Aren't You Glad

This article is about the song. For the album, see Aren't You Glad?
"Aren't You Glad"
Song by The Beach Boys
from the album Wild Honey
ReleasedDecember 18, 1967 (1967-12-18)
RecordedLate September or early October – November 1967[1]
StudioWally Heider Studios, Los Angeles
GenreSoul[2]
Length2:16
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Beach Boys
Music video
"Aren't You Glad" on YouTube

"Aren't You Glad" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys.[3] The two also share lead vocal. It was released in 1967 as the second track on their studio album Wild Honey.

In its 1968 review of the LP, Rolling Stone called it a "Lovin' Spoonful type song with the Beach Boys touch".[4] That year, Rolling Stone editor Gene Sculatti said it "achieves a Miracles style smoothness via a Bobby Goldsboro-type song".[5] In 1979, Byron Preiss wrote that the song "epitomized the simple energy of the album".[6]

A live version was released on the album Live in London (1970).[7]

Personnel

The Beach Boys

Session musicians

  • Arnold Belnick - violin
  • Norman Botnick - viola
  • David Burk - viola
  • Bonnie Douglas - violin
  • Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
  • Alexander Neiman - viola
  • Wilbert Nuttycombe - violin
  • Jerome Reisler - violin
  • Paul Shure - violin
  • Anthony Terran - trumpet

Per Craig Slowinski; whoever played the track's drums, guitar, organ, and Chamberlin could not be determined.[8]

Cover versions

See also: List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs

References

  1. ^ Doe, Andrew G. "Tours & Sessions 1967". Bellagio 10452. Endless Summer Quarterly.
  2. ^ Masley, Ed (May 30, 2017). "Sgt. Pepper and beyond: A look back at 20 great albums released in 1967". azcentral. Retrieved November 3, 2023. ...but there are plenty of soulful gems to go around here, from "Aren't You Glad" to "Darlin'", the album's biggest hit.
  3. ^ Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
  4. ^ "Wild Honey". Rolling Stone. No. 523. February 24, 1968.
  5. ^ Sculatti, Gene (September 1968). "Villains and Heroes: In Defense of the Beach Boys". Jazz & Pop. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
  6. ^ Preiss, Byron (1979). The Beach Boys. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 88. ISBN 9780345273987.
  7. ^ Hickey, Andrew (10 February 2018). The Beach Boys on CD Vol 1: The 1960s. Lulu.com. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-4475-4233-9.
  8. ^ Slowinski sessionography, ESQ Issue 121

Further reading