Aren't You Glad
This article is about the song. For the album, see Aren't You Glad?
| "Aren't You Glad" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Beach Boys from the album Wild Honey | |
| Released | December 18, 1967 |
| Recorded |
1967 Brian Wilson's home studio, Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock |
| Length | 2:16 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Writer(s) | |
| Producer(s) | The Beach Boys |
"Aren't You Glad" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys.[1] It was released in 1967 as the second track on their studio album Wild Honey. Love also sings lead vocal.
In its 1968 review of the LP, Rolling Stone called it a "Lovin' Spoonful type song with the Beach Boys touch".[2] That same year, Rolling Stone editor Gene Scullati said "['Aren't You Glad'] achieves a Miracles style smoothness via a Bobby Goldsboro-type song".[3] In 1979, Byron Preiss wrote that the song "epitomized the simple energy of the album".[4]
An alternate live version was released on the album Live in London (1970).[5]
Cover versions
- 1968 – Peggy March
References
- ↑ Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
- ↑ "Wild Honey". Rolling Stone (523). February 24, 1968.
- ↑ Scullati, Gene (September 1968). "Villains and Heroes: In Defense of the Beach Boys". Jazz & Pop.
- ↑ Preiss, Byron (1979). The Beach Boys. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 88. ISBN 9780345273987.
- ↑ Hickey, Andrew. The Beach Boys on CD Vol 1: The 1960s. Lulu.com. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-4475-4233-9.
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