The Beach Boys / Summer Days (And Summer Nights !!) [mono] (US, Capitol Records, T 2354) <July 5, 1965>

The Beach Boys / Summer Days (And Summer Nights !!) [mono] (US, Capitol Records, T 2354) <July 5, 1965>
(1) T1-2354-F2
(2) T2-2354-G2

"Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)" is the ninth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on July 5, 1965, on Capitol. The band's previous album, The Beach Boys Today! (released March 1965), represented a departure for the group through its abandonment of themes related to surfing, cars, and teenage love,[2] but it sold below Capitol's expectations. In response, the label pressured the group to produce bigger hits. Summer Days thus returned the band's music to simpler themes for one last album, with Brian combining Capitol's commercial demands with his artistic calling.

Produced by Brian Wilson, Summer Days reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 200 and number four on the UK Albums Chart. Two singles were issued from the album: "Help Me, Rhonda", which became the group's second chart-topper in the US, and "California Girls", which peaked at number three.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR2lvcdKSdU

[Verse 1: Mike Love]
Well, East coast girls are hip
I really dig those styles they wear
And the Southern girls with the way they talk
They knock me out when I'm down there
The Midwest farmer's daughters really make you feel alright
And the Northern girls with the way they kiss
They keep their boyfriends warm at night

[Chorus: Brian Wilson, Group]
I wish they all could be California (Girls)
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California girls

[Verse 2: Mike Love]
The West coast has the sunshine
And the girls all get so tanned
I dig a french bikini on Hawaii island
Dolls by a palm tree in the sand
I been all around this great big world
And I seen all kinds of girls
Yeah, but I couldn't wait to get back in the states
Back to the cutest girls in the world

[Chorus: Brian Wilson, Group]
I wish they all could be California (Girls)
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California girls