Brian Wilson discography
Appearance
Brian Wilson discography | |
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![]() Brian Wilson in 2009 | |
Studio albums | 12 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Singles | 17 |
This discography lists the recordings Brian Wilson has released as a solo artist.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Chart positions | ||
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US [1] |
AUS [2] |
UK [3] | ||
Brian Wilson |
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54 | 39 | — |
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times |
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— | — | 59 |
Orange Crate Art (with Van Dyke Parks) |
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— | — | — |
Imagination |
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88 | — | 30 |
Gettin' In Over My Head |
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100 | — | 53 |
Brian Wilson Presents Smile |
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13 | 17 | 7 |
What I Really Want for Christmas |
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200 | — | — |
That Lucky Old Sun |
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21 | 94 | 37 |
Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin |
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26 | 95 | 55 |
In the Key of Disney |
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83 | — | — |
No Pier Pressure |
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28 | — | 25 |
At My Piano |
|
—[4][5] | — | — |
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road |
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— | — | — |
Live albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Chart positions |
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UK [7] | ||
Live at the Roxy Theatre |
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199 |
Pet Sounds Live |
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107 |
Brian Wilson and Friends |
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— |
Compilations
[edit]Title | Album details |
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Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology |
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Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Label | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [8] |
US AC [9] |
US Rock [10] |
UK [3] | |||
"Caroline, No"/"Summer Means New Love" | 1966 | Capitol | 32 | — | — | — |
"Gettin' Hungry"/"Devoted to You" (with Mike Love) | 1967 | Brother | — | — | — | — |
"Let's Go to Heaven in My Car"/"Too Much Sugar" | 1987 | Sire | — | — | — | — |
"Love and Mercy"/"He Couldn't Get His Poor Old Body to Move" (non-album track) | 1988 | — | — | 40 | — | |
"Melt Away"/"Being with the One You Love" (non-album track) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | |
"Do It Again"/"'Til I Die"/"This Song Wants to Sleep with You Tonight" (non-album track) | 1995 | MCA | — | — | — | — |
"Your Imagination"/"Happy Days" | 1998 | Giant | —[A] | 20 | — | — |
"Wonderful"/"Wind Chimes" | 2004 | Nonesuch | — | — | — | 29 |
"Good Vibrations"/"In Blue Hawaii" (Instrumental) | — | — | — | 30 | ||
"Good Vibrations"/"Our Prayer" (Live)/"Good Vibrations" (Live) | — | — | — | — | ||
"Our Prayer" (Freeform Reform mix) | — | — | — | — | ||
"What I Really Want for Christmas"/"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"/"Brian's Christmas Message" | 2005 | Sony BMG | — | 29 | — | 66 |
"Deck the Halls" | — | 8 | — | — | ||
"Midnight's Another Day"/"That Lucky Old Sun"/"Morning Beat" | 2008 | Capitol | — | — | — | — |
"What Love Can Do" | 2009 | 429 | — | — | — | — |
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" | 2010 | Parlophone | — | — | — | — |
"God Only Knows" (with The Impossible Orchestra) | 2014 | BBC Music | — | — | — | 20 |
Other appearances
[edit]Year | Song | Album |
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1987 | "Let's Go to Heaven in My Car" | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol |
1988 | "Goodnight, Irene" | Folkways: A Vision Shared |
1989 | "Daddy's Little Girl" | She's Out of Control |
1991 | "Country Feelin's" | For Our Children[12] |
1995 | "Sweets for My Sweet" | Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus[13] |
"This Could Be The Night" | For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson | |
"In My Moondreams" (with Andy Paley) | Pulp Surfin'[14] | |
1997 | "This Isn't Love" | Songs Without Words[15] |
