"Gettin' Hungry" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album Smiley Smile. Credited on the label to Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it was released as a single on August 28, 1967, the second and last released on the original iteration of Brother Records.[3]
Background
Asked for comment, Wilson said that he "just thought it would be a good single".[4] It is one of the few songs on Smiley Smile that lack a definite connection to the aborted Smile project.[5]
Recording
"Gettin' Hungry" was recorded at Brian Wilson's Bellagio home studio on July 14, 1967.[6]
Reception
Billboard reviewed "Gettin' Hungry" as an "unusual piece of material — as off-beat as their current 'Heroes and Villains' smash. Should prove to be an important chart item."[7] Cash Box said that the "use of abrupt changes of speed, overwhelming organ atmosphere and the sort of 'soul' sound that is Beach Boys" make the song "distinctive."[2]
Among biographers, Byron Preiss characterized it as "an odd combination of energetic chorus, electric bass, and bluesy meandering".[4] Mark Dillon noted the song as a "flop single".[1]
Cover versions
- 1979 – Celebration, Celebration
- 1974 – The Faces
- 2012 – Keith Haman - from the album Total Electric
- 2013 – Seth Mankowski, Portland Sings The Beach Boys "Smiley Smile"
References
- ^ a b Dillon, Mark (June 1, 2012). Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story. ECW Press. pp. 305–. ISBN 978-1-77090-198-8.
- ^ a b "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 2, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Leaf, David (1990). Smiley Smile/Wild Honey (CD Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.
- ^ a b Preiss, Byron (1979). The Beach Boys. Ballantine Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-345-27398-7.
- ^ Lambert, Philip (2007). Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: the Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Continuum. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8264-1876-0.
- ^ Doe, Andrew G. "Sessions 1967". Bellagio 10452. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ Reviews. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 2, 1967. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510.
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