History Music / SummerInParadise

* AWildRapperAppears: "Summer Of Love" is the only track featuring Mike Love rapping (and it was originally conceived as a duet between him and [[Franchise/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]].

* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: "Island Fever".

* HulaAndLuaus: "Lahaina Aloha".

''Summer in Paradise'' is the twenty-seventh album in Music/TheBeachBoys' discography. It was released in 1992 on the band's own label Brother Records. Produced by Terry Melcher, who also produced part of their previous album ''Music/StillCruisin'', the record was conceived as a ConceptAlbum centering around frontman Music/MikeLove's interest in ecology, incorporating the band's traditional SurfRock image with songs centering around summer festivities and environmental protection; Love himself stated that he wanted the album to be "the quintessential soundtrack of summer." Outside of that main theme, there is also mention of transcendental meditation ("Strange Things Happen") which was a major influence on Mike's life. Most of the songs are written by Mike along with Terry Melcher (Music/BruceJohnston, as usual, contributes only one song and other Beach Boys Music/CarlWilson and Music/AlJardine were mostly session vocal performers). Al Jardine, who disliked the written material, was temporarily suspended from the band before joining back and finishing his vocal contributions on the album.

''Summer in Paradise'' is the twenty-seventh album in Music/TheBeachBoys' discography. It was released in 1992 on the band's own label Brother Records. Produced by Terry Melcher, who also produced part of their previous album ''Music/StillCruisin'', the record was conceived as a ConceptAlbum centering around frontman Music/MikeLove's interest in ecology, incorporating the band's traditional SurfRock image with songs centering around summer festivities and environmental protection; Love himself stated that he wanted the album to be "the quintessential soundtrack of summer." Outside of that main theme, there is also mention of transcendental meditation ("Strange Things Happen") which was a major influence on Mike's life. Most of the songs are written by Mike along with Terry Melcher (Music/BruceJohnston, as usual, contributes only one song and other Beach Boys Music/CarlWilson and Music/AlJardine were mostly session vocal performers).

* BrokenRecord: The outro of ''Strange Things Happen'' has the song's title being sung and looped ad nauseam over a slow guitar solo.

* SpiritualSuccessor: "Island Fever" is conspicuously designed as one to "Kokomo", sharing much of the same structure, themes, and arrangement choices.

* VariantCover: Different cover paintings were made for the US and UK releases. The US release uses a daytime underwater scene (prominently showing a humpback whale), while the UK release uses an American flag and fireworks atop a tropical mountain range at sunset. Incidentally, the full painting for the UK cover is featured as a foldout poster in the US release.

''Summer in Paradise'' was a commercial and critical bomb for different factors besides the quality of the songs and the album's production. While previous albums by The Beach Boys were considered to be the band's lowest efforts, all this, ''Summer in Paradise'' seemed to have hit a new low. Some points of criticism are the similar to the ones used against their previous album (hopping on modern trends such as rapping, Terry Melcher's production and its "gunshot" drums...) but there is also complaint towards the self-referential lyrics alluding to the band's previous hit songs as well as Mike Love's involvement as an executive producer and main co-writer (with some fans sarcastically calling this album "Mike's Love's ''Music/PetSounds''"). Beach Boys member Al Jardine was temporiraly suspended from the recording sessions due to his dislike about the written material. After its US release, the album was remixed for its UK release with some songs being shortened and others having new material.

Despite various attempts at promoting it (through an episode of Series/FullHouse featuring The Beach Boys themselves or an episode of Series/{{Baywatch}} which also featured the Beach Boys and served as a music video for ''Summer Of Love''), the album didn't chart. In terms of legacy, ''Summer in Paradise'' would turn out to be a joke amongst fans as well as the main ammunition used against Mike Love's reputation. Only one song, the title-track, would be continually played on stage by the band throughout the years and the only Beach Boy to ever mention this album would be Mike Love [[OldShame (only once in his autobiography]]).

