History Music / LALightAlbum

* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: Mike Love's japanese chorus on ''Sumahama'' [[https://endlessharmony.boards.net/thread/41/sumahama-translation?page=1 has been translated by a fan on the "Endless Harmony" forum]] and notices minor mistakes on what seems to be accurate japanese.

Reception of the album was, just like ''M.I.U. Album'', poor. Despite charting higher than its predecessor, it was still a commercial deception and out of all 10 tracks on the album, only "Lady Lynda" would stand out as a staple for most concerts involving Al Jardine (before divorcing with said Lynda and rewriting the song as a Lady Liberty tribute which was soon forgotten).

* Al Jardine

* Carl Wilson

* Music/Bruce Johnston

''L.A.'' is notorious for its tumultuous recording which lead former member Bruce Johnston to rejoin the band and produce the rest of the album. There is very little involvement from Music/BrianWilson whose mental health was hitting a new low, but his brother [[Music/DennisWilson Dennis]] was working on his second album ''Bambu'' and Beach Boys manager James William Guercio feared that it wouldn’t be completed so he decided to include two songs from this album to ''L.A.'', marking some sort of come-back for Dennis who had a minor involvement in the band’s previous LP Music/MIUAlbum.

* Bruce Johnston

* Mike Love

-->-- ''Good Timin'''

Like its title suggests, ''L.A.'' is deeply ingrained in soft-rock and has a majority of ballads on its tracklist. One song standing out is the disco rendition of ''Here Comes The Night'' a track originally written for the Music/WildHoney album. Whether it is The Beach Boys’ choice to jump on the disco trend or its humongous length of almost 11 minutes (making it the longest track in the band’s discography), the disco-flavored ''Here Comes The Night'' is considered the centerpiece of this album. Another particular track is ''Shortenin’ Bread'', a rearrangement of an old nursery rhyme which was Brian’s obsession through the 70s and had different versions recorded until finally being released on this album.

Reception of the album was, just like ''M.I.U. Album'', poor. Despite charting higher than its predecessor, it was still a commercial deception and out of all 10 tracks on the album, only ''Lady Lynda'' would stand out as a staple for most concerts involving Al Jardine (before divorcing with said Lynda and rewriting the song as a Lady Liberty tribute which was soon forgotten).

** Mike Love, however, stands out by providing lead vocals on only one track (''Sumahama'') when he usually sings on more than 3 tracks on other Beach Boys albums.
* DiscoSucks: On [[https://youtu.be/Asy9v2zwfIw?t=2231 one of the rare occasions]] where the band played the disco version of ''Here Comes The Night'' live, you can hear someone in the audience booing the performance and shouting "Disco sucks !".
* DungeonMastersGirlfriend: Karen Lamm, Dennis’ then girlfriend, has a writing credit on ''Baby Blue''.
* EpicRocking: ''Here Comes The Night'' clocks in at almost 11 minutes, making it the longest track in The Beach Boys' entire discography.
* FadeOut: Only ''Lady Lynda'', ''Here Comes The Night'' and ''Goin’ South'' don’t end with a fade-out.
* FolkMusic: ''Shortenin' Bread'' is a plantation song dating back to at least the 1890s. Brian had an obession with it throughout the 70s, and the base riff of this song would reappear many times in the Beach Boys' discography (as well as Brian's).
* GratuitousJapanese: ''Sumahama'' features Mike Love singing the chorus in japanese near the end.
* LocationSong: ''Sumahama'' (which is the name of a beach in the Hyogo prefecture of Japan).
* LyricalColdOpen: ''Goin’ South''.

