That Lucky Old Sun by Brian Wilson (Record, 2008)

CAP, Capitol

5099923414211

21046049705

Record

2008

Rock

Brian Wilson

That Lucky Old Sun

0.34 in

12.42 in

12.38 in

17

That Lucky Old Sun, Morning Beat, That Lucky Old Sun (Narrative), Good Kind of Love, Forever My Surfer Girl, That Lucky Old Sun (Narrative), Live Let Live, Mexican Girl, That Lucky Old Sun (Narrative), California Role, That Lucky Old Sun (Narrative), Oxygen, Can't Wait Too Long (Vocal Excerpt), Midnights Another Day, Going Home, Southern California, Southern California

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EU LP pressing. That Lucky Old Sun is an album by Brian Wilson released in 2008 through Capitol Records. Originally commissioned by the Southbank Centre for it's 2007 opening season, the work was debuted in a series of concerts at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England during September 2007. In January 2008 it was also performed at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia for the Sydney Festival. The album was written in collaboration with Van Dyke Parks (previous collaborator on SMiLE) and Wilson bandmate Scott Bennett. Wilson describes the album as "consisting of five 'rounds', with interspersed spoken word". It's main theme is celebration of life in Southern California, harking back to the themes of Wilson's earlier work with the Beach Boys. "California Role" and numerous spoken interludes such as "Cinco de Mayo" and "Between Pictures" celebrate the unique culture of Venice Beach, the Los Angeles film industry and numerous Californian landmarks including the Capitol Tower and Hollywood Bowl.