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1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow

The Beach Boys · 2017

158 min · 65 tracks · pop music

A vibrant collection of sunshine-soaked melodies, blending playful pop harmonies with a raw, experimental edge.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Wild Honey Start here — This track encapsulates the album's sunny disposition while showcasing the band's shift towards a more stripped-down, soulful sound distinct from their earlier productions.
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    Darlin’ — Featuring lush harmonies and a catchy melody, this song exemplifies the blend of pop sensibilities and emotional depth that The Beach Boys mastered.
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    Cool Cool Water — The early version of this track highlights the band's innovative approach to songwriting and arrangement, emphasizing their unique harmonic structures.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • sunny vibes for carefree days
  • dynamic exploration of sounds
  • for nostalgic afternoons
  • playful grooves for easy listening

Maybe skip if you

  • prefer long, serious albums
  • want immediate, punchy tracks

Where this album fits

In the catalog
Deep Cut — Highlights unreleased material, appealing to dedicated fans exploring the band's history.
Themes
California sunshine· experimental pop harmonies· 1960s musical evolution
Career context
Released in 2017, '1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow' showcases The Beach Boys during a retrospective phase, highlighting their creative output from a pivotal year. This compilation follows the band's artistic experimentation seen in 'Pet Sounds' and 'Smile', providing an insight into their evolving sound and the less commercialized tracks that shaped their legacy.
Stylistic neighbors
The Beatles· Simon & Garfunkel· The Byrds

Tracklist

Disc 1

  • 1 Wild Honey Start here 2:45
  • 2 Aren’t You Glad 2:16
  • 3 I Was Made to Love Her 2:07
  • 4 Country Air 2:21
  • 5 A Thing or Two 2:42
  • 6 Darlin’ 2:14
  • 7 I’d Love Just Once to See You 1:49
  • 8 Here Comes the Night 2:44
  • 9 Let the Wind Blow 2:23
  • 10 How She Boogalooed It 1:59
  • 11 Mama Says 1:08
  • 12 Lonely Days (alternate version) 1:45
  • 13 Cool Cool Water (alternate early version) 2:08
  • 14 Time to Get Alone (alternate early version) 3:08
  • 15 Can’t Wait Too Long (alternate early version) 2:49
  • 16 I’d Love Just Once to See You (alternate version) 2:22
  • 17 I Was Made to Love Her (vocal insert session) 1:35
  • 18 I Was Made to Love Her (long version) 2:35
  • 19 Hide Go Seek 0:51
  • 20 Honey Get Home 1:22
  • 21 Wild Honey (session highlights) 5:39
  • 22 Aren’t You Glad (session highlights) 4:12
  • 23 A Thing or Two (track and backing vocals) 1:01
  • 24 Darlin’ (session highlights) 4:36
  • 25 Let the Wind Blow (session highlights) 4:14
  • 26 Wild Honey (live) 2:53
  • 27 Country Air (live) 2:20
  • 28 Darlin’ (live) 2:25
  • 29 How She Boogalooed It (live) 2:43
  • 30 Aren’t You Glad (live) 3:12
  • 31 Mama Says (session highlights) 3:08

Disc 2

  • 1 Heroes and Villains (single version backing track) 3:38
  • 2 Vegetables (long version) 2:55
  • 3 Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (alternate mix) 2:28
  • 4 Wind Chimes (alternate tag section) 0:48
  • 5 Wonderful (backing track) 2:23
  • 6 With Me Tonight (alternate version with session intro) 0:51
  • 7 Little Pad (backing track) 2:40
  • 8 All Day All Night (Whistle In) (alternate version 1) 1:04
  • 9 All Day All Night (Whistle In) (alternate version 2) 0:50
  • 10 [untitled] (Redwood) 0:35
  • 11 Fred Vail Intro 0:24
  • 12 The Letter 1:54
  • 13 You’re So Good to Me 2:31
  • 14 Help Me, Rhonda 2:24
  • 15 California Girls 2:30
  • 16 Surfer Girl 2:17
  • 17 Sloop John B 2:50
  • 18 With a Little Help From My Friends 2:21
  • 19 Their Hearts Were Full of Spring 2:33
  • 20 God Only Knows 2:45
  • 21 Good Vibrations 4:13
  • 22 Game of Love 2:11
  • 23 The Letter (alternate take) 1:56
  • 24 With a Little Help From My Friends (stereo mix) 2:21
  • 25 Hawthorne Boulevard 1:05
  • 26 Surfin’ 1:40
  • 27 Gettin’ Hungry 3:19
  • 28 Hawaii (rehearsal take) 1:11
  • 29 Heroes and Villains (rehearsal) 4:45
  • 30 California Girls (live) 2:32
  • 31 Graduation Day (live) 2:56
  • 32 I Get Around (live) 2:40
  • 33 Surf’s Up (1967 version) 5:19
  • 34 Surfer Girl (1967 a cappella mix) 2:17

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