Today!

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Today! is a 1965 studio album by the Beach Boys that marked a major artistic step forward for the band with more sophisticated songwriting and production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album
studio album
arranger Brian Wilson
artist The Beach Boys
chartPerformance reached top 10 on US Billboard 200
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception acclaimed
featuresVocalHarmony The Beach Boys
followedBy Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
genre baroque pop
pop
rock
sunshine pop
hasCoverVersionOf Do You Wanna Dance?
hasPart Dance Dance Dance
surface form: Dance, Dance, Dance

Do You Wanna Dance?
Don’t Hurt My Little Sister
Good to My Baby
Help Me, Rhonda
surface form: Help Me, Ronda

In the Back of My Mind
I’m So Young
Kiss Me, Baby
Please Let Me Wonder
She Knows Me Too Well
When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
influenced Pet Sounds
label Capitol Records
language English
laterReleasedAs stereo mix editions
lyricist Brian Wilson
Mike Love
mainSongwriter Brian Wilson
medium vinyl record
notableFor advanced vocal arrangements
innovative production
more sophisticated songwriting
originalFormat mono
partOf The Beach Boys discography
performer The Beach Boys
precededBy The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
surface form: The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album
producer Brian Wilson
recordedAt United Western Recorders, Hollywood
surface form: United Western Recorders

Western Studio, Hollywood
recordingPeriod 1964-06 to 1965-01
releaseDate 1965-03-08
sideAStyle up‑tempo pop songs
sideBStyle slower, introspective ballads
theme adolescence and growing up
emotional introspection
romantic relationships

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