Album: Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin by Brian Wilson (2010)
Genre: Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Record Label: Decca Records
Format: Album

Artist Background: Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of The Beach Boys. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group. Due to his unorthodox approaches to song composition and arrangement, and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in pop... Part of the Hawthorne, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: The Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Harry Nilsson

Music Scene: Part of the Hawthorne, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Good Natured, 2010s, Album, Decca Records

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This is Brian Wilson’s love letter to his musical heroes, George and Ira Gershwin. He recasts “Rhapsody In Blue” as a Beach Boys-style choral piece and injects some doo-wop into “Summertime”, but also writes two new songs based on fragments from the iconic songwriters. “Nothing But Love” is a whimsical shuffle with electric guitar and horns; “The Like In I Love You” is a starlit ballad, with Wilson tellingly crooning, “It’s more than harmony, when you sing with me it’s an entire symphony”.

Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin

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