California Girls

~ Recording by The Beach Boys

Annotation

USCA20100774 is 2001 remastered version

Annotation last modified on 2020-05-22 09:58 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1California Girls2:37The Beach BoysCalifornia GirlsThe Beach BoysSingle
  • US1965-07-12
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)5464
1.10California Girls2:37The Beach BoysBest of the Beach Boys, Volume 2The Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1967-07-24
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
2.2California Girls2:37The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys Best 40 Greatest HitsThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)LPTV 1-2
1.6California Girls2:36The Beach Boys20 Greatest Hits (Club Edition)The Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)34 419 2
1.11California Girls2:37The Beach BoysMade in U.S.A.The Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)e50051
1.11California Girls2:37The Beach BoysMade in U.S.A. (Club Edition)The Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
RCA Music Service (RCA's Music Club), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)R-264143, STBK12396
1.10California Girls2:38The Beach Boys16 SuperhitsThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
Duchesse352020
1.19California Girls2:37The Beach Boys20 Years of Solid Gold Groups 1960–1979Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest3909
1.11California Girls2:32The Beach BoysBärenstark! Pop RevueVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Imtrat (Mother‐Label of “Live + Alive”, usually unofficial releases)imt 100.103
1.1California Girls2:37The Beach BoysRockin' USA: Los Angeles Rock- The '60sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia Music CollectionA 21137
1.8California Girls2:34The Beach BoysFlower Power, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1991
Universe (Compilations — Attention, some releases may be bootlegs)UN 3 061
1.4California Girls2:34The Beach BoysU.S.AVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Versailles (French label)VER 472891 2
1.6California Girls2:39The Beach BoysMore Sun Jammin'Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1994-08-08
Sony Music Direct (Canadian label)TVK 24011
1.8California Girls2:38The Beach BoysFlower Power, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universe (Compilations — Attention, some releases may be bootlegs)UN 3 064
1.4California Girls2:33The Beach BoysL'America del rock 04: Sognando la CaliforniaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
La RepubblicaAdR-04
1.9California Girls2:38The Beach BoysLet's Go Surfin'The Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!)8144372
1.9California Girls2:36The Beach BoysThe Finnish CollectionThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
2.6California Girls2:38The Beach BoysAnthologyThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
Hispavox7243 8 52589 2 3, 7243 8 52589 2 3 8 52590-1 2
1.8California Girls2:37The Beach BoysAwesome SummerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.16California Girls2:36The Beach BoysTotally Summer - The Essential Summer AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Gold7243 8 330642 8
1.4California Girls2:36The Beach BoysSound Check Double GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music South Africa (not for release label use!)
1.12California Girls2:35The Beach BoysThe Best Ever Summer Party AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)7243 4 98471 2 5
1.16California Girls2:37The Beach BoysWipe Out!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1998
DiskyDC 850672
2.4California Girls2:34The Beach BoysOriginal GoldThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-07-26
1.1California Girls2:38The Beach BoysIn the SummertimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-05-01
1.11California Girls2:35The Beach BoysVoices of the CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-05-22
Telstar TVTTVCD3186
1.10California Girls2:36The Beach BoysHits From the FlicksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMCD357
1.2California Girls2:38The Beach BoysSummertime Party PackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)A3K-59734
2.15California Girls2:36The Beach BoysNOW Summer 2003Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DK2003-06-29
NOW Music (Denmark, compilations)
2.10California Girls2:33The Beach BoysP4: SommerfavoritterVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 5901032
1.3California Girls2:39The Beach BoysThe Very Best of '60s GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicOPCD-2830
1.1California Girls2:35The Beach BoysSounds of the Sixties: 1965 Still SwingingVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL SCC/13
3.1California Girls2:42The Beach BoysHeartbeat: 75 Classic Tracks From the 60sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2005
EMI Gold0946 3 33677 2 2
1.1California Girls2:37The Beach BoysBest of Radio 10 Gold - SummerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Disky (For unofficial releases bearing the Disky logo.)DC 903609
2.16California Girls2:44The Beach BoysThe Very Best of Legends IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)3781632
3.22California Girls2:30The Beach BoysAbsolute 60’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • SE2008-12-10
EVA Records (Sweden)EVACD 4087
4.3California Girls2:35The Beach BoysSummerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.5California Girls2:34The Beach Boys101 Sixties Party HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI TVVTDCDX 1019
1.8California Girls2:34The Beach BoysMassive Hits! SixtiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-04-18
EMI Gold, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)50999 0 94519 2 6
2.15California Girls2:34The Beach Boys60s Summer PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI GoldG027 8332
2.2California Girls2:37The Beach BoysBamS Oldie-Party EvergreensVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Germany (a division of EMI Electrola GmbH)2320722
5.5California Girls2:36The Beach BoysJoe Top 2000, Volume 8Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Belgium5372073
2.15California Girls2:30The Beach Boys1967: Sunshine TomorrowThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-06-30
Brother Records (The Beach Boys), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0026541-02
2.15California Girls2:30The Beach Boys1967: Sunshine TomorrowThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2017-06-30
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
2.15California Girls2:30The Beach Boys1967: Sunshine TomorrowThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2017-06-30
Brother Records (The Beach Boys), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)00602557528534
2.15California Girls (mono mix / live / 1967)2:30The Beach Boys1967: Sunshine TomorrowThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2017-06-30
Capitol Catalog
2.12California Girls2:36The Beach Boys’60s Music RevolutionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music
1.23California Girls2:37The Beach Boys100 Original Chart Breaker Songs, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universe (Compilations — Attention, some releases may be bootlegs)UN 3 086
1.11California Girls2:37The Beach BoysCalifornia: The Sound of the 60'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.14California Girls2:34The Beach BoysFalling in Love, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dorado (sublabel of “Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH”)2155403
1.7California Girls2:39The Beach BoysGreat Artist SeriesThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
ob-3059
4.9California Girls2:38The Beach BoysGreatest Hits of the 60sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.2California Girls2:36The Beach BoysSummer DreamsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CD MFP 6170
1.10California Girls2:36The Beach BoysSuper HitsThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
Universe (Compilations — Attention, some releases may be bootlegs)UN 3008
Promotion
1.9California Girls2:34The Beach BoysSpecial 14 Track CD SamplerThe Beach BoysAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)DPRO-79168
Bootleg
1.2California Girls2:30The Beach BoysLei'd in HawaiiThe Beach BoysAlbum + Live
VigotoneVIGO-133

Relationships

producer:Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
lead vocals:Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1967-09-11 until 1967-09-29)
recorded at:Wally Heider Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-09-11, on 1967-09-29)
recording of:California Girls (from 1967-09-11 until 1967-09-29)

Related works

California Girls

lyricist and composer:Mike Love (Beach Boys)
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
referred to in medleys:Beach Boys Medley
later parody versions:Crowd of Foreign Girls
Upper Norwood Girls