Still I Dream of It
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"Still I Dream of It" is a song written by Brian Wilson
for the American
pop
band
The Beach Boys
. The song was originally intended to be on the "Adult/Child" album although when the album was aborted the song sat in the archives for many years. It was released on The Beach Boys' 1993 box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
as the fourteenth track on disc four. A demo version of the song was also included on Wilson's 1995 album I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
.
The song has been covered by Ed Harcourt
and was released as a limited edition B-Side, it is also found on the Elephant's Graveyard a collection of Harcourt's B-sides and rarities. Jimmy Nail
has also covered the song.
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
for the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
. The song was originally intended to be on the "Adult/Child" album although when the album was aborted the song sat in the archives for many years. It was released on The Beach Boys' 1993 box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys is a 1993 boxed set released by Capitol Records which collects tracks spanning The Beach Boys' entire career to that point on four CDs. A fifth disc contains mostly studio session tracks, complete vocal and instrumental tracks, and rare live...
as the fourteenth track on disc four. A demo version of the song was also included on Wilson's 1995 album I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
-Chart performance:I Just Wasn't Made for These Times reached #59 on the UK album charts. It did not chart in the U.S....
.
The song has been covered by Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt is an English singer-songwriter. To date, he has released five studio albums, two EPs, and thirteen singles. His debut album, Here Be Monsters, was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Prize...
and was released as a limited edition B-Side, it is also found on the Elephant's Graveyard a collection of Harcourt's B-sides and rarities. Jimmy Nail
Jimmy Nail
James Bradford "Jimmy" Nail is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer....
has also covered the song.
Details
- Written by: Brian Wilson
- Album: Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
- Time: 3 minMinuteA minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units...
26 secSecondThe second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... - Produced by: Brian Wilson
See also
- The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach BoysGood Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach BoysGood Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys is a 1993 boxed set released by Capitol Records which collects tracks spanning The Beach Boys' entire career to that point on four CDs. A fifth disc contains mostly studio session tracks, complete vocal and instrumental tracks, and rare live...
- List of songs by The Beach Boys