Catch A Wave is an album by American singer-songwriter Mike Love. It is a cover album produced by Adrian Baker and released in 1996 on Mike's own label "M.E.L.E.CO. Inc.". It was pressed once through a very limited number of copies and remains a rare album to find.
All songs covered on the album come from The Beach Boys' catalogue and are written (or co-written with Mike) by Brian Wilson, on top of being songs from the sixties.
Tracklist
- "Catch A Wave"
- "Do It Again"
- "I Get Around"
- "California Girls"
- "Fun, Fun, Fun"
- "Surfin' Safari"
- "Hawaii"
- "Surfin' USA"
- "Surfer Girl"
Catch a trope and you'll soon be on top of the woooooorld:
- Album Title DropCatch a wave and you'll soon be on top of the world
- Alliterative Title: Fun, Fun, Fun.
- Artistic License – Geography: "Surfin' USA" mentions surfing spots, including australian ones...
- Badass Boast: I Get Around:My buddies and me are getting real well known
Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone - Car Song: "I Get Around" and "Fun, Fun, Fun".
- "Double, Double" Title: "Fun, Fun, Fun".
- Face on the Cover
- Location Song: "Hawaii".
- Mythology Gag: "Do It Again" references "California Girls" and "Lonely Sea"
- One-Word Title: "Hawaii"
- Shout-Out: Various surfing spots are mentionned on "Surfin' Safari" while australian surfing spots are also mentionned on "Surfin' USA".
- Title Drop: On each track of the album.
- Title Track
- 12-Bar Blues: "Fun, Fun, Fun".