->''Way back when well our master plan''
->''Was havin' fun fun fun as America's band''
->''Well we came out rocking with Rhonda and Barbara Ann''
->''Singing the surf and sand''
-->-- ''Summer In Paradise''


''Summer In Paradise'' is the twenty-seventh album in Music/TheBeachBoys' discography. It was released in 1992 on the band's own label Brother Records. Produced by Terry Melcher, who also produced part of their previous album ''Music/StillCruisin'', the record was conceived as a ConceptAlbum centering around frontman Music/MikeLove's interest in ecology, incorporating the band's traditional SurfRock image with songs centering around summer festivities and environmental protection; Love himself stated that he wanted the album to be "the quintessential soundtrack of summer." Outside of that main theme, there is also mention of transcendental meditation ("Strange Things Happen") which was a major influence on Mike's life. Most of the songs are written by Mike along with Terry Melcher (Music/BruceJohnston, as usual, contributes only one song and other Beach Boys Music/CarlWilson and Music/AlJardine were mostly session vocal performers).

''Summer In Paradise'' was a commercial and critical bomb for different factors besides the quality of the songs and the album's production. While previous albums by The Beach Boys were considered to be the band's lowest efforts, all this, ''Summer In Paradise'' seemed to have hit a new low. Some points of criticism are the similar to the ones used against their previous album (hopping on modern trends such as rapping, Terry Melcher's production and its "gunshot" drums...) but there is also complaint towards the self-referential lyrics alluding to the band's previous hit songs as well as Mike Love's involvement as an executive producer and main co-writer (with some fans sarcastically calling this album "Mike's Love's ''Music/PetSounds''"). Beach Boys member Al Jardine was temporiraly suspended from the recording sessions due to his dislike about the written material. After its US release, the album was remixed for its UK release with some songs being shortened and others having new material.

Despite various attempts at promoting it (through an episode of Series/FullHouse featuring The Beach Boys themselves or an episode of Series/{{Baywatch}} which also featured the Beach Boys and served as a music video for ''Summer Of Love''), the album didn't chart. In terms of legacy, ''Summer In Paradise'' would turn out to be a joke amongst fans as well as the main ammunition used against Mike Love's reputation. Only one song, the title-track, would be continually played on stage by the band throughout the years and the only Beach Boy to ever mention this album would be Mike Love [[OldShame (only once in his autobiography]]).

# "Hot Fun In The Summertime" (3:29)

# "Summer Of Love" (2:51)

# "Remember (Walking In The Sand)" (3:31)

# "Under The Boardwalk" (4:07)
# "Summer In Paradise" (3:52

** When "Summer In Paradise" is played live, Bruce would usually sing the third verse instead of Mike.

** Amongst the various sessions players on the album, Music/VanDykeParks played accordion on two songs. His appearance is quite a surprise since ''Summer In Paradise'' was partially a Mike Love project and both men are known for their conflicted relationship during the recording of Music/{{SMiLE}}.

** Amongst the various sessions players on the album, Van Dyke Parks played accordion on two songs. His appearance is quite a surprise since ''Summer In Paradise'' was partially a Mike Love project and both men are known for their conflicted relationship during the recording of Music/{{SMiLE}}.

Despite various attempts at promoting it (through an episode of Series/FullHouse featuring The Beach Boys themselves or an episode of Series/{{Baywatch}} which also featured the Beach Boys and served as a music video for ''Summer Of Love''), the album didn't chart. In terms of legacy, ''Summer In Paradise'' would turn out to be a joke amongst fans as well as the main ammunition used against Mike Love's reputation. Only one song, the title-track, would be continually played on stage by the band throughout the years and the only Beach Boy to ever mention this album would be Mike Love [[OldShame (only once in his autobiography)]].

* AWildRapperAppears: "Summer Of Love" is the only track featuring Mike Love rapping (and it was originally conceived as a duet between him and [[Series/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]].