1998 | "In My Room" (with Tammy Wynette) | Tammy Wynette Remembered |
2002 | "California Feelin'" | Classics Selected by Brian Wilson |
2004 | "Rodney on the Roq" | Mayor of the Sunset Strip[16] |
2006 | "The Spirit of Rock & Roll" | Songs from Here & Back |
"Believe in Yourself" | Carl Wilson: Under God[17] | |
2007 | "Live Let Live" (with Van Dyke Parks) | Arctic Tale |
"God Only Knows" and "What Love Can Do" | New Music from an Old Friend[18] | |
"Heaven" | digital download[19] | |
2010 | "California Sun" | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey |
2011 | "Listen to Me" | Listen to Me: Buddy Holly |
2014 | "Wanderlust" | The Art of McCartney |
2021 | "Right Where I Belong" (with Jim James) | Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road[20] |
Live appearances
[edit]Year | Song | Album |
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2011 | "Surfin' U.S.A" | The Bridge School Benefit: 25th Anniversary Edition[21] |
2016 | "My Sweet Lord" (with Al Jardine) | George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison |
Guest appearances
[edit]Year | Song(s) | Album |
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1962 | "Barbie" and "What Is A Young Girl Made Of?" (with Kenny & The Cadets) | single |
1963 | "Surfin' Down The Swannee River" (with The Honeys) | b-side single |
"Surf City" (with Jan and Dean) | single | |
"No-Go Showboat" (with Timers) | single | |
"Summertime" (with Sharon Marie) | b-side single | |
"Drag City" (with Jan and Dean) | single | |
"The One You Can't Have"(with Honeys) | single | |
1964 | "Little Deuce Coupe", "Drag City", "Dead Man's Curve" (with Jan and Dean) | Drag City |
"Pamela Jean" and "After the Game" (with Survivors) | single | |
"She Rides with Me"(with Paul Peterson) | single | |
"He's A Doll", and "The Love Of A Boy And A Girl" (with Honeys) | single | |
"Rockin' Little Roadster", "Barons, West LA" and "It's As Easy As 1, 2, 3" (with Jan and Dean) | Dead Man's Curve/The New Girl In School | |
"Just The Way I Feel" (with Gary Usher) | b side single | |
"Yes Sir, That's My Baby"(with Hale & The Hushabyes) | single | |
"Ride The Wild Surf" (with Jan and Dean) | single | |
"My Buddy Seat" (with The Hondells) | single | |
1965 | "Guess I'm Dumb" (with Glen Campbell) | single |
1966 | "Things Are Changing", and "Same" (with Blossoms) | single |
"Gonna Hustle You" (Jan and Dean) | Filet Of Soul - A "Live" One | |
1968 | "Other Four Letter Word" | Rock And Other Four Letter Words |
1969 | Goodnight My Love" (with Honeys) | b side single |
1971 | "All Life Is One" (with Charles Lloyd) | Warm Waters |
1972 | "Vegetables" (with Laughing Gravey) | single |
"Good Time", "Tennessee Waltz", "Sweet Mountain", "Everybody", "Thinkin' 'Bout You Baby" and"Forever"(with American Spring, and The Beach Boys) | Spring | |
1973 | "Don't You Just Know It" (with Jan Berry) | single |
1975 | "Help Me, Rhonda" (with Johnny Rivers) | single |
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love (with California Music) | single | |
"Boat To Sail" (with Jackie DeShannon) | New Arrangement | |
1976 | "Just 14" (with Tim Curry) | single |
"Jamaica Farewell"(with California Music) | single | |
1977 | "She Did It" (with Eric Carmen) | Boats Against The Current |
1978 | "Almost Summer", and "Looking Good" (with Celebration | Almost Summer |
"Hey Deanie" (with Eric Carmen) | Change Of Hear | |
1979 | "Surfin' Pirates" (with Pink Lady, Carl Wilson, Mike Love) | Surfin' Pirates |
1981 | "Be My Baby" (with Mike Love) | Looking Back With Love |
1989 | "Metal Beach" (with Paul Shaffer) | Coast to Coast |
"Spirit of the Forest" | Spirit of the Forest | |
"We Love You", (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) | Beauty[22][23] | |
1989 | "Adios" (with Linda Rondstat) | Cry Like A Rainforest |
1992 | "In A Heartbeat" (Ringo Starr) | Time Takes Time |
1996 | "California" Belinda Carlisle | A Women and A Man |
"(When Summer Comes) Get A Chance With You" (with Jan and Dean) | All The Hits: From Surf City To Drag City | |
1997 | "Net Surfin' U.S.A." (with Steve Dahl & The Dahlfins) | Mai-Tai Roa Aé |
"Monday Without You", "Miracle", "Til I Die", and "Everything I Need" (with The Wilsons) | The Wilsons | |
1998 | "Without Understanding" (Ringo Starr) | Vertical Man |
2000 | "Everything I Need" (with Jeff Foskett) | Twelve And Twelve |
2002 | "Hand On My Shoulder" (with Anton Fig, Blondie Chaplin) | Figments |
"California Girls" (with Nancy Sinatra) | California Girls | |
