Pacific Ocean Blue

Pacific Ocean Blue
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 22, 1977 (1977-08-22)
Recorded
  • 1974 (1974) – March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22)[1]
StudioBrother Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Genre
Length37:15
LabelCaribou
ProducerDennis Wilson, Gregg Jakobson
Dennis Wilson chronology
Pacific Ocean Blue
(1977)
Bambu (The Caribou Sessions)
(2017)
Singles from Pacific Ocean Blue
  1. "River Song"/"Farewell My Friend""
    Released: 1977
  2. "You and I"/"Friday Night""
    Released: 1977

Pacific Ocean Blue is the only studio album by American musician Dennis Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys.[3] When released in August 1977, it was warmly received critically,[4] and noted for outselling the Beach Boys' contemporary efforts.[5] Two singles were issued from the album, "River Song" and "You and I", which did not chart.

The album remains a focal point of Wilson's legacy,[6] being referred to as a "classic".[3] It was voted number 838 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[7] Wilson intended to record a follow-up, entitled Bambu, but the album was left unfinished at the time of his death in December 1983.[6][8]

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  3. ^ a b Haggerty, Dan. "Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson's Solo Album To Be Reissued". 411mania. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  4. ^ Sclafani, Tony. "Sea of Heartbreak: Dennis Wilson's Majestic Solo Work". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  5. ^ Mehr, Bob. "Buried Treasure". American Airlines' American Way. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  6. ^ a b Abbott, Kingsley. "Songs in the Key of Sea". Mojo. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  7. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 260. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
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