A Postcard from California
Studio album by
Al Jardine
Released19 June 2010
Recorded1978–2010
Genre
Length36:17
LabelFontana
Al Jardine chronology
Live in Las Vegas
(2001) 		A Postcard from California
(2010)

A Postcard from California is the debut solo studio album by American musician and co-founder of the Beach Boys, Al Jardine. For the album, Jardine recruited several music icons including his former Beach Boys bandmates.[1][2] The album also contains several unreleased Beach Boys songs, including "Don't Fight the Sea" and "Lookin' Down the Coast";[1] with "Don't Fight the Sea" including parts of the Beach Boys' recording and "Lookin' Down the Coast" being a re-recording.

Jardine added "Waves of Love" as one of the bonus tracks on his 2012 reissue of the album. Intentionally or not, the digital and CD versions of the 2012 reissue contained entirely different versions of the song. The CD included a more laid-back, live soundcheck-sounding version, with Carl Wilson's lead buried among other voices, while the digital version contained a much more "produced" and punchy version in a different key and with Carl's lead brought to the fore. There is a third version of "Waves of Love" on the Japanese version.[3] As of August 2022, the album is again available on digital streaming services, after having been unavailable for some time.[4][5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Postcard from California" (featuring Glen Campbell)Al Jardine4:59
2."California Feelin'"Brian Wilson, Stephen Kalinich2:03
3."Lookin' Down the Coast"Jardine3:45
4."Don't Fight the Sea" (featuring the Beach Boys)Jardine, Terry Jacks3:23
5."Tidepool Interlude" (featuring Alec Baldwin)Kalinich1:38
6."Campfire Scene" (featuring Neil Young)Jardine0:44
7."A California Saga" (featuring Neil Young, David Crosby & Stephen Stills)Jardine2:52
8."Help Me, Rhonda" (featuring Steve Miller)Wilson, Mike Love3:47
9."San Simeon" (featuring America)Jardine2:48
10."Drivin'" (featuring Brian Wilson & David Marks)Jardine, Stevie Heger, Scott Slaughter3:12
11."Honkin' Down the Highway" (featuring Brian Wilson)Wilson3:12
12."California Dreamin'" (featuring Glen Campbell)John Phillips, Michelle Phillips2:50
13."And I Always Will"Jardine2:23
Total length:36:17
2012 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Waves of Love" (featuring Carl Wilson)Jardine, Larry Dvoskin3:51
15."Sloop John B"Traditional, arranged by Jardine4:03
Total length:44:11
2012 Japanese reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Waves of Love" (alternate version) (featuring Carl Wilson)
  • Jardine, Dvoskin
3:51
15."The Eternal Ballad"Ching Hai, Jardine2:30
Total length:42:38

Personnel

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References

  1. ^ a b "Al Jardine Hosts Beach Boys Reunion on Solo Disc". Rolling Stone. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ^ "A Postcard From California: A Conversation with The Beach Boys' Al Jardine - Mike Ragogna". The Huffington Post. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Review: Al Jardine 'A Postcard from California' (Japan 'SHM' CD Pressing)". Beach Boys Opinion Page. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Al Jardine". Spotify. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  5. ^ "Al Jardine on Apple Music". AppleMusic. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  6. ^ "Al Jardine's a Postcard from California". 26 December 2022.

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