Forever (Beach Boys song)

"Forever"
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album Sunflower
A-side	"Cool, Cool Water"
Released	March 1971
Recorded	January 9, March 12–17, 1969
Studio	Gold Star Studios and Beach Boys Studio, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	2:40
Label	Brother/Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Dennis Wilson, Gregg Jakobson
Producer(s)	The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys singles chronology

"Forever" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1970 album Sunflower. It was written by Dennis Wilson and Gregg Jakobson. Dennis sang lead vocal. His brother Brian declared, "'Forever' has to be the most harmonically beautiful thing I've ever heard. It's a rock and roll prayer."[1]

An a cappella version of the song was included on the Beach Boys' Hawthorne, CA anthology album.

Jesse and the Rippers version

A newly recorded version of the song, featuring lead vocals from actor and Beach Boys sideman John Stamos, appeared on the band's 27th album Summer in Paradise in 1992.[2] Stamos performed the song on at least three episodes of his sitcom Full House. On the first episode of Fuller House in 2016, "Forever" was once again performed by Jesse and the Rippers with other characters from the show singing as well.[3] Stamos also recorded his own music video of the song under the "Jesse and The Rippers" band name which featured backing vocals and appearances from Beach Boys members Mike Love, Carl Wilson, and Bruce Johnston.[4]

Personnel

Sourced from Craig Slowinski.[5]

The Beach Boys

Bruce Johnston – piano
Mike Love – harmony and backing vocals
Brian Wilson – harmony and backing vocals
Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, Rocksichord
Dennis Wilson – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, piano, tambourine

Additional musicians

Mike Anthony – electric guitar
Jimmy Bond – arco double bass
Lyle Ritz – bass
Daryl Dragon – vibraphone
Gene Estes – drums
Frank Capp – tympani
Orville “Red” Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
Paul Beaver – Moog synthesizer
Spiro Stamos, Roy Tanabe, Shari Zippert, Jay Rosen – violins

Additional production staff

Stephen Desper – engineer
Doc Siegel – additional engineer

References

White, Timothy (2000). Sunflower/Surf's Up (CD Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.
Jones, Doug (30 August 2016). "Low Tide: The Beach Boys hit rock bottom in 1992 with 'Summer in Paradise'". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
"John Stamos, Beach Boys Perform Together In Hawaii, 'Full House' Memories Flood In". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ti8-vEM3U8
Slowinski, Craig (Summer 2020). "Sunflower: 50 Year Anniversary Special Edition (Issue 130, Volume 33, No. 3)". Endless Summer Quarterly Magazine (Magazine). Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: David Beard.

External links

"Forever" review at Allmusic
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[White-1] White, Timothy (2000). Sunflower/Surf's Up (CD Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.

[Stamos-2] Jones, Doug (30 August 2016). "Low Tide: The Beach Boys hit rock bottom in 1992 with 'Summer in Paradise'". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

[3] "John Stamos, Beach Boys Perform Together In Hawaii, 'Full House' Memories Flood In". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ti8-vEM3U8

[Slowinski2020-5] Slowinski, Craig (Summer 2020). "Sunflower: 50 Year Anniversary Special Edition (Issue 130, Volume 33, No. 3)". Endless Summer Quarterly Magazine (Magazine). Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: David Beard.