The Warmth of the Sun (album)

The Warmth of the Sun
Greatest hits album by
The Beach Boys
ReleasedMay 22, 2007
Recorded1962–1986
GenreRock
Length78:41
LabelCapitol
ProducerBrian Wilson, Murry Wilson, Nick Venet, The Beach Boys, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher
The Beach Boys chronology
Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary Edition
(2006) 		The Warmth of the Sun
(2007) 		The Original US Singles Collection The Capitol Years 1962–1965
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Music Box[3]
Pitchfork Media(8.6/10)[4]

The Warmth of the Sun is a 2007 compilation of music by The Beach Boys released through Capitol Records. A companion to 2003's Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys, The Warmth of the Sun is composed of fan favorites and hits that were left off its predecessor. Several songs were remixed in stereo for the first time. These are "All Summer Long", "You're So Good to Me", "Then I Kissed Her", "Please Let Me Wonder", and "Let Him Run Wild". The song "Wendy" appears as a new stereo remix with its middle eight cough edited out. This album also features an alternate mix of "Break Away" and the single versions of "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" and "Cool, Cool Water".

The Warmth of the Sun debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.[5]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Music Box review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ Katie Hasty, "Maroon 5 Nudges Linkin Park From Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, May 30, 2007.