Brian Wilson
Studio album by Brian Wilson
Released	July 12, 1988
Recorded	Summer 1987 - Spring 1988
Genre	Rock
Length	37:20
Label	Sire Records/ Rhino Records
Producer	Brian Wilson, Russ Titelman, Jeff Lynne, Lenny Waronker and Andy Paley
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Brian Wilson chronology
Brian Wilson (1988) Sweet Insanity (unreleased)

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Wilson was signed to a solo recording contract with Sire Records in early 1987. The initial single released that April, "Let's Go To Heaven In My Car" (Brian Wilson/Gary Usher) b/w "Too Much Sugar", was not commercially successful, but Wilson proceeded to record a full album of new material. Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ...

The recording sessions, supervised by veteran producers like Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker, were said to be contentious. Wilson's collaborators reportedly clashed with his controversial therapist, Dr. Eugene Landy. Russ Titelman is a producer/songwriter who has to date won three Grammy awards. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Eugene Ellsworth Landy, Ph. ...

After several months, Brian Wilson was complete and ready for release. "Love And Mercy" was its lead single, but despite its commercial quality and contemporary sound, it didn't become a hit.

Brian Wilson was released in July 1988 to favorable reviews but reached only #54 on American charts. Two singles from the album, "Love And Mercy" and "Melt Away," sold poorly. A third, "Night Time," was released for promotional use only. In hindsight, while The Beach Boys' #1 smash, "Kokomo", stole some of Wilson's thunder, he was likely more hurt by his publicly controversial relationship with Landy. Initially, Landy and his girlfriend, Alexandra Morgan, even had their names included on some of the songs on Brian Wilson, but once he was successfully removed from Wilson's life in 1991, the credits were later revised to reflect their lack of involvement in Wilson's songs. Kokomo was a song penned by Mike Love, Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher, and John Phillips and recorded by The Beach Boys in 1988. ...

In 2000, the album was reissued on Rhino Records with an extensive selection of bonus tracks. Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ...

Track listing

1. "Love And Mercy" (Brian Wilson*) – 2:56
2. "Walkin' The Line" (Brian Wilson/Nick Laird-Clowes) * – 2:38
3. "Melt Away" (Brian Wilson) * – 3:01
4. "Baby Let Your Hair Grow Long" (Brian Wilson) – 3:18
5. "Little Children" (Brian Wilson) – 1:49
6. "One For The Boys" (Brian Wilson) – 1:50
7. "There's So Many" (Brian Wilson) * – 2:47
8. "Night Time" (Brian Wilson/Andy Paley) * – 3:39
9. "Let It Shine" (Brian Wilson/Jeff Lynne) – 3:58
10. "Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight" (Brian Wilson/Andy Paley/Andy Dean) – 3:07
11. "Rio Grande" (Brian Wilson/Andy Paley) – 8:12

• * On the original release, Landy was given a cowriter's credit on these songs, and his reported girlfriend, Alexandra Morgan, was also co-credited on three of the songs. Those credits were removed on the 2000 rerelease, and are often regarded as spurious.

Love And Mercy is a song written by Brian Wilson for his 1988 solo album Brian Wilson. ... For other persons named Brian Wilson, see Brian Wilson (disambiguation). ... Nick Laird-Clowes is a musician and was a member of the band The Dream Academy His solo album Mona Lisa Overdrive was released under the name Trashmonk. ...

Singles

• "Love And Mercy" b/w "He Couldn’t Get His Poor Old Body To Move" (Sire 27814), 1 July 1988
• "Night Time" (Edit) b/w "Night Time" (LP Version) (Sire 7-27787-DJ) 1988
• "Melt Away" b/w "Being With The One You Love" (Sire 27694), 19 January 1989

Sources

• Brian Wilson CD booklet notes, David Leaf, c.2000
• "The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience", Timothy White, c. 1994.

Timothy White (January 25, 1952 - June 27, 2002) was a noted rock music journalist and editor. ...

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