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'''"With Me Tonight"''' is a song written by [[Brian Wilson]] for the [[united states|American]] [[rock music|rock]] [[band (music)|band]] [[The Beach Boys]]. It was released on their 1967 album ''[[Smiley Smile]]''. |
'''"With Me Tonight"''' is a song written by [[Brian Wilson]] for the [[united states|American]] [[rock music|rock]] [[band (music)|band]] [[The Beach Boys]]. It was released on their 1967 album ''[[Smiley Smile]]''. The piece has been characterized as "[[doo wop|psychedelic doo wop]]"<ref name="Carlin">{{cite book|last1=Carlin|first1=Peter Ames|title=Catch a wave : the rise, fall & redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson|date=2006|publisher=Rodale|location=Emmaus, Pa.|isbn=9781594867491|page=128|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FGJQSSoSIhMC}}</ref> and the similar descriptor "[[do it yourself]] acid casualty doo-wop".<ref name=linernotes /> |
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| ⚫ | [[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."<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|last1=Greenwald|first1=Matthew|title=With Me Tonight|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/with-me-tonight-mt0045572591|website=allmusic.com}}</ref> In the liner notes of the ''Smiley Smile''/''[[Wild Honey (album)|Wild Honey]]'' set, the song is described as "probably the best of the non-official ''Smile'' tunes on the LP."<ref name=linernotes /> |
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==Recording== |
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"With Me Tonight" originated during the ''[[Smile (The Beach Boys album)|Smile]]'' sessions as '''"You're With Me Tonight"'''. The intro was recorded as a vocal chant; later, it was expanded into a song for ''Smiley Smile'' and the "you're" in its title was omitted.<ref name=linernotes>{{cite web|title=Smiley Smile/Wid Honey liner notes|url=http://www.albumlinernotes.com/Smiley_Smile_Wild_Honey.html|website=albumlinernotes.com}}</ref> One of Brian's vocal instructions to the group was to sing the song while smiling.<ref name="Carlin"/> At approximately 0:26, one can hear voice say "good." This was thought to be an accident when Arnie Geller, a friend of Brian Wilson's, said it during the vocal take and that the grouped liked it so much, that they left it in there.{{cn|date=August 2014}} However, when session tapes began circulating on the collectors circuit, it was revealed that the "good" was edited in later.{{cn|date=August 2014}} |
"With Me Tonight" originated during the ''[[Smile (The Beach Boys album)|Smile]]'' sessions as '''"You're With Me Tonight"'''. The intro was recorded as a vocal chant; later, it was expanded into a song for ''Smiley Smile'' and the "you're" in its title was omitted.<ref name=linernotes>{{cite web|title=Smiley Smile/Wid Honey liner notes|url=http://www.albumlinernotes.com/Smiley_Smile_Wild_Honey.html|website=albumlinernotes.com}}</ref> One of Brian's vocal instructions to the group was to sing the song while smiling.<ref name="Carlin"/> At approximately 0:26, one can hear voice say "good." This was thought to be an accident when Arnie Geller, a friend of Brian Wilson's, said it during the vocal take and that the grouped liked it so much, that they left it in there.{{cn|date=August 2014}} However, when session tapes began circulating on the collectors circuit, it was revealed that the "good" was edited in later.{{cn|date=August 2014}} |
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*[[Carl Wilson]] – lead vocals |
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*[[Sandy Salisbury]] (under the title "On and On She Goes")<ref name=linernotes /> |
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"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"[1] and the similar descriptor "do it yourself acid casualty doo-wop".[2]
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."[3] 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."[2]
Recording
"With Me Tonight" originated during the Smile sessions as "You're With Me Tonight". The intro was recorded as a vocal chant; later, it was expanded into a song for Smiley Smile and the "you're" in its title was omitted.[2] One of Brian's vocal instructions to the group was to sing the song while smiling.[1] At approximately 0:26, one can hear voice say "good." This was thought to be an accident when Arnie Geller, a friend of Brian Wilson's, said it during the vocal take and that the grouped liked it so much, that they left it in there.[citation needed] However, when session tapes began circulating on the collectors circuit, it was revealed that the "good" was edited in later.[citation needed]
Variations
Early versions of the song entitled "You're With Me Tonight" appear on the compilations Hawthorne, CA (2001) and The Smile Sessions (2011).
Personnel
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- Carl Wilson – lead vocals[2]
Cover version
- Sandy Salisbury (under the title "On and On She Goes")[2]
References
- ^ a b Carlin, Peter Ames (2006). Catch a wave : the rise, fall & redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale. p. 128. ISBN 9781594867491.
- ^ a b c d e "Smiley Smile/Wid Honey liner notes". albumlinernotes.com.
- ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "With Me Tonight". allmusic.com.
