Long Promised Road
| "Long Promised Road" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album Surf's Up | ||||
| B-side |
"Deirdre" (1st release) "'Til I Die" (2nd release) | |||
| Released |
May 24, 1971 October 11, 1971 | |||
| Format | Vinyl | |||
| Recorded | April 3, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Progressive pop | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Brother/Reprise | |||
| Writer(s) | Carl Wilson, Jack Rieley | |||
| Producer(s) | The Beach Boys | |||
| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Long Promised Road" is a song written by Carl Wilson and Jack Rieley for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was first released as a single in May 1971, and did not chart. It was then released on their 1971 album Surf's Up, and was re-released as a single, with a different b-side, "'Til I Die", in October of the same year. This time it made it to #89 on the Billboard Hot 100. Aside from a few guitar parts written in the early days of the band, the song is Carl Wilson's first composition; he plays all of the instruments and handles the lead vocal on the track.
Personnel
- Carl Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; electric guitar; electric piano, moog, piano; bass guitar; percussion, drums
References
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