Fifty Big Ones (also spelled 50 Big Ones) is a two-disc compilation album released by Capitol Records consisting of material from the American rock and roll band the Beach Boys. The album was released in 2012 to commemorate the band's 50th anniversary, and features some remastered mixes and stereo debuts. The track listing is similar to the setlist the band played on the 50th anniversary tour.
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Greatest hits album by the Beach Boys | ||||
Released | October 9, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 1962–2012 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 134:43 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys, Nick Venet, Bruce Johnston, James William Guercio, Steve Levine, Terry Melcher | |||
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The name of the compilation is a reference to their 1976 album, 15 Big Ones, which included fifteen songs and commemorated their fifteenth anniversary (two songs from that album, "It's OK" and "Rock and Roll Music", are included here).
In Japan, the disc was released with a 51st track: the single version of "Be True To Your School".
All tracks written by Brian Wilson/Mike Love, unless otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Kokomo" | Love, Melcher, Scott McKenzie, John Phillips | Cocktail OST / Still Cruisin' | 3:37 |
2. | "You're So Good to Me" (2007 stereo mix) | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | 2:15 | |
3. | "Wild Honey" (2012 stereo mix) | Wild Honey | 2:38 | |
4. | "Darlin'" (2012 stereo mix) | Wild Honey | 2:12 | |
5. | "In My Room" | B. Wilson, Gary Usher | Surfer Girl | 2:13 |
6. | "All This Is That" | Al Jardine, C. Wilson, Love | Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" | 3:59 |
7. | "This Whole World" | B. Wilson | Sunflower | 1:57 |
8. | "Add Some Music to Your Day" | B. Wilson, Love, Joe Knott | Sunflower | 3:33 |
9. | "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" (single version; 2001 stereo mix) | Huddie Ledbetter | non-LP single, 1970 | 3:15 |
10. | "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" (1996 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Tony Asher | Pet Sounds | 3:22 |
11. | "Sail On, Sailor" | B. Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Tandyn Almer, Raymond Kennedy, Jack Rieley | Holland | 3:18 |
12. | "Surf's Up" | B. Wilson, Parks | Surf's Up | 4:14 |
13. | "Friends" | B. Wilson, C. Wilson, D. Wilson, Jardine | Friends | 2:33 |
14. | "Heroes and Villains" (2012 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Parks | Smiley Smile | 3:36 |
15. | "I Can Hear Music" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | 20/20 | 2:37 |
16. | "Good Timin'" | B. Wilson, C. Wilson | L.A. (Light Album) | 2:13 |
17. | "California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-i-a)" | Jardine | Holland | 3:23 |
18. | "Isn't It Time" (single version) | B. Wilson, Love, Larry Millas, Jim Peterik, Joe Thomas | That's Why God Made the Radio | 3:47 |
19. | "Kiss Me, Baby" | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:44 | |
20. | "That's Why God Made the Radio" | B. Wilson, Millas, Peterik, Thomas | That's Why God Made the Radio | 3:19 |
21. | "Forever" | D. Wilson, Gregg Jakobson | Sunflower | 2:41 |
22. | "God Only Knows" (1996 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Asher | Pet Sounds | 2:55 |
23. | "Sloop John B" (1996 stereo mix) | Trad. arr B. Wilson | Pet Sounds | 3:03 |
24. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (2001 stereo mix) | B. Wilson, Asher, Love | Pet Sounds | 2:33 |
25. | "Good Vibrations" | Smiley Smile | 3:37 |
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Albums containing previously unreleased material marked in bold, except those under "Archival", for which all apply. | |
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