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The Many Moods of Murry Wilson is the only record by American songwriter and talent manager Murry Wilson, the father of Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson and original manager of the Beach Boys. The album was released on Capitol Records in October 1967, the same record label that the Beach Boys were contracted to at the time. One track, "Italia", was composed by Beach Boy Al Jardine and produced by an uncredited Brian.[1][2]
In November 1967, Murry embarked on a month-long tour of Europe and the UK to promote the album.[1] He told Britain's Disc & Music Echo that "after 'Good Vibrations' Brian lost a lot of confidence. He didn't think he could ever write anything as good as that again ... With [my] LP I'm going to nudge my boys' competitive spirit."[3]
The album was reissued on CD in 2002 as a Japanese release.
Track listing
- "Love Won't Wait" (Murry Wilson) – 3:12
- "The Happy Song" (Eck Kynor) – 2:04
- "The Warmth of the Sun" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) – 2:45
- "Broken Heart" (George Kizanis) – 2:08
- "Leaves" (M. Wilson) – 2:40
- "The Plumbers Tune" (Kynor) – 2:20
- "Painting With Teardrops" (M. Wilson) – 2:32
- "Islands In The Sky" (Rick Henn) – 2:51
- "Just 'Round The River Bend" (Don Ralke, Deeda Patrick) – 2:09
- "Italia" (Al Jardine)[2] – 2:28 (produced by B. Wilson (uncredited))
- "Heartbreak Lane" (M. Wilson) – 2:41
- "Betty's Waltz" (M. Wilson, Audree Wilson) – 1:49
References
- ^ a b Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. pp. 202, 204–205. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
- ^ a b https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3303904333001172&id=100001449127373
- ^ Gaines, Steven (1986). Heroes and Villains: The True Story of The Beach Boys (1. Da Capo Press ed.). New York: Da Capo Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-306-80647-9.