Love additionally intended the album to double as a MilestoneCelebration for the Beach Boys' 30th anniversary, reflected in the large number of {{call back}}s, lyrical {{mythology gag}}s, and re-recordings of prior Beach Boys songs. However, Music/BrianWilson was unable to get involved due to being under the ownership of his psychiatrist Eugene Landy, who disallowed him from working on any projects that didn't also feature him as well (the same reason why Brian wasn't involved in the recording of "Kokomo"); in the meantime, Wilson set to work on a planned sophomore solo album, ''Sweet Insanity'', which was ultimately shelved. Because of all this, ''Summer in Paradise'' would be the band's sole album without Wilson on-board, as well as the band's last album of new material until ''Music/ThatsWhyGodMadeTheRadio'' in 2012.

Despite various attempts at promoting it (through an episode of Series/FullHouse featuring The Beach Boys themselves or an episode of Series/{{Baywatch}} which also featured the Beach Boys and served as a music video for ''Summer Of Love''), the album didn't chart. In terms of legacy, ''Summer In in Paradise'' would turn out to be a joke amongst fans as well as the main ammunition used against Mike Love's reputation. Only one song, the title-track, would be continually played on stage by the band throughout the years and the only Beach Boy to ever mention this album would be Mike Love [[OldShame (only once in his autobiography)]].

''Summer In Paradise'' is the twenty-seventh album in Music/TheBeachBoys' discography. It was released in 1992 on the band's own label Brother Records. Produced by Terry Melcher, who also produced part of their previous album ''Music/StillCruisin'', the record was conceived as a ConceptAlbum centering around frontman Music/MikeLove's interest in ecology, incorporating the band's traditional SurfRock image with songs centering around summer festivities and environmental protection; Love himself stated that he wanted the album to be "the quintessential soundtrack of summer." Outside of that main theme, there is also mention of transcendental meditation ("Strange Things Happen") which was a major influence on Mike's life. Most of the songs are written by Mike along with Terry Melcher (Bruce Johnston, as usual, contributes only one song and other Beach Boys Carl Wilson and Al Jardine were mostly session vocal performers).

* Al Jardine - Vocals

* Carl Wilson - Vocals

* StanUpToTheMicrophone: Music/BruceJohnston only wrote and sang lead vocals on one song ("Slow Summer Dancin'").

''Summer In Paradise'' is the twenty-seventh album in Music/TheBeachBoys' discography. It was released in 1992 on the band's own label Brother Records. Produced by Terry Melcher, who also produced part of their previous album ''Music/StillCruisin'', the record was conceived as a ConceptAlbum centering around frontman Mike Love's interest in ecology, incorporating the band's traditional SurfRock image with songs centering around summer festivities and environmental protection; Love himself stated that he wanted the album to be "the quintessential soundtrack of summer." Outside of that main theme, there is also mention of transcendental meditation ("Strange Things Happen") which was a major influence on Mike's life. Most of the songs are written by Mike along with Terry Melcher (Bruce Johnston, as usual, contributes only one song and other Beach Boys Carl Wilson and Al Jardine were mostly session vocal performers).

* Bruce Johnston - Vocals, keyboards
* Mike Love - Vocals

''Summer In Paradise'' is the twenty-seventh album in Music/TheBeachBoys' discography. It was released in 1992 on the band's own label Brother Records. Produced by Terry Melcher, who also produced part of their previous album ''Music/StillCruisin'', the record was conceived as a ConceptAlbum centering around frontman Mike Love's interest in ecology, incorporating the band's traditional SurfRock image with songs centering around summer festivities and environmental protection. Outside of that main theme, there is also mention of transcendental meditation (''Strange Things Happen'') which was a major influence on Mike's life. Most of the songs are written by Mike along with Terry Melcher (Bruce Johnston, as usual, contributes only one song and other Beach Boys Carl Wilson and Al Jardine were mostly session vocal performers).

