Here Today Songs Of Brian Wilson / Various Here Today Songs Of Brian Wilson / Various CD

UK collection. Twelve years have passed since Pet Projects: The Brian Wilson Productions, one of the first releases in Ace?s much-admired Producers series. Not before time, Wilson now joins such greats as Randy Newman, Laura Nyro, Goffin & King, Dan Penn, Bacharach & David, Jackie DeShannon and Serge Gainsbourg in our equally high profile Songwriters series. The collection opens with 'Do You Have Any Regrets?' by Darian Sahanaja of the Wondermints, a rare composition from Wilson's unissued Sweet Insanity album of the early µ90s. While Wilson's version was a rather frantic latin-styled piece, Sahanaja's recording is an homage to the 1965-era Beach Boys. Along with collectable tracks by Johnny Wells, Basil Swift, the Castells, Joey & the Continentals, Keith Green and Peggy March, Sahanaja's luxuriant cover makes it's legit CD debut here. Other highlights include heavenly versions of songs from the Beach Boys' masterpiece "Pet Sounds" by Kirsty MacColl, Carmen McRae, Nick DeCaro, Betty Everett, Bobby Vee and Louis Philippe. Those who own a copy of Kirsty MacColl's harmony-drenched 'You Still Believe In Me' single might have noticed a message etched into the run-off groove: God Bless Brian, an emotion seconded by all lovers of great music. Compilation and notes by Kingsley Abbott, Mick Patrick and Harvey Williams.

1. Do You Have Any Regrets? - Darian 2. Here Today - Bobby Vee 3. Guess I'm Dumb - Johnny Wells 4. Don't Worry Baby - the Tokens 5. Farmer's Daughter - Basil Swift ; the Seagrams 6. Help Me Rhonda - Bruce ; Terry 7. I Do - the Castells the New Girl in School - Jan ; Dean 8. Time to Get Alone - Redwood 9. Don't Hurt My Little Sister - the Surfaris 10. My Buddy Seat - the Hondells 11. Move Out, Little Mustang - Rally-Packs 12. She Rides with Me - Joey ; the Continentals 13. The Girl from New York City - Tony Rivers ; the Castaways 14. Surf City - the Tymes 15. My First Love - the Super Stocks 16. Things Are Changing - Jay ; the Americans 17. Girl Don't Tell Me - Keith Green 18. Aren't You Glad - Peggy March 19. God Only Knows - Betty Everett Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) - Carmen McRae Good Vibrations - Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra ; Chorus Caroline, No - Nick Decaro I Just Wasn't Made for These Times - Louis Philippe with Dean Brodrick You Still Believe in Me - Kirsty MacColl