Music / Summertime Cruisin'

Summertime Cruisin' (full title: Summertime Cruisin': The Unforgettable Favourites Of Mike Love And Bruce Johnston Of The Beach Boys) is a compilation album of American artists Mike Love and Bruce Johnston released in 2001.

It features Beach Boys covers sung by Mike and produced by Adrian Baker (Bruce only appears on the track "Camp California"). 12 songs off the tracklist come from Mike's two previous albums Catch a Wave and Salute NASCAR and the last two songs were recorded in the eighties and nineties, remaining unreleased until this album came out. It was exclusively sold at Canadian car dealerships if you test-drove a PT Cruiser.

Tracklist

1. "Catch A Wave"
2. "Do It Again"
3. "I Get Around"
4. "California Girls"
5. "Surfin' Safari"
6. "Surfin' USA"
7. "Surfer Girl"
8. "Little Deuce Coupe"
9. "Little Ol' Lady"
10. "Shut Down"
11. "Don't Worry Baby"
12. "Kokomo"
13. "Good Vibrations"
14. "Summertime Music"
15. "Camp California"

This album provides examples of:

• Artistic License – Geography: "Surfin' USA" mentions surfing spots, including australian ones...
• Car Song: "I Get Around", "Little Deuce Coupe", "Little Ol' Lady" and "Shut Down".
• Cover Album: Reassembling Beach Boys covers from Mike's two previous albums (which were also produced by Adrian Baker). The last two tracks are originals.
• Cover Version: "Little Ol' Lady" is a cover of Jan and Dean's "Little Old Lady From Pasadena".
• Dolled-Up Installment: Bruce only appears on "Summertime Music" despite having the same billing as Mike Love on this album.
• Location Song: "Kokomo" and "Camp California".
• One-Word Title: "Kokomo".
• Product Placement: "Shut Down" puts a Dodge Dart against a Chevrolet Corvette "Sting Ray" in a race. The Chevrolet wins the race.
  • The "Little Deuce Coupe" refers to a special model of the 1932 Ford Coupe.
• Short Title: Long, Elaborate Subtitle: Summertime Cruisin': The Unforgettable Favourites Of Mike Love And Bruce Johnston Of The Beach Boys.
• Shout-Out: Various surfing spots are mentionned on "Surfin' Safari" while australian surfing spots are also mentionned on "Surfin' USA".
• Summer Campy: "Camp California".
• Title Drop: On each track of the album.
• Vocal Dissonance: Due to the fact that "Summertime Music" was recorded in 1982, Mike sounds less nasal compared to the other tracks.
• Vocal Tag Team: Mike and Adrian co-lead on "Good Vibrations".