With Me Tonight

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About With Me Tonight

"With Me Tonight" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1967 album Smiley Smile. The piece has been characterized as "psychedelic doo wop" and the similar descriptor "do it yourself acid casualty doo-wop". AllMusic called the track "one of the better (or, more accurately, refined) songs on the Smiley Smile album" and said that "the melody envelopes the listener in a graceful way, and, in this sense, makes it quite different from many of the other songs on the album. " In the liner notes of the Smiley Smile/Wild Honey set, the song is described as "probably the best of the non-official Smile tunes on the LP." 


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1990
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The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, the Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962. The band's early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance. By the mid 1960s, Brian Wilson's growing creative ambition and songwriting ability would dominate the group's musical direction. The primarily Wilson-composed Pet Sounds album and "Good Vibrations" single (both released in 1966) featured a complex, intricate and multi-layered sound that wa… more »

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Written by: BRIAN WILSON

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15 facts about this song

Album Classification
"With Me Tonight" is a track from “Smiley Smile,” the 12th studio album by the American rock band, The Beach Boys.
Release Information
The song was released in the year 1967.
Track Position
"With Me Tonight" is the third song on side two of the “Smiley Smile” album.
Style Classification
The song is classified as a fusion of pop and psychedelic rock.
Song Length
The song runs for a duration of just over two minutes, specifically, 2:17.
Lead Vocals
Brian Wilson, a founding member of The Beach Boys, is the lead vocalist on "With Me Tonight.”
Writers
The song was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
Unused Portions
"With Me Tonight" contains a portion of an unused song titled "Little Pad," also from the “Smiley Smile” album.
Re-issue
"With Me Tonight" was later re-issued on the band's twenty-fifth studio album, “The Beach Boys Love You,” released in 1977.
Similarity with Other Tracks
The song is notable for its similarity in style and harmony to "Vegetables" and "She's Goin' Bald," other tracks on the “Smiley Smile” album.
Unique Composition
It features an innovative use of vocals, with only voices and a simple organ providing the song's instrumentation.
Live Performances
"With Me Tonight" wasn't frequently performed live by The Beach Boys, making it a lesser-known gem in the band's discography.
Reception
Despite not being a hit single, "With Me Tonight" was positively received by fans and critics alike, lauding its unconventional structure and imaginative vocal arrangements.
Recognition
It is often recognized for its complex vocal harmonies, showcasing The Beach Boys' trademark sound.
Influential
Although it may not have achieved commercial success, it's considered by some music historians as influential in the development of the psychedelic pop sound.

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