THE BEACH BOYS : THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS

  1. Good Vibrations
  2. California Girls
  3. I Get Around
  4. Wouldn't It Be Nice
  5. Surfin' Safari
  6. Fun Fun Fun
  7. Surfin' USA
  8. Help Me Rhonda
  9. Don't Worry Baby
  10. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
  11. Little Deuce Coupe
  12. Dance, Dance, Dance
  13. Little Honda
  14. Do You Wanna Dance
  15. Surfer Girl
  16. Then I Kissed Her
  17. God Only Knows
  18. Caroline, No
  19. Sloop John B
  20. Barbara Ann
  21. Heroes And Villains
  22. Do It Again
  23. Darlin'
  24. Wild Honey
  25. Break Away
  26. Rock And Roll Music
  27. I Can Hear Music
  28. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)
  29. Lady Lynda
  30. Kokomo

Label : EMI

Length : 77:58

Release Date : June 30, 2001

Review (AllMusic) : Along with the Who, it's nearly impossible to keep track of all the Beach Boys compilations that have littered the marketplace since the 1960s. But undoubtedly one of the better (and more extensive) single-disc collections is the 30-track, 2001 Euro import, The Very Best of the Beach Boys. There have been few pop groups as exceptional, consistent, and influential as the Beach Boys were in their heyday, and all the hits that you'd expect are here - and in digitally remastered sound, to boot. Since this is not a strict greatest-hits set, you get such expected all-time classics as "California Girls," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "Surfer Girl," and "Good Vibrations," but also included are such oft-overlooked tracks as "Darlin'," "Caroline No," and "Heroes and Villains," among others. And while it's a fair argument that the mysteriously absent "In My Room" could have/should have easily replaced "Kokomo" (would anyone have noticed if it was absent?), overall, Very Best Of is a solid Beach Boys overview.

Review (Wikipedia) : The Very Best of the Beach Boys is a compilation album released by the American rock and roll band the Beach Boys. The album was released by EMI in 2001 and features 30 of their greatest hits digitally remastered. It is the first compilation of the Beach Boys that makes a full retrospective of their career. Other compilations had already been released throughout the years, but only focusing on certain time periods of the band, or focusing on their complete career, but with several volumes.