The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys Today! is the eighth studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released March 8, 1965, by Capitol Records. Expanding on the increased musical sophistication that had marked their 1964 release All Summer Long, Today! signaled a departure from their previous work with its orchestral sound, intimate subject matter, and abandonment of car or surf songs. Side one features an uptempo sound, while side two consists mostly of introspective ballads. It has since become regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. The album was produced, arranged, and primarily written by Brian Wilson, with additional lyrics by Mike Love. Most of the material was recorded in January 1965 using over 25 studio musicians, following Wilson's withdrawal from touring due to a nervous breakdown. Unlike prior albums, none of the songs relied solely on traditional rock instrumentation; the arrangements incorporated timpani, harpsichord, vibraphone, French horn, and other orchestral elements, coupled with slower tempos, longer song structures, and influences drawn from Phil Spector and Burt Bacharach. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bea...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)