"Ride", and "So Nice" (with Wondermints) | Mind If We Make Love To You | |
"Nature Is The Law" (with Richard Ashcroft) | Human Conditions | |
2003 | "Fooling Yourself (Palm Of Your Hands)" (with Styx) | Cyclorama |
2004 | "In My Room" (with Wilson Phillips) | California |
"No Wrong Notes In Heaven" (with The Dotted Line) | The Dotted Line | |
"Everything I Need" (with Jeff Foskett) | Stars In the Sand | |
2005 | "Delirious Love" (with Neil Diamond) | 12 Songs (special edition only) |
"Across the Universe" | 47th Annual Grammy Awards | |
2006 | "You Are So Beautiful" (with Carnie Wilson) | A Mother's Gift: Lullabies from the Heart[24] |
"Doin' the Krabby Patty" | The Best Day Ever | |
2007 | "In My Room" (with Bill Medley) | Damn Near Righteous |
2008 | "Speed Turtle" (with Sandra Boynton) | Blue Moo[25] |
"A World of Peace Must Come (Intro]", "The Magic Hand" "Lonely Man", and "Be Still"" (with Steve Kalinich) | A World of Peace Must Come | |
2010 | "When Love Is Dying" (with Elton John and Leon Russell) | The Union |
"Drivin'", "Honkin' Down The Highway", "Don't Fight The Sea" (with Al Jardine) | A Postcard from California | |
2013 | "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) | Still Within The Sound Of My Voice |
"Boomerang" (with The Paley Brothers) | The Paley Brothers: The Complete Recordings | |
2014 | "Falling Apart" (with Emile Haynie) | We Fall |
2015 | "Any Emotions" (with Mini Mansions) | The Great Pretenders |
2018 | "Dirty Computer" (with Janelle Monáe) | Dirty Computer |
2020 | "Resentment" (with Kesha, Sturgill Simpson, and Wrabel) | High Road |
2021 | "I Wont Stay Long" (with David Crosby) | For Free |
2022 | "Do It Again" (with She & Him) | Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson |
2024 | "Strong" (with Glen Campbell | Duets - Ghosts on the Canvas Sessions |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Your Imagination" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brian Wilson Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b "Brian Wilson songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Wilson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ While it did not chart on the Billboard 200, At My Piano peaked at #57 on Billboard's Top Current Album Sales chart. See previous citation.
- ^ a b "Brian Wilson Announces Long Promised Road Soundtrack, Shares "Right Where I Belong" with Jim James: Stream". Yahoo. November 25, 2021.
- ^ Zobbel (June 16, 2007). "Chart Log UK". Zobbel. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
- ^ "Brian Wilson Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Wilson Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Wilson Chart History: Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Brian Wilson Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Various - For Our Children". Discogs. 1991. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Various - Till The Night Is Gone: A Tribute To Doc Pomus". Discogs. 1995. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Various - Pulp Surfin'". Discogs. 1995. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Various - Songs Without Words". Discogs. 1997. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Various - Mayor Of The Sunset Strip". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Various - Carl Wilson: Under God". Discogs. December 2006. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Various - New Music From An Old Friend". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Zap, Linear (2007-12-22). "Linear Zap's Blog - The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, and more!: Brian Wilson - Heaven". Linear Zap's Blog - The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, and more!. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Brian Wilson and Jim James Team for New Song "Right Where I Belong"". Pitchfork. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Bridge-School-Concerts-25th-Anniversary/dp/B005N9EXWO. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
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(help) - ^ Prendergast, Mark (September 1990). "Ryuichi Sakamoto (SOS Sep 1990)". Sound on Sound (Sep 1990): 58–62.
- ^ "Nine Essential Ryuichi Sakamoto Collaborations to Know". Pitchfork. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ "Carnie Wilson - A Mother's Gift (Lullabies From The Heart)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox Hits from Way Back Never by Sandra Boynton, retrieved 2019-08-29
External links
[edit]- Brian Wilson discography at Discogs