M.I.U. Album

M.I.U. Album
Studio album by the Beach Boys
Released	September 25, 1978[1]
Recorded	October 1976 ("Hey Little Tomboy") November 1977 – June 1978
Studio	Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa Brother Studios, Santa Monica, California Wally Heider, Hollywood, California Kaye-Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington
Length	32:19
Label	Brother/Reprise
Producer	Al Jardine Ron Altbach
The Beach Boys chronology
The Beach Boys Love You (1977) M.I.U. Album (1978) L.A. (Light Album) (1979)
Singles from M.I.U. Album
"Peggy Sue" / "Hey Little Tomboy" Released: August 28, 1978 "Come Go with Me" Released: November 2, 1981

M.I.U. Album is the 22nd studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 25, 1978. Characterized for its easy-listening sound, the album was produced by Al Jardine and touring member Ron Altbach during one of the most acrimonious periods in the band's history. It sold poorly, peaking at number 151 in the U.S, and was met with confused reactions from critics and fans.

The album was created to fulfill contractual obligations to Reprise Records after the group had shelved Adult/Child. It was largely recorded in late 1977 at its namesake: Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa. Only Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson appear consistently throughout the album, with Carl and Dennis Wilson's contributions confined to a pair of tracks. Brian was credited as "executive producer". It includes the songs "Hey Little Tomboy", the only track salvaged from Adult/Child, and "My Diane", written about Brian's affair with his sister-in-law, as well as cover versions of the 1950s hits "Peggy Sue" and "Come Go with Me".

M.I.U. continues to be widely regarded as one of the worst Beach Boys albums.^[2] In 1981, "Come Go with Me" reached number 18 when it was issued as a single from the compilation Ten Years of Harmony. In 1998, several songs that were intended for the unreleased album Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys, which was produced during the M.I.U. sessions, were released on the compilation Ultimate Christmas.