* MisplacedWildlife: One can wonder why ''Here Comes The Night'' has monkey noises during a bridge.
* [[OddballInTheSeries Oddball In The Album]]: The disco remake of ''Here Comes The Night'', easily. Standing out by its genre but also by its length of almost 11 minutes.
* OneWomanSong: ''Lady Lynda''.
* OneWordTitle: ''Sumahama''.
* [[RegionalRiff Oriental Riff]]: Featured on the intro and the riff of ''Sumahama''.
* PrecisionFStrike: One of the album's outtakes, ''Drip Drop'', showcases Brian swearing, something the band wouldn't allow (especially Mike who always aspired to write "clean lyrics"):

* SpecialGuest: Christine [=McVie=] (from Music/FleetwoodMac) sings backing vocals on ''Baby Blue''.
* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: Mike Love's japanese chorus on ''Sumahama'' [[https://endlessharmony.boards.net/thread/41/sumahama-translation?page=1 has been translated by a fan on the ''Endless Harmony'' forum]] and notices minor mistakes on what seems to be accurate japanese.
* ThePowerOfLove: ''Here Comes The Night'':

* {{Wutai}}: ''Sumahama''.

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* LocationSong: ''Sumahama'' (which is a fictional place, by the way)

* SpecialGuest: Christine [=McVie=] (from Music/FleetwoodMac) sings backing vocals on ''Baby Blue''.

‘’L.A. (Light Album)’’ is the twenty-third album of Music/TheBeachBoys and was released in 1979. This is the first album the band released through the CBS Records label after 9 years and 7 [=LPs=] issued on Reprise Records.

‘’L.A.’’ is notorious for its tumultuous recording which lead former member Bruce Johnston to rejoin the band and produce the rest of the album. There is very little involvement from Music/BrianWilson whose mental health was hitting a new low, but his brother [[Music/DennisWilson Dennis]] was working on his second album ‘’Bambu’’ and Beach Boys manager James William Guercio feared that it wouldn’t be completed so he decided to include two songs from this album to ‘’L.A.’’, marking some sort of come-back for Dennis who had a minor involvement in the band’s previous LP Music/MIUAlbum.

Like its title suggests, ‘’L.A.’’ is deeply ingrained in soft-rock and has a majority of ballads on its tracklist. One song standing out is the disco rendition of ‘’Here Comes The Night’’ a track originally written for the Music/WildHoney album. Whether it is The Beach Boys’ choice to jump on the disco trend or its humongous length of almost 11 minutes (making it the longest track in the band’s discography), the disco-flavored ‘’Here Comes The Night’’ is considered the centerpiece of this album. Another particular track is ‘’Shortenin’ Bread’’, a rearrangement of an old nursery rhyme which was Brian’s obsession through the 70s and had different versions recorded until finally being released on this album.

Reception of the album was, just like ‘’M.I.U. Album’’, poor. Despite charting higher than its predecessor, it was still a commercial deception and out of all 10 tracks on the album, only ''Lady Lynda'' would stand out as a staple for most concerts involving Al Jardine (before divorcing with said Lynda and rewriting the song as a Lady Liberty tribute which was soon forgotten).

* DemotedToExtra: Brian had to step down due to his mental ailing condition and thus, he is mostly credited on songs he wrote years before the album's recording.

* DungeonMastersGirlfriend: Karen Lamm, Dennis’ then girlfriend, has a writing credit on ‘’Baby Blue’’.

* FadeOut: Only ‘’Lady Lynda’’, ‘’Here Comes The Night’’ and ‘’Goin’ South’’ don’t end with a fade-out.
* LocationSong: ‘’Sumahama’’ (which is a fictional place, by the way)
* LyricalColdOpen: ‘’Goin’ South’’.

* OneWomanSong: ‘’Lady Lynda’’.
* OneWordTitle: ‘’Sumahama’’.
* SpecialGuest: Christine [=McVie=] (from Music/FleetwoodMac) sings backing vocals on ‘’Baby Blue’’.

Reception of the album was, just like ‘’M.I.U. Album’’, poor. Despite charting higher than its predecessor, it was still a commercial deception and out of all 10 tracks on the album, only ‘’Lady Lynda’’ would stand out as a staple for most concerts involving Al Jardine (before divorcing with said Lynda and rewriting the song as a Lady Liberty tribute which was soon forgotten).

* SpecialGuest: Christine [=McVie=] (from Music/FleetwoodMac) sings backing vocals on ‘’Baby Blue’’.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Due to the fact that ‘’Lady Lynda’’ has its opening melody based on ‘’Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring’’, ‘’L.A.’’’s writing credits feature Music/JohannSebastianBach among the likes of Brian Wilson and Mike Love.