Love additionally intended the album to double as a MilestoneCelebration for the Beach Boys' 30th anniversary, reflected in the large number of {{call back}}s, lyrical {{mythology gag}}s, and re-recordings of prior Beach Boys songs. However, Music/BrianWilson was unable to get involved due to being under the ownership of his psychiatrist Eugene Landy, who disallowed him from working on any projects that didn't also feature him as well (the same reason why Brian wasn't involved in the recording of ''Kokomo''); in the meantime, Wilson set to work on a planned sophomore solo album, ''Sweet Insanity'', which was ultimately shelved. Because of all this, ''Summer in Paradise'' would be the band's sole album without Wilson on-board, as well as the band's last album of new material until ''Music/ThatsWhyGodMadeTheRadio'' in 2012.

From a technical perspective, the album also stood out for being one of the first to be produced primarily with a digital audio workstation. Specifically, it was made using a beta version of Pro Tools, making the album ''the'' first to be made with the software. Tying in with this, the album was also the band's first to not be available on vinyl (barring a rare South Korean LP), being released only on cassette and CD.

''Summer in Paradise'' was supported by one single: "Hot Fun in the Summertime". The band's re-recording of "Forever" with Creator/JohnStamos (credited as [[Series/FullHouse Jesse and the Rippers]]) would also be given a music video to support the album.

** The Shangri-Las' "Remember".

* {{Irony}}: The UK version of the album's cover features the American flag along with fireworks in what looks like a 4th Of July setting, while the US version's cover looks more universal.
* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras: "Island Fever"'s intro.

* PerformanceVideo: The music video for "Forever" (credited to [[Series/FullHouse Jesse and the Rippers]]) features footage of Creator/JohnStamos performing the track alongside the Beach Boys, both in a variety of setpieces and in a recording studio.

** Creator/JohnStamos (of Series/FullHouse fame) was (and still is) an honorary member of the band, playing drums during some live shows. He sings lead vocals on "Forever" (which was already familiar with ''Full House''[='s=] audience thanks to its appearances throughout the show).

* SpiritualSuccessor: What "Still Surfin'" is to "Surfin'".

''Summer In Paradise'' is the twenty-seventh album in Music/TheBeachBoys' discography. It was released in 1992 on the band's own label Brother Records. It was produced by Terry Melcher who also produced part of their previous album Music/StillCruisin.

The idea behind the album's conception was Mike Love's interest in ecology. While also keeping on the traditional image of The Beach Boys in the mainstream eye, this new record would be a summer-themed album which also deals about the topic of environmental protection. Outside of that main theme, there is also mention of transcendental meditation (''Strange Things Happen'') which was a major influence on Mike's life. Most of the songs are written by Mike along with Terry Melcher (Bruce Johnston, as usual, contributes only one song and other Beach Boys Carl Wilson and Al Jardine were mostly session vocal performers). Another idea was for the album to be a 30th anniversary celebration of the band but unfortunately, Music/BrianWilson was under the ownership of his psychiatrist Eugene Landy and couldn't participate unless Landy was also involved (the same reason why Brian wasn't involved in the recording of ''Kokomo'').

This album is infamously notorious for different factors. First, the total absence of Brian (who was working on his second album ''Sweet Insanity'' which would never get released). Second, the production which relied on a beta version of Pro Tools (and this is the first album to use this software). Whether it is the primitive stage of the software or the knowledge of the sound engineers, the result is a saturated digital mess. And third, the quality of the songs. While previous albums by The Beach Boys were considered to be the band's lowest efforts, ''Summer In Paradise'' seemed to have hit a new low. Some points of criticism are the similar to the ones used against their previous album (hopping on modern trends such as rapping, Terry Melcher's production and its "gunshot" drums...) but there is also complaint towards the self-referential lyrics alluding to the band's previous hit songs as well as Mike Love's involvement as an executive producer and main co-writer (with some fans sarcastically calling this album "Mike's Love's Music/PetSounds"). Beach Boys member Al Jardine was temporiraly suspended from the recording sessions due to his dislike about the written material. After its US release, the album was remixed for its UK release with some songs being shortened and others having new material.

