Stars & Stripes

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Track Line-up: Track-Infos RealAudio-Sample Lyrics Sheet Additional Infos

Don´t Worry Baby

Little Deuce Coupe

409

Long Tall Texan

I Get Around

Be True To Your School

Fun, Fun, Fun

Help Me Rhonda

The Warmth Of The Sun

Sloop John B.

I Can Hear Music

Caroline, No

Album Information Cover concept by Mike Love

Rec. by Rick Fritz, Larry Greenhill, Roger Nichols, Peter Doell

Assistant Engineers: David Foster, Mike Lavin, Melanie Jones, John Kunz, Keith Gilliam, Boo MacLeod

Mixed by Rick Fritz

Mastered by Roger Nichols

Executive Producer: Mike Love

Produced by Brian Wilson & Joe Thomas

A cassingle of I Can Hear Music (Kathy Trocolli) was released.
A cassingle of Little Deuce Coupe (James House) was released.
Don´t Worry Baby (BB with Lorrie Morgan) was released but it seems just as a promo cd.
A promo cd (including 6 songs) of Stars & Stripes was released.
"Stars And Stripes Vol. 1" peaked at #101 in 1996.
The story of Stars & Stripes:
Brian had trouble getting cooperation about doing the "Paley/Wilson" material. Melinda loved Willie Nelson's voice and was a fan of his. She suggested to Brian that perhaps Willie would do a good job on the song Warmth Of The Sun. David Leaf was asked or volunteered to make the deal with Willie's people and pave the way. He did so, with Brian to do production and backing vocal work. Mike Love caught wind of the proposed collaboration. He approached Bri and Mel through BRI about the BBs doing a whole album, and using an MOR/AC co producer named Joe Thomas, who had, had some success, reviving old rock n rollers, fading careers. The idea was to use BB songs and various c/w/ac artists with the "boys" on backing vocals. The deals were "cut" and so was the cd. The rest is history.

The Don Was stuff and the first country session happened around the same time, fall of 1995 or so ("Baywatch Nights" was a few months earlier). It jumped pretty quickly from Don Was sessions to Joe Thomas sessions.

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Track Line-up:	Track-Infos	RealAudio-Sample	Lyrics	Sheet	Additional Infos
Don´t Worry Baby
Little Deuce Coupe
409
Long Tall Texan
I Get Around
Be True To Your School
Fun, Fun, Fun
Help Me Rhonda
The Warmth Of The Sun
Sloop John B.
I Can Hear Music
Caroline, No

Album Information	Cover concept by Mike Love
	Rec. by Rick Fritz, Larry Greenhill, Roger Nichols, Peter Doell
	Assistant Engineers: David Foster, Mike Lavin, Melanie Jones, John Kunz, Keith Gilliam, Boo MacLeod
	Mixed by Rick Fritz
	Mastered by Roger Nichols
	Executive Producer: Mike Love
	Produced by Brian Wilson & Joe Thomas
	A cassingle of I Can Hear Music (Kathy Trocolli) was released. A cassingle of Little Deuce Coupe (James House) was released. Don´t Worry Baby (BB with Lorrie Morgan) was released but it seems just as a promo cd. A promo cd (including 6 songs) of Stars & Stripes was released. "Stars And Stripes Vol. 1" peaked at #101 in 1996. The story of Stars & Stripes: Brian had trouble getting cooperation about doing the "Paley/Wilson" material. Melinda loved Willie Nelson's voice and was a fan of his. She suggested to Brian that perhaps Willie would do a good job on the song Warmth Of The Sun. David Leaf was asked or volunteered to make the deal with Willie's people and pave the way. He did so, with Brian to do production and backing vocal work. Mike Love caught wind of the proposed collaboration. He approached Bri and Mel through BRI about the BBs doing a whole album, and using an MOR/AC co producer named Joe Thomas, who had, had some success, reviving old rock n rollers, fading careers. The idea was to use BB songs and various c/w/ac artists with the "boys" on backing vocals. The deals were "cut" and so was the cd. The rest is history. The Don Was stuff and the first country session happened around the same time, fall of 1995 or so ("Baywatch Nights" was a few months earlier). It jumped pretty quickly from Don Was sessions to Joe Thomas sessions.