Jack Rieley
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Jack Rieley is an American
record producer
. He was the manager of the pop music group the Beach Boys during the early 1970s, and is credited with guiding them back to acclaim. He would also sometimes a co-songwriter with the rest of the band, usually penning lyrics.
He also worked with Kool and the Gang. He was described by New Statesman
as "a radio DJ turned career mentor." The Beach Boys met Rieley, while promoting their album Sunflower
, and hired him as their manager.
Although there are many books and articles about the Beach Boys, Rieley was only ever interviewed once before November 2007 when he was interviewed by Flasher.com in relation to the documentary Dennis Wilson
Forever.
". He also narrated the bonus disc for the Holland
album: "Mt. Vernon and Fairway (A Fairy Tale)". He also wrote and performed an album called Western Justice.
According to Mark Holbcom, Rieley convinced the band to move their families and studio to Amsterdam for eight months in 1972 to record their album Holland
, costing Warner and the Beach Boys a small fortune to produce. Rieley quit his job as manager of the group after their return to the US.
In the 1990s Rieley collaborated with several artists including Mark Gardener
of the UK group Ride
as well as with Jaye Muller and Ben Patton of the writing/production team Muller and Patton.
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record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He was the manager of the pop music group the Beach Boys during the early 1970s, and is credited with guiding them back to acclaim. He would also sometimes a co-songwriter with the rest of the band, usually penning lyrics.
He also worked with Kool and the Gang. He was described by New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
as "a radio DJ turned career mentor." The Beach Boys met Rieley, while promoting their album Sunflower
Sunflower (album)
Sunflower is the sixteenth studio album by American rock group The Beach Boys, their first on Reprise Records. The album achieved number 151 on the US albums chart during a four week stay, becoming the lowest charting Beach Boys album until 1978's M.I.U. Album equalled it. It reached #29 in the...
, and hired him as their manager.
Although there are many books and articles about the Beach Boys, Rieley was only ever interviewed once before November 2007 when he was interviewed by Flasher.com in relation to the documentary Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson
Dennis Carl Wilson was an American rock and roll musician best known as a founding member and the drummer of The Beach Boys. He was a member of the group from its formation until his death in 1983...
Forever.
Music contributions
He wrote and co-wrote lyrics to several of the Beach Boys songs including "Long Promised Road", "Feel Flows", "Sail On Sailor", and "Funky Pretty". He sang lead vocal on "A Day in the Life of a TreeA Day in the Life of a Tree
"A Day in the Life of a Tree" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Jack Rieley for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1971 album Surf's Up...
". He also narrated the bonus disc for the Holland
Holland (album)
Holland is the nineteenth studio album by the American rock group The Beach Boys, released in January 1973. It was famously recorded in Baambrugge, Netherlands over the summer of 1972 using a reconstructed studio sent from home, and with two Brian Wilson tracks rush-recorded in Los Angeles and...
album: "Mt. Vernon and Fairway (A Fairy Tale)". He also wrote and performed an album called Western Justice.
According to Mark Holbcom, Rieley convinced the band to move their families and studio to Amsterdam for eight months in 1972 to record their album Holland
Holland (album)
Holland is the nineteenth studio album by the American rock group The Beach Boys, released in January 1973. It was famously recorded in Baambrugge, Netherlands over the summer of 1972 using a reconstructed studio sent from home, and with two Brian Wilson tracks rush-recorded in Los Angeles and...
, costing Warner and the Beach Boys a small fortune to produce. Rieley quit his job as manager of the group after their return to the US.
In the 1990s Rieley collaborated with several artists including Mark Gardener
Mark Gardener
Mark Stephen Gardener is an English rock musician, and former singer and guitarist with the shoegazing band, Ride.-Ride:...
of the UK group Ride
Ride (band)
Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...
as well as with Jaye Muller and Ben Patton of the writing/production team Muller and Patton.