That Lucky Old Sun 180gram Vinyl LP

Brian Wilson

Release Date: 14 August 2008
Format: LP Vinyl

£14.99

US only LP pressing. 180 gram vinyl. That Lucky Old Sun is an album by Brian Wilson released in 2008 through Capitol Records. Originally commissioned by the Southbank Centre for its 2007 opening season, the work was debuted in a series of concerts at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England during September 2007. In January 2008 it was also performed at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia for the Sydney Festival. The album was written in collaboration with Van Dyke Parks (previous collaborator on SMiLE) and Wilson bandmate Scott Bennett. Wilson describes the album as "consisting of five 'rounds', with interspersed spoken word". Its main theme is celebration of life in Southern California, harking back to the themes of Wilson's earlier work with The Beach Boys. "California Role" and numerous spoken interludes such as "Cinco de Mayo" and "Between Pictures" celebrate the unique culture of Venice Beach, the Los Angeles film industry and numerous Californian landmarks including the Capitol Tower and Hollywood Bowl.

Tracklisting
That Lucky Old Sun
Morning Beat
That Lucky Old Sun (narrative)
Good Kind Of Love
Forever My Surfer Girl
That Lucky Old Sun (narrative)
Live Let Live
Mexican Girl
That Lucky Old Sun (narrative)
California Role
That Lucky Old Sun (narrative)
Oxygen
Cant Wait Too Long (vocal excerpt)
Midnights Another Day
Going Home
Southern California