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1.California Girls – The Beach Boys 02:46
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2.I Get Around – The Beach Boys 02:14
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3.Surfin' Safari – The Beach Boys 02:07
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4.Surfin' U.S.A. – The Beach Boys 02:28
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5.Fun, Fun, Fun – The Beach Boys 02:21
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6.Surfer Girl – The Beach Boys 02:28
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7.Don't Worry Baby [Version] – The Beach Boys 02:49
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8.Little Deuce Coupe – The Beach Boys 01:40
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9.Shut Down – The Beach Boys 01:50
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10.Help Me, Rhonda [Version] – The Beach Boys 02:47
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11.Be True to Your School [Version] – The Beach Boys 02:10
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12.When I Grow Up (to Be a Man) – The Beach Boys 02:03
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13.In My Room – The Beach Boys 02:13
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14.God Only Knows – The Beach Boys 02:53
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15.Sloop John B – The Beach Boys 02:59
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16.Wouldn't it Be Nice – The Beach Boys 02:33
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17.Getcha Back – The Beach Boys 03:01
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18.Come Go With Me – The Beach Boys 02:07
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19.Rock and Roll Music – The Beach Boys 02:30
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20.Dance, Dance, Dance – The Beach Boys 02:03
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21.Barbara Ann [Version] – The Beach Boys 02:13
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22.Do You Wanna Dance? – The Beach Boys 02:20
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23.Heroes and Villains – The Beach Boys 03:40
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24.Good Timin' – The Beach Boys 02:14
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25.Kokomo – The Beach Boys 03:38
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26.Do it Again – The Beach Boys 02:21
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27.Wild Honey – The Beach Boys 02:39
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28.Darlin' – The Beach Boys 02:14
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29.I Can Hear Music – The Beach Boys 02:39
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30.Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys 03:37
After gaining control of the Beach Boys' entire catalog (including all the band's post-1969 material), Capitol released two-fers covering their out of print '70s records and a Brian Wilson-selected compilation titled Classics, then later, this hits compilation -- the longest single-disc American collection ever seen. With all but five tracks coming from their 1962-1969 peak, and every one a Top 40 hit, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys is also the best, a worthy digital-age successor to previous classics like Endless Summer and Greatest Hits, Vol. 1. Though the songs don't appear in chronological order, the compilers improved the concept of a hits compilation by bunching the disc into minisets -- one of classic adolescence songs ("Be True to Your School," "When I Grow Up [To Be a Man]," "In My Room"), one of surfing songs ("Surfin' Safari," "Surfin' U.S.A.," "Surfer Girl"), one of frat-boy classics ("Dance, Dance, Dance," "Barbara Ann"), and another including selections from their masterpiece Pet Sounds ("God Only Knows," "Sloop John B.," "Wouldn't It Be Nice"). Nearly any compilation on an important artist can be argued, but it's the rare one that covers as many bases and leaves out so few classics as Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys. John Bush, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Subgenre: Psychedelic/Garage, Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll/Roots
- Category Rock & Roll, Psychedelic, Psychedelic Pop, Hot Rod, Surf, AM Pop, Sunshine Pop, Baroque Pop
- Label: CAPITOL
- Release Date: February 7, 2012
- Artist: Beach Boys
- Additional Artist: Dean Torrence (Vocals), Dennis Wilson (Vocals), Al Jardine (Vocals), Carl Wilson (Vocals), Mike Love (Vocals), Brian Wilson (Vocals)