson bursts into the dressing room, coke nails, big gut, and all. He told us he watched the show every night and was a huge fan of the both of us, then just turned around and left. 15 minutes later we walk out and Dennis Wilson and Mike Love are face to face screaming at each other about a parking ticket or some shit. Brian is nowhere to be found and they have to go on stage in 2 minutes. Within seconds of the curtain opening, Brian bursts out of the bathroom and darts straight to the piano. Somehow, after all this, they still killed it out there. I still don’t understand how they could go from a complete fucking mess to the strongest act in the world within seconds. Magic I guess.”
- Dan Aykroyd (2013)
“I was done with SNL by the time they were on there but I did run into Brian Wilson about 2 months later at a market in LA. Being a musician myself I was interested in how he did his thing. Eventually I ended up at his house playing piano with him for 6 fucking hours. He did play me some good stuff, but I was just being polite since he seemed to be in a rough state. Looking back on it now it is cool, but at the time I thought I was going to lose my fucking mind.”
- Chevy Chase (2018)