''Summer In Paradise'' was a commercial and critical bomb. Despite various attempts at promoting it (through an episode of Series/FullHouse featuring The Beach Boys themselves or an episode of Series/{{Baywatch}} which also featured the Beach Boys and served as a music video for ''Summer Of Love''), the album didn't chart. In terms of legacy, ''Summer In Paradise'' would turn out to be a joke amongst fans as well as the main ammunition used against Mike Love's reputation. Only one song, the title-track, would be continually played on stage by the band throughout the years and the only Beach Boy to ever mention this album would be Mike Love [[OldShame (only once in his autobiography)]].

Such a catastrophic reception would lead Capitol Records to not rerelease it during The Beach Boys' discography reissue campaign in 2001. It is currently out of (only a first) print and sells at extremely high prices online. This was the band's last album featuring new material before 2012's ''That's Why God Made The Radio''.

* CoverVersion: Out of the 12 songs on the tracklist, 6 are covers. 2 by The Beach Boys (''Surfin' '' and ''Forever'') and the rest by other artists:
** Sly And The Family Stone's ''Hot Fun In The Summertime''.
** The Shangri-Las' ''Remember''.
** The Danleers' ''One Summer Night''.
** The Drifters' ''Under The Boardwalk''.
*** ''Slow Summer Dancin' '' is particular in the way it incorporates original material (written by Bruce Johnston) and ''One Summer Night'' as a chorus.
* CrystalBall: ''Strange Things Happen'':

* HulaAndLuaus: ''Lahaina Aloha''.
* {{Irony}}: The UK version of the album's cover features the american flag along with fireworks in what looks like a 4th Of July setting, while the US version's cover looks more universal.
* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras: ''Island Fever'''s intro.

* RearrangeTheSong: ''Surfin' '' and ''Forever'' were rerecorded for this album (with the latter having John Stamos singing Dennis Wilson's original lead vocals).

** When ''Summer In Paradise'' is played live, Bruce would usually sing the third verse instead of Mike.
* SpecialGuest: John Stamos (of Series/FullHouse fame) was (and still is) an honorary member of the band, playing drums during some live shows. He sings lead vocals on ''Forever'' (which was already familiar with Full House's audience cause one b-plot had the original song involved)

* SpiritualSuccessor: What ''Still Surfin' '' is to ''Surfin' ''.
* VocalTagTeam: ''Island Fever'' has Mike, Al and Carl sharing lead vocals.
* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: ''Island Fever''.

* VocalTagTeam: ''Strange Things Happen''

The idea behind the album's conception was Mike Love's interest in ecology. While also keeping on the traditional image of The Beach Boys in the mainstream eye, this new record would be a summer-themed album which also deals about the topic of environmental protection. Outside of that main theme, there is also mention of transcendental meditation (''Strange Things Happen'') which was a major influence on Mike's life. Most of the songs are written by Mike along with Terry Melcher (Bruce Johnston, as usual, contributes only one song and other Beach Boys Carl Wilson and Al Jardine were mostly session vocal performers). Another idea was for the album to be a 30th anniversary celebration of the band but unfortunately, Music/BrianWilson was under the ownership of his psychiatrist Eugene Landy and couldn't participate unless Landy was also involved (the same reason why Brian wasn't involved in the recording of ''Kokomo''.

* Eagleland: The album's cover... [[{{Irony}} when it got released in the UK]].

* {{Irony}}: The UK version of the album's cover features the american flag along with fireworks in what looks like a 4th Of July setting.

* EndingFatigue: The US version of ''Strange Things Happen'' has a 2 minute outro consisting of a slow guitar solo accompanied with Al Jardine singing the song's title on loop, making this 4'42 song longer than it appears.

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