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2:47 | Performers |
Brian Wilson (Produced By), Russ Titelman (Produced By), Hugh Padgham (Mixed By), Bob (Trigger) Vogt (Mixing Assisted By), Tom Biener (Assistant Engineer), Rick Caughron (Assistant Engineer), Claudio Ordenes (Assistant Engineer), Will Rogers (Assistant Engineer), Roger Talkov (Assistant Engineer), Craig Vogel (Assistant Engineer), Dave Way (Assistant Engineer), Brian Wilson (Piano), Brian Wilson (Organ), Brian Wilson (Keyboards), Brian Wilson (Emulator), Brian Wilson (Vibes), Brian Wilson (Bells), Brian Wilson (Chimes), Brian Wilson (Glockenspiel), Brian Wilson (Percussion), Brian Wilson (Sound Effects), Brian Wilson (Lead Voices), Brian Wilson (Background Voices), Brian Wilson (Vocal Arrangements), Andy Paley (Electric Guitars), Andy Paley (Acoustic Guitars), Andy Paley (Bass), Andy Paley (Drums), Andy Paley (Percussion), Andy Paley (Keyboards), Andy Paley (Harmonica), Andy Paley (Additional Background Voices), Michael Bernard (Computers), Michael Bernard (Synthesizer Programming), Michael Bernard (Drums), Michael Bernard (Keyboards), Michael Bernard (Percussion), Michael Andreas (Flutes), Michael Andreas (Saxophones), The Baystate Bluegrass Band (Mandolin), The Baystate Bluegrass Band (Banjo), The Baystate Bluegrass Band (Bass), The Baystate Bluegrass Band (Steel-String Acoustic Guitar), Stuart Blumberg (Trumpet), Jeff(rey) (S.) Bova (Keyboards), Jim(my) Bralower (Shaker), Lance Buller (Trumpet), Robbie Condor (Additional Keyboards), Andy/Andrew Dean (Keyboards), Andy/Andrew Dean (Vibes), Andy/Andrew Dean (Percussion), Andy/Andrew Dean (Jingle Bells), Elliot Easton (Guitar), Todd Herreman (Fairlight), Tris Imboden (Drums), Tris Imboden (Hi-Hat), Tris Imboden (Cymbals), Hymen Katz (Flute), Hymen Katz (Piccolo), Harry Kim (Trumpet), Kevin S. Lesley/Leslie (Footsteps), Steve Lindsey (Additional Keyboards), Jeff Lynne (Keyboards), Jeff Lynne (Bass), Jeff Lynne (Six-String Bass), Jeff Lynne (Guitar), Jay Migliori (Baritone Saxophone), Frank Morocco (Accordion), Rob Mounsey (EMU Tympani), Rob Mounsey (Piano), Rob Mounsey (Synth Guitar), Rob Mounsey (Emulator Cello), Dean Parks (Guitar), Bob Riley (Drum Machine), Philippe Saisse (Keyboards), Tony Selvage/Salvage (Violin), Tony Selvage/Salvage (Saw), Carol Steele (Percussion), Larry (Lawrence Lowell) William(s) (Horn), Larry (Lawrence Lowell) William(s) (Saxophone Solo), Larry (Lawrence Lowell) William(s) (Additional Keyboards), Jeff(rey) (S.) Bova (Programming), Jim(my) Bralower (Drum Programming), Robbie Condor (Synthesizer Programming), Andy/Andrew Dean (Synthesizer Programming), Robbie Kilgore (Keyboard Programming), Steve Lindsey (Synthesizer Programming), Philippe Saisse (Synthesizer Programming), Larry (Lawrence Lowell) William(s) (Synthesizer Programming) | Comments | Mixed at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. | Appears On | |
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(C) 1988 Beach Bum Music (BMI) Brian Wilson: "A real love song. [It] has more love appeal than anything else on the album. It's like a dive into a voice sound, into an arrangement. The line 'The planets are spinning around' just came into my head. It's a subtle inference that astrology affects our lives. "There's gotta be 15 or 16 voices on there. I really thickened it up, made it real thick and fat...probably the most spiritual part of the whole album. Just had a vibration to it. It was like, 'Whew,' I didn't know where it was coming from. I listened to it, and I felt what!?" In 1983 Brian cut a demo of this song (along with "Little Children," "The First Time" [aka "You"], and "Black Widow") at the Lucky Dog studio in Venice. The alternate version on this CD has essentially the same lyric and ending as that '83 demo. What makes this one of the best-realized recordings on the album is that the final production retains the song's original spirit, with the key addition of the multipart harmony tag ("The planets are spinning around"). Twice repeated (with a pleasing harmonic change) in a period of 15 seconds, it takes the listener from one end of the solar system to the other, instantly establishing this strong ballad as one of the highlights of the album.
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