God Only Knows / Caroline, No

by The Beach Boys

God Only Knows / Caroline, No cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Brother
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 5:44
  • Community rating: 4.55/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Extracted from the legendary 'Pet Sounds' sessions for a later reissue, this Paul McCartney-championed masterpiece relies on French horns, sleigh bells, and deeply sophisticated harmonic inversions. Carl Wilson's remarkably tender lead vocal beautifully navigates the complex, emotionally ambiguous lyricism, cementing it as a pinnacle of American pop orchestration.

Genres

Descriptors: wall-of-sound, orchestral, melodic, chamber, intricate

Tracklist

  1. God Only Knows (2:52)
  2. Caroline, No (2:52)

Credits

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