Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson
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{{Infobox album
| name = Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson
| type = studio
| artist = She & Him
| cover = File:Melt Away A Tribute to Brian Wilson.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2022|07|22}}
| recorded =
| venue =
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| genre = Rock
| length = 40:23
| label = Fantasy
| prev_title = Christmas Party
| prev_year = 2016
}}
Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson is the seventh studio album by American musical duo She & Him, a collaboration between Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. The album was released by Fantasy Records on July 22, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://fantasyrecordings.com/releases/melt-away-a-tribute-to-brian-wilson/|title='Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson'}} It is a tribute to Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, featuring covers of Beach Boys songs written by Wilson, in addition to featuring Brian Wilson on the track "Do It Again".
Critical reception
Riff felt that the "album's 14 tracks find a sweet spot between the sunny, fun-fun-fun façade of Wilson's music and the anxieties and melancholy that anchor it",{{cite web|url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/she-and-him-melt-away-a-tribute-to-brian-wilson/|title=ALBUM REVIEW: She & Him 'Melt Away' on Brian Wilson tribute album|date=18 July 2022 }} while American Songwriter reviewed that "it's an unorthodox tack for a tribute, but it's one that still resonates well."{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-wouldnt-it-be-nice-a-look-at-she-hims-brian-wilson-tribute-album/|title="Review: Wouldn't It Be Nice—A Look at She & Him's Brian Wilson Tribute Album"|date=22 July 2022 }}
Track listing
{{track listing
| total_length = 40:23
| title1 = Darlin'
| writer1 = Brian Wilson, Mike Love
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = Wouldn't It Be Nice
| writer2 = Wilson, Tony Asher, Love
| length2 = 2:58
| title3 = 'Til I Die
| writer3 = Wilson
| length3 = 3:22
| title4 = Deirdre
| writer4 = Bruce Johnston, Wilson
| length4 = 3:21
| title5 = Melt Away
| writer5 = Wilson, {{s|Eugene Landy}}
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = Good to My Baby
| writer6 = Wilson, Love
| length6 = 1:52
| title7 = Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
| writer7 = Wilson, Asher
| length7 = 3:32
| title8 = Don't Worry Baby
| writer8 = Wilson, Roger Christian
| length8 = 3:24
| title9 = This Whole World
| writer9 = Wilson
| length9 = 3:07
| title10 = Kiss Me Baby
| writer10 = Wilson, Love
| length10 = 2:50
| title11 = Do It Again
| note11 = featuring Brian Wilson
| writer11 = Wilson, Love
| length11 = 2:37
| title12 = Heads You Win-Tails I Lose
| writer12 = Wilson, Gary Usher
| length12 = 1:53
| title13 = Please Let Me Wonder
| writer13 = Wilson, Love
| length13 = 3:05
| title14 = Meant for You
| writer14 = Wilson, Love
| length14 = 1:31
}}
Landy's co-writing credit for "Melt Away", which has been disputed,{{sfn|Priore|1997|p=227}} was removed around 2000.{{sfn|Dillon|2012|p=259}} For historical purposes, the songwriting credits for "Melt Away" are as they were originally credited, albeit with a strikethrough for credits that are no longer officially recognized (Landy's).
Personnel
- Zooey Deschanel – Vocals and Vocal Arrangements
- M. Ward – Vocals, Guitars, Keys, Vocoder and Musical Arrangements
- Brian Wilson – Vocals on "Do It Again"
- Jose Medeles – Drums (except "Wouldn't It Be Nice") and Percussion
- Danny Frankel – Drums on "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
- John Perrin – Drums on "Do It Again"
- Joey Spampinato – Bass
- Paul Brainard – Pedal Steel and Trumpet
- Mark Powers – Percussion
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Scotland|33|date=20220729|rowheader=true|access-date=July 30, 2022}} |
References
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For "Melt Away" credits, see the below sources:
- {{cite book|last=Dillon|first=Mark|title=Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story|url=https://archive.org/details/fiftysidesofbeac0000dill/|year=2012|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77090-198-8|url-access=registration}}
- {{cite book|last1=Priore|first1=Domenic|author-link1=Domenic Priore|editor1-last=Abbott|editor1-first=Kingsley|title=Back to the Beach: A Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys Reader|date=1997|publisher=Helter Skelter|location=London|isbn=978-1-900924-02-3|pages=227–228|edition=1st|chapter=What It's Really Like to Collaborate with Brian Wilson, Today! An Interview with Andy Paley|url=https://archive.org/details/backtobeachbrian0000unse|url-access=registration|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/backtobeachbrian0000unse/page/227/|chapter-url-access=registration}}
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