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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> |
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| Name =Please Let Me Wonder |
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| Cover =NonFreeImageRemoved.svg |
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| Caption = |
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| Artist =[[The Beach Boys]] |
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| Album =[[The Beach Boys Today!]] |
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| A-side ="[[Do You Wanna Dance?]]" |
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| B-side = |
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| Released =February 8, 1965 |
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| Format =[[vinyl record|Vinyl]] |
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| Recorded = [[United Western Recorders|Western Studios]] <br> January 7 & January 9, 1965 |
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| Genre =[[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| Length =2:45 |
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| Label =[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] <small>5372</small> |
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| Writer =[[Brian Wilson|Wilson]]/[[Mike Love|Love]] |
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| Producer =[[Brian Wilson]] |
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| Certification = |
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| Last single = "[[The Man with All the Toys]]"/"[[Blue Christmas]]" <br>(1964) |
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| This single = "[[Do You Wanna Dance?]]"/"Please Let Me Wonder" <br>(1965) |
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| Next single = "[[Help Me, Rhonda]]"/"[[Kiss Me, Baby]]" <br>(1965) |
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| Misc = |
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}} |
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"'''Please Let Me Wonder'''" is a song written by [[Brian Wilson]] and [[Mike Love]] for American band [[The Beach Boys]]. The song was the B-side of the single "Do You Wanna Dance?" which was released by The Beach Boys in [[1965]] through [[Capitol Records]]. The song was first released on the band's 1965 album [[The Beach Boys Today!]]. |
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== Recording == |
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Leading up to the recording of the song, the band had done very little studio work in the past month, mainly due to Brian Wilson's nervous breakdown. The most recent session had been on December 15, 1964 nder the guidance of Brian Wilson, the instrumental track was recorded at [[United Western Recorders]] on January 7, 1965. |
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== Single release == |
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== Personnel == |
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*[[Glen Campbell]] — [[guitar|12-string acoustic rhythm guitar]] |
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*[[Steve Douglas]] — [[saxophone|tenor saxophone]] |
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*[[Al Jardine]] — backing vocals |
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*[[Plas Johnson]] — tenor saxophone |
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*[[Carol Kaye]] — [[bass guitar|electric bass guitar]] |
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*[[Barney Kessel]] — classical rhythm guitar |
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*[[Mike Love]] — lead vocals, backing vocals |
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*[[Jack Nimitz]] — baritone saxophone |
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*[[Earl Palmer]] — [[Drum kit|drums]], [[timbales]] |
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*[[Don Randi]] — [[piano|acoustic grand piano]], [[electric organ|Hammond B-3 organ]] |
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*[[Billy Lee Riley]] — [[harmonica|double-reed harmonica]] |
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*[[Billy Strange]] — acoustic rhythm guitar |
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*Ron Swallow — tambourine |
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*[[Jerry Williams (percussionist)|Jerry Williams]] — [[vibraphone]], [[timpani]] |
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*[[Brian Wilson]] — lead vocals, tack upright piano, [[Farfisa]] organ, backing vocals |
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*[[Carl Wilson]] — 12-string electric lead guitars, backing vocals |
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*[[Dennis Wilson]] — tambourine, backing vocals |
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== Cover Versions == |
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The song was first covered by [[Gary Usher]] in 1970 on his tribute album ''Add Some Music to Your Day: A 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson''. [[King's Singers]] covered the song on their 1997 album ''Spirit Voices'', with Mike Love guest appearing on vocals. [[Tatsuro Yamashita]] covered the song on his 1999 album ''Big Wave''. |
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== See also == |
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*[[List of songs by The Beach Boys]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:difixqrrldke "Please Let Me Wonder"] review at [[Allmusic]] |
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