Deirdre (song)

"Deirdre"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album Sunflower
A-side	"Long Promised Road"
Released	May 24, 1971
Recorded	February 21 – March 21, 1969
Studio	Gold Star, Hollywood
Genre	Pop
Length	3:27
Label	Brother
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Johnston Brian Wilson
Producer(s)	The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live)" (1971) "Deirdre" (1971) "Surf's Up" (1971)

"Deirdre" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1970 album Sunflower. Written primarily by Bruce Johnston, it is a love song named after the sister of one of his ex-girlfriends, and is one of his two song contributions on the album, the other being "Tears in the Morning". Johnston has claimed that co-writer Brian Wilson's contributions were limited to a few lyrics, although music historians Andrew G. Doe and John Tobler wrote in 2004 that "Deirdre" had been "developed from a musical theme first used in 'We're Together Again,'" a 1968 composition credited to Brian Wilson and singer Ron Wilson (no relation).^[1]

In 1971, "Deirdre" was issued as the B-side of the "Long Promised Road" single. The single never charted in the US or the UK. In 1977, Johnston rerecorded the song for his solo album Going Public. The song was released by CBS in the UK as a single in 1977 (with "Thank You Baby" – also from the album – on the B-side) but although it got some airplay, it never charted.^{[citation needed]}