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"'''Sumahama'''" is a song by American rock band [[the Beach Boys]] from their 1979 album ''[[L.A. (Light Album)]]''. Written by [[Mike Love]], it was lyrically inspired by his fiancé at the time, a woman named Sumako. The lyrics describe "a young girl who wants to go with her mother to a place called 'Sumahama' in search of her father."<ref name="Love"/> Although some of the lyrics are in Japanese, Sumako was of Korean descent.<ref name="Love">{{cite book|last=Love|first=Mike|author-link=Mike Love|title=Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy|url=https://archive.org/details/goodvibrationsmy0000love_u3b0/|year=2016|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-698-40886-9|url-access=registration|page=446}}</ref> |
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"'''Sumahama'''" is a song written by [[Mike Love]] for a 1978 solo album called ''First Love''. When the release of that project fell through, the song was rerecorded for American [[rock music|rock]] band [[the Beach Boys]] and released on their 1979 album ''[[L.A. (Light Album)]]''. The original United States LP release of the ''L.A. (Light Album)'' featured a version of "Sumahama" that faded out early during the final Japanese verse and did not feature the instrumental ending present on the later released 45 or the re-released CD version of the album. The original LP version of the song was approximately four minutes and seven seconds. It was released as a single in the UK backed with "Angel Come Home", charting at number 45.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/beach+boys |title=beach boys {{!}} Album Search {{!}} Official Charts |website=www.officialcharts.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202133334/http://www.officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/beach+boys |archive-date=2014-02-02}} </ref> In the United States, it was released as a B-side to the single "[[It's a Beautiful Day (The Beach Boys song)|It's a Beautiful Day]]". |
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==Background== |
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It was originally written by [[Mike Love]] for his unreleased solo album, ''First Love''.{{cn}} When the release of that project fell through, the song was rerecorded by the Beach Boys. |
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The original United States LP release of the ''L.A. (Light Album)'' featured a version of "Sumahama" that faded out early during the final Japanese verse and did not feature the instrumental ending present on the later released 45 or the re-released CD version of the album. The original LP version of the song was approximately four minutes and seven seconds. |
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==Single release== |
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In the U.S., "Sumahama" was released as a B-side to the single "[[It's a Beautiful Day (The Beach Boys song)|It's a Beautiful Day]]". |
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"Sumahama" was released as a single in the UK backed with "Angel Come Home", charting at number 45.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/beach+boys |title=beach boys {{!}} Album Search {{!}} Official Charts |website=www.officialcharts.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202133334/http://www.officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/beach+boys |archive-date=2014-02-02}} </ref> |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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*[[Mike Love]] – lead vocals |
*[[Mike Love]] – lead vocals |
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*[[Carl Wilson]] - backing vocals |
*[[Carl Wilson]] - backing vocals |
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"Sumahama" | ||||
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Single by the Beach Boys | ||||
from the album L.A. (Light Album) | ||||
A-side | "It's a Beautiful Day" | |||
Released | September 1979 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:07 (album) 4:28 (single) | |||
Label | Caribou | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Love | |||
Producer(s) | Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys, James William Guercio | |||
The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Sumahama" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1979 album L.A. (Light Album). Written by Mike Love, it was lyrically inspired by his fiancé at the time, a woman named Sumako. The lyrics describe "a young girl who wants to go with her mother to a place called 'Sumahama' in search of her father."[1] Although some of the lyrics are in Japanese, Sumako was of Korean descent.[1]
Background
It was originally written by Mike Love for his unreleased solo album, First Love.[citation needed] When the release of that project fell through, the song was rerecorded by the Beach Boys.
The original United States LP release of the L.A. (Light Album) featured a version of "Sumahama" that faded out early during the final Japanese verse and did not feature the instrumental ending present on the later released 45 or the re-released CD version of the album. The original LP version of the song was approximately four minutes and seven seconds.
Single release
In the U.S., "Sumahama" was released as a B-side to the single "It's a Beautiful Day".
"Sumahama" was released as a single in the UK backed with "Angel Come Home", charting at number 45.[2]
Personnel
- Mike Love – lead vocals
- Carl Wilson - backing vocals
- Al Jardine - backing vocals
- Bruce Johnston - backing vocals
References
- ^ a b Love, Mike (2016). Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 446. ISBN 978-0-698-40886-9.
- ^ "beach boys | Album Search | Official Charts". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.