Sunshine Dream is the third double-album compilation of 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...

' music to be compiled by their former label, Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

 (following the earlier Endless Summer and Spirit of America). Released in 1982, the album features singles and album tracks ranging from 1964 to 1969, and also includes "The Beach Boys Medley", which reached #12 in 1981. The album was compiled and released while The Beach Boys were contracted with CBS Records

CBS Records

CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...

 and, as such, is not considered an "official" release.

Due to the appearance of more recent compilations, Sunshine Dream has long since been deleted.

Track listing

All songs by Brian Wilson

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...

/Mike Love

Mike Love

Michael Edward "Mike" Love is an American singer/songwriter and musician with The Beach Boys. He was a founding member of the band along with his cousins Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and their friend Al Jardine, and continues to perform with the band to the present day...

, except where noted.

1. "I Can Hear Music" (Jeff Barry
   Jeff Barry
   Jeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
   
   /Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector
   Phil Spector
   Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
   
   ) – 2:36
2. "Here Today" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher
   Tony Asher
   Tony Asher is an American lyricist who co-wrote much of The Beach Boys 1966 album Pet Sounds in conjunction with front man Brian Wilson, including such classic songs as "God Only Knows" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice"...
   
   ) – 2:52
3. "Darlin'" – 2:12
4. "Caroline, No" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:52
5. "Aren't You Glad" – 2:16
6. "Good Vibrations" – 3:36
7. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher/Mike Love) – 2:22
8. "Friends" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson
   Carl Wilson
   Carl Dean Wilson was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, best known as a founding member, lead guitarist and sometime lead vocalist of The Beach Boys...
   
   /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...
   
   /Al Jardine
   Al Jardine
   Alan Charles "Al" Jardine is a founding member of top-selling American music group The Beach Boys, a guitarist and occasional lead vocalist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.-Early life:...
   
   ) – 2:30
9. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:49
10. "Vegetables" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks
    Van Dyke Parks
    Van Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
    
    ) – 2:07
11. "How She Boogalooed It" (Mike Love/Bruce Johnston
    Bruce Johnston
    Bruce Arthur Johnston is a member of The Beach Boys and a songwriter, remembered especially for composing "I Write the Songs". Johnston was not one of the original members of the band...
    
    /Al Jardine/Carl Wilson) – 1:56
12. "There's No Other (Like You Baby)" (Phil Spector/Leroy Bates) – 3:05
13. "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 3:37
14. "All I Want To Do" (Dennis Wilson/Steve Kalinich) – 2:02
15. "Wild Honey" – 2:37
16. "I'm Waiting for the Day" – 3:03
17. "Cottonfields
    Cotton Fields
    "Cotton Fields" is a song written by blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly who made the first recording of the song in 1940.-Early versions:...
    
    " (Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:02
18. "Then I Kissed Her" (Phil Spector/Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry) – 2:15
19. "Sloop John B" (Trad. arr. by Brian Wilson) – 2:56
20. "Be Here in the Morning" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson/Mike Love/Dennis Wilson/Al Jardine) – 2:16
21. "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Ersel Hickey
    Ersel Hickey
    Ersel Hickey , born in Brighton, New York was a rockabilly singer best known for his hit song "Bluebirds over the Mountain".-Early life:...
    
    ) – 2:51
22. "Keep an Eye on Summer" (Brian Wilson/Bob Norman
    Bob Norman
    Robert Creed Norman is a South Florida journalist who recently joined WPLG-Channel 10 as an on-air investigative reporter. Previously he worked for several years as a weekly newspaper and online columnist who first broke the corruption story of $1 billion Ponzi scheme operator Scott Rothstein's...
    
    ) – 2:21
23. "Do It Again" – 2:25
24. "The Beach Boys Medley
    The Beach Boys Medley
    "The Beach Boys Medley" is a single containing a medley of popular Beach Boys' songs from the 1960s, edited by John Palladino. Released in mid-1981, it capitalized on a medley craze begun by the Stars on 45 medleys. "The Beach Boys Medley" reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the...
    
    " - 6:44

Singles

"The Beach Boys Medley" b/w "God Only Knows" (Capitol A-5030), October, 1981 US #12

Sunshine Dream (Capitol SVBB 12220) hit #180 in the US.