1996 studio album by The Beach Boys and various artists
Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 is the 28th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on August 19, 1996, by River North Records. Produced by Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson, Stars and Stripes is a collaborative album between the Beach Boys and various country acts.
The idea for the album was conceived by Thomas, who was then the owner of River North Records.[5] According to Wilson's wife Melinda, during the album's recording, "They [the Beach Boys] treated [Brian] like an invalid, all the time saying, 'Do this, don't do that, are you okay?'"
In music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine's description, the release was "an unmitigated disaster and an outright embarrassment for all involved".[7] The album's failure prevented Brian from securing a record contract, leaving his highly anticipated recording collaborations with Andy Paley in limbo.[8] A planned second volume never materialized, and Stars and Stripes became the last studio album to feature Carl Wilson, who died in 1998.
Personnel
Credits from album liner notes.[9]
The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – harmony and backing vocals
- Bruce Johnston – harmony and backing vocals
- Mike Love – harmony and backing vocals, additional vocals on “Long Tall Texan,” executive producer
- Brian Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, producer
- Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals except “Long Tall Texan”
Special guests
Additional musicians
- Eddie Bayers – drums; percussion on “The Warmth of the Sun”
- Jackie Bertoni – percussion on “Don’t Worry Baby” and “Caroline, No”
- Richie Cannata – saxophone on “I Get Around” and “I Can Hear Music,” handclaps on “I Get Around”
- Steve Eisen – flute on “Caroline, No”
- Larry Franklin – fiddle on “Long Tall Texan”, “The Warmth of the Sun,” and “Sloop John B.”
- Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar on “Sloop John B.”
- Henry Gross – additional backing vocals on “I Can Hear Music”
- Drew Jardine – finger snaps on “I Can Hear Music”
- Matt Jardine – harmony and backing vocals, handclaps on “I Get Around”, second verse lead vocals on “Sloop John B.”
- Robbie Jardine – finger snaps on “I Can Hear Music”
- Greg Leisz – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar on “Don’t Worry Baby” and “Caroline, No”
- Steve Nathan – piano, B-3 on “I Get Around” and “Help Me Rhonda”, keyboards on “Sloop John B”
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica on “The Warmth of the Sun”
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Brent Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Dobro on “Long Tall Texan”
- Bill Ruppert – electric guitar on “I Can Hear Music”
- Joe Thomas – piano, keyboards, percussion on “Sloop John B.” and “I Can Hear Music”, handclaps on “I Get Around”, producer
- Jimmy Webb – string arrangements on “Caroline, No”
- Nashville String Machine – orchestra on “Caroline, No”
