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| "Let's Go Away for Awhile" | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by the Beach Boys | |
| from the album Pet Sounds | |
| Released | May 16, 1966 |
| Recorded | January 18–19, 1966 |
| Studio | Western, Hollywood |
| Genre | Lounge[1] |
| Length | 2:25 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Composer(s) | Brian Wilson |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
| Audio sample | |
"Let's Go Away for Awhile" [sic] is an instrumental by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. It was composed and produced by Brian Wilson, and performed by uncredited session musicians later known as the Wrecking Crew. The track is the first of two instrumentals that appear on the album, the other being its title track.[2]
The piece was intended to have a vocal, but Wilson ultimately decided that it did not need one. He later called it his favorite instrumental that he ever wrote,[3] and commented that it was possibly influenced by Burt Bacharach's music. Several months after the album's release, the track was issued as the B-side to the band's single "Good Vibrations".
- ^ Dunsbee, Tony (2015). Gathered from Coincidence: A Singular History of Sixties' Pop. M-Y Books Ltd. p. 432. ISBN 978-1-909908-33-8.
- ^ Elliott, Brad (August 31, 1999). "Pet Sounds Track Notes". beachboysfanclub.com. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Brian Answer's Fans' Questions In Live Q&A". January 29, 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.