Surf's Up

Surf's Up is the seventeenth studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on August 30, 1971, on Brother/Reprise/Warner Bros. It received largely favorable reviews and reached number 29 on the U.S. record charts, becoming their highest-charting LP of new music in the country since 1967. In the UK, Surf's Up peaked at number 15, continuing a string of top-40 records that began in 1965. The album's title and cover artwork are a tongue-in-cheek, self-aware nod to the band's early surfing image. Originally titled Landlocked, the album took its name from the closing track "Surf's Up", originally intended for the unfinished album Smile. Most of Surf's Up was recorded from January to July 1971. In contrast to the previous LP Sunflower, Brian Wilson was not especially active in the production, which resulted in thinner vocal arrangements. Lyrically, Surf's Up addresses environmental, social, and health concerns more than the group's previous releases. This was at the behest of newly recruited co-manager Jack Rieley, who strove to revamp the group's image and restore their public reputation following the negative reception to their recent albums and tours. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf's_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)